It's a sad fact that even though our forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, new wooden structures are typically made of all-new wood. A special computer system could help change that, by ...

A comprehensive review examines how nanoengineered wood can serve as a renewable platform for energy storage, water treatment ...

Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable. Humanity has long sought to tame wood into something more predictable. Sawmills manufacture ...

This inherent aesthetic appeal is matched by wood's material integrity, as it can be crafted into an array of forms, from ornate carvings to load-bearing support systems. As such, it is ideally suited ...

Thermal modification is a wood treatment process involving exposure to high temperatures in kilns, reducing moisture content to nearly 0%. This eliminates bonding water and free water within wood ...

Mike Dyer, one of the owners of Western Wood Structures in Tualatin, Oregon, has over four decades of experience building with mass timber. As a former sales representative for a glulam manufacturer ...

in East London chose to build the structure entirely in wood. At a glance, East London's newest high-rise apartment complex looks like your typical multifamily residential tower. All 29 units in the ...

However, these materials have several drawbacks such as a lack of flexibility, high weight, and high energy consumption during processing. Several biological materials and structures that are found in ...