News Microsoft is building a timber data centre Microsoft is building a data centre with some cross-laminated timber (CLT) as it tries to become carbon-negative by 2030. The demonstration project in northern Virginia will aim to use enough…
News Timber not to blame for mould at Singapore’s Gaia building, experts say The mould found on exterior and interior walls at the mass timber Gaia building at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is not caused by its timber, but is rather an…
News Asia’s biggest timber building has a mould problem Mould is growing on the walls of Asia’s largest timber building – the six-storey Gaia building at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) – raising questions about the use of imported…
News Portland Airport doubles capacity, adds 9 acre mass-timber roof Portland International Airport (PDX) has doubled its capacity by expanding its main passenger terminal, with the help of a 9 acre timber roof. The expansion will allow Oregon’s largest airport…
News Milwaukee plans the next ‘world’s tallest’ timber tower The City of Milwaukee has unveiled plans for a $700m downtown development which it says “could include” the tallest mass timber tower in the world and the tallest building in…
News ‘Floating’ pavilion showcases restoration of Belgium’s historic Botanic Garden The historic Botanic Garden in the Belgian municipality of Meise has unveiled a hyperboloid visitor pavilion designed by Gent-based practice NU Architectuuratelier. The 2,300-sq-m building is constructed using Kebony modified…
Innovation New printed wood floor cassette can replace concrete and steel, say researchers Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Maine have unveiled a 3D-printed, recyclable, natural-material floor cassette they say is strong enough…
Perspectives Is timber better for climate than steel and concrete? It’s actually not that simple Contrary to common belief, it’s a big oversimplification to say “material X is more sustainable than material Y”, our research suggests. It was conducted using a state-of-the-art, AI-powered conceptual design…
News Design revealed for Amsterdam’s first modular wooden school A Dutch consortium has won a design competition for the Wisperweide school in Weesp, a city southwest of Amsterdam. This will be the first in a series of up to…
News ‘World’s largest wooden city’ planned for Stockholm Swedish developer Atrium Ljungberg plans to build what it says will be the world’s largest wooden city in Sickla, a former industrial quarter in southern Stockholm. Set on 250,000 sq…
News 19-storey plywood tower nears completion in Oakland After just seven months on site, work is nearly finished on a high-rise apartment building in Oakland, California that the developer calls the “tallest beamless mass plywood panel structure in…
News Amsterdam plans to build up to 30 modular schools from wood The Circlewood consortium, a collective of architects, engineers, builders and researchers, has designed a modular building concept that will act as the basis for up to 30 schools in Amsterdam.…
Innovation Up next in the wind revolution: Wooden turbine blades Finnish wood supplier Stora Enso has teamed up with German start-up Voodin Blades to develop wooden blades for wind turbines. They say it’ll be a sustainable alternative to conventional blades,…