 May 17, 2011 | Seattle Energy Program for Non-res Buildings Ignores Embodied Effects
Last Wednesday, Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) launched a new program that requires building owners to track the operational energy efficiency of non... Read More February 21, 2011 | SE&D Article: The Trend toward Taller Wood Buildings
The February issue of Structural Engineering & Design includes an article by WoodWorks technical director, Michelle Kam-Biron, P.E., S.E., focusing on engineering considerations for... Read More February 3, 2011 | WOOD AND GREEN RATING SYSTEMS
In a recent article in Environmental Design + Construction’s online edition, WoodWorks’ national director asks:
Are green rating systems starting to recognise wood’s... Read More November 30, 2010 | Study Reinforces Positive Link between Wood and Health
A recent study at the University of British Columbia and FPInnovations found that the visual presence of wood in a room lowers sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation in occupants,... Read More October 7, 2010 | BC's First Six-story Wood Building Saves Developer 4.8 Million
British Columbia's First Six-storey Building Takes Shape
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According to this article in the Journal of Commerce, BC's first six-story wood building is saving... Read More August 5, 2010 | The Expanding Use of Wood in School Construction
An article in the August issue of Structure magazine examines the use of wood in school construction ...
"Last November, the South Carolina Public School Facilities Committee... Read More July 21, 2010 | Updated Wood Handbook Now Available – Download Free from the US Forest Products Laboratory
If you’re designing a wood building (or thinking about it) you’ll want the centennial edition of the Wood Handbook—Wood as an Engineering Material, released by the US... Read More June 30, 2010 | U.S. Forest Products Lab Celebrates 100 Years with Advanced Research Facility
The design community got a huge boost last week with the grand opening of the U.S. Forest Products Lab’s new Centennial Research Facility in Madison, WI—which was timed to... Read More
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