BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Unprecedented. That's how earthquake engineers describe today's seismic test at the University at Buffalo. Most simulated earthquake tests feature neither full-scale structures nor ...

Colorado State University along with Simpson Strong-Tie and other partners successfully led the world’s largest earthquake shake table test in Japan yesterday, proving that midrise wood-frame ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Build house. Shake vigorously. Repair damage. Repeat. That's the recipe earthquake engineers at the University at Buffalo are following as they launch a series of unprecedented ...

Katajanokan Laituri is a solid wood office and hotel building that sets an example in the possibilities of wood construction ...

A new study of the property insurance costs for wood frame and concrete mid-rise residential buildings has found a substantial gap in the risks and insurance rates between the two building systems.

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction is “seeking to better understand” why partially-built wood frame structures fail with high winds, ICLR said in a document it provided Monday to Canadian ...

New restrictions on the use of wood frame structures enacted by Sandy Springs, Ga., will likely impact the multifamily construction market. (Photo courtesy GLJ Partners) September 20, 2016 New limits ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

CEDAR CITY, UT / ACCESSWIRE / March 18, 2020 / When homebuyers are shopping for condos and apartments, their first concern is usually regarding how the structure is made. When offered the choice ...

SASKATOON – The city is expected to start permitting six-storey wood frame construction in early 2016. Saskatoon’s current building code limits structures to four storeys. This initiative intends to ...