New Smith College Student Hub Latest Mass Timber Building

Mixing in glass and brick, the building fits into the school’s master plan for slashing its carbon footprint.

Amazon Opens a “Wooden Wonder” with New Indiana Facility

The online giant has built a new delivery station in Elkhart, IN that uses wood extensively throughout its construction. As mass timber construction continues to gain acceptance – and popularity – around the country, Amazon has gotten into the game with a new facility built mostly from wood, as well as lower-carbon materials.  According to […]

California Builders Have a New Challenge: Embodied Carbon Laws

Already the state with the strictest environmental laws in the country, California has enacted new mandatory measures in its building codes to reduce embodied carbon. California has become the first state in the country to enact new building codes that limit carbon emissions in the construction, remodeling, or adaptive use of certain structures. According to […]