Sixth Tone

The Woman Who Found ‘Home’ in an Unfinished Building

Editor’s note: Three years ago, 28-year-old Qi Qi (pseudonym) purchased a home in the Star Mall apartment complex in Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan province. To this day, the ...
Commercial Observer

Why Prefabricated Mass Timber is a Game-Changer

What if we could build high-quality buildings without relying on traditional materials like concrete and drywall? Better yet, what if these buildings are built with sustainable materials, with ...
Mansion Global

The Warmth of Wood Taken to New Heights

Towers of concrete and steel are expected in urban environments, but in a move that embraces the past and the future, wood may become the material of choice for more builders. At Timber House in Park ...
The Conversation

Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction’s carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy ‘middle’

Lisa Ottenhaus receives funding from the Australian Research Council to research adaptable timber buildings. They are affiliated with the University of Queensland's Future Timber Hub and involved in ...
southcoasttoday

Fairhaven officials revoke building permit for ‘eyesore’ high school shed, appeal ‘likely’

FAIRHAVEN – An unfinished storage shed that would service Fairhaven High School and its turf athletic field has become a seemingly unlikely source of controversy. Nine abutters appealed the building ...