Building Materials
The new 20,000-sf Sideyard building in Portland, Ore., includes a cross-laminated timber structural system. A new report gauges the growth prospects for mass timber in North America's construction industry. Image: Stephen Miller
There should be plenty of wood, but production capacity needs to catch up.
Brick design architectural detail on Rice University Moody Center building. See more photos
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A two-story building on the campus of Technical University in Dresden, Germany, will demonstrate the facility of carbon-fiber reinforced concrete. Images (c) Iurii Vakaliuk, IMB, TU Dresden
But greater use of these materials still faces obstacles.
WTAE Anchor/Sports Director Andrew Stockey (left) and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank CEO Lisa Scales accept a check for $500,000 from 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
Pennsylvania building products supplier raises $1.2 million for Pittsburgh-area food bank.
Image: ESA, Foster and Partners
A new building method to potentially make space architecture possible enters the fray.
The NMHC found that the majority of the 135 multifamily contractors surveyed had experienced delays with apartment or condominium projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lumber and building materials revenue totaled $72 billion in 2019, according to Principia.
Maggie Hardy Knox, President of 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Maggie Hardy Knox, President of 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, to receive Career Ach...
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Pella’s Rolscreen retractable screen and NanaWall’s HSW single-track sliding glass wall are among...
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Inpro’s Fireline 140 fire barrier and Owens Corning’s Foamglas cellular glass insulation are amon...
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Building Design+Construction readers and editors select their top building products for...
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Arktura's Delta Drop ceiling and CertainTeed's Decoustics Rondolo wood panels are among the 13 ne...
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SageGlass's Harmony dynamic glass and Vitro Architectural Glass's Acuity low-iron glass are among...
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Tarkett’s aviation-inspired flooring collection and J+J Flooring’s textile composite flooring are...
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Sto's beetle-inspired exterior coating and Dörken Systems' UV-resistant vapor-permeable barrier a...
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ABC Supply opens new branch in Sharonville OHIO
ABC Supply Co. opens a branch in Sharonville, Ohio
Seven months into Trump’s trade war, the jury is still out.
The first New England Conservatory building to be added in 60 years presents a singular vision....
Metal building systems are often selected for large-sized structures, and with good reason.
Saint Gobain's North American headquarters in Malvern, Pa., was designed to provide higher levels of acoustical comfort for its employees. Image: Saint Gobain
The building products giant gauges its employees’ perceptions of old and new headquarters environ...
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A Cleveland-based architect and a NASA Ames researcher have a novel idea for building on Mars....
Shear cracks riddle the exterior wall of this urban parking structure. Courtesy Hoffmann Architects
We may think of the building envelope as an inanimate object, but in reality its components can b...
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Moisture damage around the bathroom exhaust fan from reverse air flow through the exterior wall cap
Healthcare buildings need optimum building enclosures for efficiency and sustainability.
Sustainable healthcare facilities will need energy-efficient building enclosures from the outset....
Figure 1: Despite the presence of a waterproofing membrane on the elevated concrete slabs, water intrusion occurred through the terrace levels into the spaces below, infiltrating via penetrations and cracks in the slab.
The color represents a symbol of counterculture, unconventionality, and artistic brilliance, acco...
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No matter what structural material you build with, be it steel, concrete, or wood, water is the e...
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