TimberLab is proud to announce that we have secured a Callaghan Innovation R&D Project grant to help us develop and standardise connection details for mid-rise mass timber construction. The project...

Scion Innovation Hub Te Whare Nui o Tuteata has won the top award in the Higher Education and Research category at the World Architecture Festival (WAF). The project by RTA...

Updated tall wood resources are available! Gain in-depth guidance on three common topics related to tallwood buildings, including design paths for 2021 code compliance. According to our tall wood expert, Ricky McLain, PE,...

by Vittorio Salvadori I am thrilled to finally be able to share my dissertation “Multi-Storey Timber-Based Buildings: An International Survey of Case-Studies with Five or More Storeys Over the Last Twenty Years.” You can find the digital version here:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356458852_Multi-Storey_Timber-Based_Buildings_An_International_Survey_of_Case-Studies_with_Five_or_More_Storeys_Over_the_Last_Twenty_Years/link/619c981907be5f31b7acebf1/download  My research includes the largest survey ever done on the state of the art of Multi-Storey Timber-Based Buildings, with an in-depth analysis of the design and contextual aspects of 197 selected case-studies. Sharing this knowledge with as many professionals as possible was the...

As featured in Master Builder New South Wales magazine MODULAR building company Fabprefab has decked out its NSW central coast warehouse with XLam’s Responsible Wood-certified Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) product...

Back in the good old days of cardigans shorts and walk socks as the unofficial uniform of dithering public servants; here is a live dashboard for keeping check on Government’s actual delivery...

The team at Ashburton District Council‘s new library and civic centre is relishing the opportunity to use some of the latest construction technology on the project. As a fully integrated...

Following a national design competition, Adidas selected LEVER Architecture and Studio O+A to realize a 460,000-square-foot expansion of its North American headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The design for the North...

Building a luxury apartment block from timber rather than concrete has kept more than a million kilograms of carbon dioxide out of the environment, a study has found. The timber...

As a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Linda Lodetti has spent most her life providing construction cost advice in South Africa, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She is also the author...

Great to see Ngā Kāinga Anamata developed by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities being celebrated at the virtual pavilion for Build Better Now at COP26 – UN Climate Change Conference now open to the...

Mass Timber Giant Techlam has completed a massive (and mass timber) challenge – To produce more than a kilometre of timber rafter beams for Red Stag’s new manufacturing plant –...

Mass timber office building designed to be Tasmania’s greenest – Terroir has designed a mass timber office building in Launceston that is aiming to become “the most sustainable and carbon...

How Ascent Is Pushing Mass Timber to New Heights — Partnerships, planning and perseverance are all critical components of a unique project in Milwaukee. The footings are in. The foundation...

The Mid-Rise Wood Construction team invites you to register for our free on-site tours at the Clearwater Quays Apartment building project in Christchurch. Construction professionals invited to inspect low-carbon demonstration...

These are no Castle Street flats; in fact they are the complete opposite!  Today’s university students are certainly living the dream with this outstanding new award winning mass timber facility...

Isn’t it good, Swedish plywood: the miraculous eco-town with a 20-storey wooden skyscraper – Skellefteå has wooden schools, bridges, even car parks. And now it has one of the world’s...

The Mid-Rise Wood Construction team invites you to register for our free on-site tours at the Clearwater Quays Apartment building project in Christchurch. Construction professionals invited to inspect low-carbon demonstration...

Building And Construction Sector Trends Annual Report 2021 Indicates Sector Remains Strong In Face Of COVID-19 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released the Building and...

The World of Wood Festival for COP26 With the eyes of the world on COP26 in the first two weeks of November, the global timber industry is collectively hosting the...

Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, we have made a decision to reschedule our event. This will give us the best chance to attend this event in-person and enjoy our Red Stag CLT plant tour...

In mid-November, construction professionals and property developers are invited to attend site visits to the Clearwater Quays Apartments, a model building for low-carbon construction in Christchurch. Earlier this year, open days...

If you’d like a sneak peak of the new mass timber column to column connector Holmes Solutions developed with Lendlease, check out this video showing the prototype in action.  Harriet...

“Sure, no problem” says Fast + Epp. Just add some steel plates, lots of screws and some cool concrete cylinders. Problem solved at Timber House Port Royal New Westminster BC. Source: LinkedIn...

The biggest event on the mass timber calendar is our 6th Annual WoodWorks Conference.  We have had great support for this event and the associated tours to the nearby Red Stag...

(Australia) Fire safety professionals impressed by timber demonstration building – Recent tours of the FWPA-supported WoodSolutions mid-rise timber demonstration building were a big success with some of Australia’s leading fire safety professionals. ...

Designed by White Arkitekter, one of the world’s tallest timber buildings at last opens its doors to the public. The ‘Sara Cultural Centre’ rises 75 metres (246 feet) above the...

Mass Timber Giant Our Challenge – Produce more than a kilometre of timber rafter beams for Red Stag’s new manufacturing plant – no problem for Techlam.Designed to be 161 meters...

Among the steel and concrete buildings in Brisbane’s landscape, Aurecon’s client, Lendlease, offered an opportunity to be part of something special. Lendlease had an aspiration to construct tall buildings made of timber as part...

Lauded as one of the “must-see” highlights at this year’s Expo 2020 Dubai, the entry from the United Kingdom stands above the crowd thanks to a unique collaborative design from...