Fire safety used to sit somewhere near the edge of architectural thinking. It was addressed, documented, approved, and then quietly filed away while design decisions moved on. That approach no longer ...

Timber structures have gained significant prominence in contemporary construction due to their sustainability, aesthetic appeal and favourable carbon profile. Nevertheless, the inherent combustibility ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Results from some of the most extensive fire testing of large-scale, mass timber construction marks a "significant milestone in the advancement of mass timber construction." The ...

The integration of timber as a sustainable construction material has accelerated research into the fire dynamics and safety of timber structures. Studies in this field investigate the mechanisms of ...

Neutral publishes the results of a successful, first-of-its-kind 3-hour fire test for a hybrid mass timber building assembly with standard connectors for free use by industry practitioners. These ...

The Framework Project, LLC announced that the company has successfully completed two significant fire tests on Cross-laminated Timber as a building material, “demonstrating for the first time the ...

Engine 29 (E-29) arrived to find medium smoke showing on the first floor of a six-story heavy timber building. (The 750-foot-long by 175-foot-deep building covered an entire city block.) The ...

Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is composed of layers of wood glued together at 90º angles and is more fire-resistant than traditional timber. For many people like me who lost a house to the ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) ("AZEK" or the “Company”), the industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living ...

A before-and-after study of wildfires in the Plumas National Forest compared private timber land with public lands. The results: The orderly arrangement of trees planted for logging leads to more ...

CHICAGO — The Azek Company Inc., a manufacturer of low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech Decking and Railing, Versatex Trim, and StruXure ...