Wood construction of big buildings is catching on just about everywhere for good reasons: wood is renewable. In construction it is light, fast and less expensive than other materials. It's also just ...
Futons, once the essence of simplicity, have gotten a bit more complicated. Futon is a Japanese word for bedding, referring to a simple cotton pad that is laid out on the floor or on a woven mat ...
A chara, – It was reassuring to see coverage of wood-frame construction, its benefits and the bureaucratic and cultural challenges it faces in Ireland in Sylvia Thompson’s article (“Can timber-framed ...
As the centerpiece of your bedroom, a bed frame should fulfill a couple of key functions. In addition to being durable, it should look nice, too — or otherwise act as an unobtrusive foundation for ...
A new study of the property insurance costs for wood frame and concrete mid-rise residential buildings has found a substantial gap in the risks and insurance rates between the two building systems.
In New York City, a developer got an exemption to build rental buildings using mostly timber. Is this the climate-friendly wave of the future? By C. J. Hughes Exposed wood may be a familiar sight in ...
Firefighters are concerned changes that allow Ontario builders to erect taller wood frame buildings will pose a greater safety risk, citing last year's fire at a Kingston, Ont. housing complex under ...