First-ever two-hour fire testing on a mass-timber exposed structure shows that engineered wood can meet stringent U.S. fire codes for tall buildings. The test results, announced recently, move the ...

The tallest mass-timber building development in the U.S. is "on hold for the foreseeable future," according to the developer, named project^. The 12-story mixed-use building, known as Framework, has ...

The GFTN and TRAFFIC framework for assessing legality, Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade, is aimed to support countries in their efforts to improve ...

An effort to build a wooden high-rise in Portland's Pearl District has been called off after developers failed to find a way to pay for the pricy experiment. The 12-story Framework tower would have ...

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Lever Architecture has designed a 12-storey tower for Portland, Oregon, that will be one of the tallest wooden buildings in the US. Called Framework, the mixed-use building is slated to be constructed ...

The Government of Ghana and the European Union (EU) have met to review progress towards the implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). The VPA is aimed at ensuring legal means of ...