by Kevin Dennehy, Yale News “A Yale University-led study has found that using more wood and less steel and concrete in building and bridge construction would substantially reduce global carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel consumption. In the comprehensive study,...

In solid hardwood flooring applications, cupping – when the sides of the floor boards are raised from the center – often occurs as a result of: Increased moisture in the bottom of the flooring Increased water vapor and relative humidity of the air Eliminating the...

LISI House of the Solar Decathlon Team Austria walked away as the 2013 event winner, answering the competition’s global challenge for the “most innovative, affordable and attractive solar-powered prefab home for the 21st century.” An impressive example of combining...

In Europe, production and consumption of thermally modified hardwoods is on the rise as more and more architects and engineers recognize the treatment as a technology to increase hardwood’s durability and thus making it an excellent material for exterior joinery,...

Showcasing the innovative use of tulipwood (poplar) in cross-laminated timber technology (CLT) is Endless Stair, a towering, Escher-like structure of 15 interlocking staircases demonstrating the potential for using tulipwood - an abundant, relatively inexpensive and...

From the trend-watchers at independent market research firm, Market Insights Torcivia, and the National Wood Flooring Association, this look at what’s trending in the hardwood flooring marketplace. Mixed media - incorporate hardwood with other flooring options like...

In October, 2007, the Aldo Leopold Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin, named after the 1940s conservationist whose vision of sustainability was based on respect of the environment and nature, received Platinum LEED Certification from the USGBC.  “It is a net-zero energy...

Did you know that wood products make up 47 percent of all industrial raw materials manufactured in the U.S., but consume only four percent of the total energy required to manufacture those raw materials? Few building materials possess hardwoods’ overall environmental...

Q:           Are we running out of hardwoods? A:            No. The most current information available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service tells us “no evidence suggests that we are using up our forests.” And since 1953, when the Forest Service...

The key to smart, cost-effective and successful specifying of hardwood products is understanding the unique physical characteristics of hardwoods and how they naturally occur in American forests. Smart specifiers know that certain hardwood species are more abundant...