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Information about the industry, people and technology that make it a sustainable design option

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  • All
  • Architecture
  • Association
  • Builders & architects - Grade Sheets
  • Builders & architects - How Two
  • Builders & architects - The Great Rule Book
  • Construction
  • Consumer - How To
  • Consumer - Projects
  • Design
  • DIY
  • Explores the possibilities of pine
  • Featured
  • Front Page
  • Industry
  • Monographs
  • NELMA
  • News
  • State/Province
  • Sustainability
  • Technology
  • Trends in timber construction
  • Uncategorized
  • Videos
  • Wood geeks
  • WPM Newsletter

Unlocking Happiness with Nature and Building Science

It has a name: Biophilia. It means “love of life or living things,” and it was coined by social psychologist Erich Fromm in 1964.  But ...

To the moon!

In 2018, NELMA’s popular Sustainable Versatility Design Awards announced a new challenge for architect and design students: Design a sustainable domicile on the moon made ...

Four wooden stilted structures host zero-emission resort’s suites amongst centuries-old trees

From our friends at DesignBoom: Terme Preistoriche Resort & Spa in Montegrotto Terme (PD) in Italy introduces the Preistoriche Green Lodge designed by Studio Apostoli, showcasing an eco-friendly approach ...

Of Wood and Glass

Picture this:  You’re sitting in your newly remodeled lakeside cabin.  Your architect talked a lot about being inspired by the surrounding nature and wanted to ...

Builder Summit Experiments with Construction Techniques to Revive an Abandoned Quarry in Hungary

It’s no secret that we are big fans of Hello Wood, a creative architecture firm focused on showcasing wood and other sustainable materials.  They recently ...

The Modern Farmhouse Trend

Modern Farmhouse, Rustic Contemporary, Country Modern, Industrial Cozy, whatever you call it, the trend of combining the natural and aged materials as well as traditional ...