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

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  • 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

Wood: The Breakout Star of Architecture

A new Bloomberg Green Timber Town series looks at the rise and climate-boosting potential of wood, something we’ve been saying for years.  But the rise of …

The multi-verse of homes.

  “There’s a lot to be said for forward-thinking designs that aim to be flexible and adaptableso that in the near future, they might be …

Our obsession with wood shingles.

We’re obsessed with this article from Architectural Digest by Kyle Hoepner, as it beautifully explores architect’s creative and practical obsession with shingles and shakes (“their …

This wooden youth hostel looks amazing.

From DesignBoom. Nestled high in the Austrian Alps, the ‘Youth Hostel Gerlos’ by Salzburg-based design firm Lechner & Lechner Architects seamlessly blends with its surrounding landscape. Designed as …

Talk about nose to tail construction! 

Dezeen.com just released an article about Norway architects Kolman Boye Architects who has completed a weekend retreat in Lillesand, Norway, with a facade made from …

Don’t call it a comeback.

RNZ (Radio New Zealand), has a news story out about wood being a construction industry darling when it comes to helping to reduce greenhouse gas …