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Vancouver’s ten-storey timber office uses perimeter glulam braces and self-centering connections to manage earthquake forces without a conventional concrete core.
A new side-by-side study tests first cost, schedule, finance and embodied carbon for a proposed 12-storey rental building.
May 2026 tests compare wooden-dowel capacity with design models and show where timber-only connections offer circular potential.
A May 2026 review shows why “mass timber” describes a family of products, not one interchangeable material.
New CAT-scan research maps moisture paths inside rain-exposed CLT and explains why surface readings are not the whole story.
A new modelling study tests whether prefabricated wood-fibre insulated panels save energy from cold Canada to hot-humid regions.
How Vikings invented timber framing—with no nails, just stubbornness, mead, and the mighty mortise-and-tenon.
Ireland’s Timber in Construction Steering Group has delivered a seven-point roadmap covering regulation, procurement, carbon, skills and industry capacity. Its proposed “Wood First” approach would make timber the first material considered for public projects—not an automatic choice and not yet a nationwide mandate.
Small cabins, lower costs, big comfort. Why compact timberframe houses are dominating 2025.
Øvre Vollgate 11 combines a protected masonry structure with new glulam trusses and mass-timber floors, showing how lightweight prefabrication can unlock urban extensions.
Glulam, CLT and timber-concrete ribbed slabs form the structural system of Sun, a large Munich workplace designed around renewable energy and flexible floorplates.
At nZEB Expo 2026 in Bucharest, the Wood Hub became the event’s dedicated Timber Partner. The expanded platform connected timber-frame manufacturers, engineered-wood specialists and energy-efficient construction audiences.
The 2026 Winter Games village in Predazzo combines new timber and steel accommodation with renovated historic buildings, then returns the permanent campus to the Guardia di Finanza after the athletes leave.
ASFOR is asking Romania to require wood products to represent at least 25% of the value of each new public building. The 2026 proposal could reshape procurement, but it is an industry position—not an adopted law.
FCBA’s 2026 guidance gives manufacturers and project teams a clearer way to verify how external cladding behaves on timber-frame façades under deformation and wind-driven rain.
The France Bois 2030 mission is turning the French Alps Winter Games into a test of local timber supply, low-carbon procurement and long-term reuse. Launched in 2026, it aims to help project teams specify French wood without repeating avoidable mistakes from Paris 2024.
Bouygues Bâtiment France, Linkcity and FCBA have renewed their strategic partnership through 2029, targeting technical validation, regulation and the large-scale deployment of timber buildings.
The HyWood4Buildings research project combines solid-sawn timber walls with a steel–timber lateral system, aiming to use local wood more efficiently in taller and reusable structures.
The SINTEF-led ReCLAiMiT project starts in September 2026 with a European research programme for assessing, dismantling and remanufacturing structural timber instead of burning or downcycling it.
The NIBIO-coordinated WoodStock project will fund four European teams with up to €50,000 each to test circular products and building systems that use underutilised wood.
The 451-seat Scripps Theater Center opens beneath a bird-wing-inspired timber grid shell designed to frame both performance and landscape.
Romania’s timber design regulation includes specific provisions for cross-laminated timber walls, openings and product documentation. The challenge in 2026 is turning those clauses into coordinated, verifiable project workflows.
The Forestry Commission says roughly 75–80% of the timber consumed in the UK is imported. New 2026 guidance argues that homegrown C16 timber is suitable for many structural applications if it is specified early.
The first office building at Brent Cross Town is now open. Its structure combines cross-laminated timber slabs with precast concrete beams and columns, offering a practical case study in hybrid material design.
Bellway Home Space has begun supplying timber-frame kits from a 135,000-square-foot factory in Nottinghamshire. The housebuilder plans to scale output to around 3,000 homes annually by 2030, bringing robotic off-site manufacturing into its mainstream delivery model.
England published the Future Homes and Buildings Standards in March 2026. Heat pumps, solar generation and tighter performance rules put envelope quality and repeatable off-site construction under pressure.
Australia’s SPEC Toolbox raised A$3 million in January 2026 to expand a structural-design platform that began with mass timber and now connects engineers with verified product data.
University of Stuttgart researchers coordinated two robots to assemble a 2.4-by-6-metre timber slab through 108 subroutines and 352 screws, while respecting collisions and adhesive time limits.
Sydney’s 39-storey Atlassian Central reached full structural height on 22 July 2026. At more than 180 metres, the timber–steel–concrete tower tests whether prefabricated “habitats” can scale inside a global office landmark.
Remise Rosa turns an abandoned rail site into a 2,500-square-metre social destination using CNC-cut timber, bridges, terraces and an unapologetically pink finish.
Seven timber residential levels, exposed wood interiors and more than 3,200 cubic metres of CLT and glulam make The Ark a major urban housing test.
Launched in January 2026, SenseWood combines hyperspectral imaging, microclimate models and digital twins to predict moisture, fungal and fire-protection degradation on timber façades.
De Wilde Tuin uses a CLT core, timber frame and prefabricated façades to place affordable housing and a rain garden on a former petrol-station site.
The University of Toronto’s first industrial-scale timber-fabrication robot combines a 3.5-metre reach, 210-kilogram payload and 0.06-millimetre repeatability.
A March 2026 supplier update provides a fresh look at the 280,000 ft² Baltimore campus, where visible CLT and glulam sit alongside geothermal wells, solar power and off-site coordination.
Solibri launched a new platform on 13 April 2026 with cloud-connected checking, point-cloud support and a browser-based WebChecker beta. Timber prefabrication gives those features unusually high stakes.
A 19-storey office for the Dutch education ministry and DUO will combine a timber structure, natural ventilation, prefabrication and a digital twin.
Trimble’s March 2026 release adds AI-assisted fabrication drawings, natural-language modelling previews and cloud settings. The timber opportunity is real, provided automation never becomes anonymous.
The EU-funded PTAH project will test robotic microfactories, digital twins and adaptive construction in a two-storey timber demonstrator.
A European research programme has tested 5G networks, AI and digital twins across timber production and building assembly.
Two EU LIFE projects are building the training, local supply chains and practical knowledge needed to use more wood in affordable and social housing.
Stora Enso reports that its Ybbs mill has delivered one million cubic metres of cross-laminated timber, a major industrial milestone for European mass timber.
A 2026 bill in Congress proposes federal tax credits for mass-timber factories, workforce training and qualifying buildings—but it has not become law.
Federal loan guarantees announced in March 2026 will support sawmills and wood processors while linking rural manufacturing to forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction.
USDA researchers and partners are burning room-sized CLT compartments to measure fire behaviour, emissions and the effect of exposed versus encapsulated timber.
Mad River Mass Timber is producing dowel-laminated timber in California, creating a potential market for underused local species without structural adhesives.
Snøhetta’s Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opens on 4 July 2026 with a mass-timber and steel structure, rammed earth walls and a planted roof.
The EU Deforestation Regulation reaches its first application deadline on 30 December 2026, making traceability, geolocation and due diligence central issues for timber supply chains.
Launched in Vienna in July 2026, the Science and Timber Construction Alliance brings researchers and major companies together to study wood resources, carbon storage and the sustainable expansion of timber buildings.
PEFC ST 2102:2026 applies Chain of Custody principles at project level, allowing complex buildings to document certified timber across multiple suppliers, subcontractors and products.
Oregon State University’s 143,000-square-foot research complex uses mass plywood panels in floors engineered for sensitive equipment, extending mass timber into a building type normally associated with concrete.
The 20-level, 78-metre TRÆ building in Aarhus combines a timber-led hybrid structure with reused façade materials and turbine-blade sunshades, offering a pragmatic model for circular high-rise construction.
California’s first statewide Mass Timber Coalition connects building demand with forest health, wildfire-risk reduction, local CLT and glulam manufacturing, workforce development and regulatory reform.
The Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act of 2026 would create contracting preferences for federal projects using innovative wood products. It could influence public, renovation and military construction, but remains a bill—not adopted law.
The Future Framing Initiative is developing the evidence and standards needed to extend light timber framing into 4–5-storey apartments, schools and aged-care buildings, with a target pathway into the 2028 National Construction Code.
England is consulting on changes to Approved Document B that would remove its standard guidance route for combustible structural elements above 11 metres. The proposal could reshape even modest mid-rise timber projects, but it is not a final ban.
Timber construction is no longer just for cabins, eco-retreats, and people who own too many chisels. In 2026, wood is moving into cities, policies, insurance reports, factories, and serious construction pipelines. Here’s why timber may finally be crossing from niche to normal.
The Domino XL (DF 700) isn’t a replacement for traditional mortise-and-tenon—but it is a surprisingly useful “plan B” for temporary bracing, non-structural timber details, and repair work. Here’s where it shines, where it doesn’t, and how to use it without upsetting the timber gods.
Power tools scream, but traditional hand tools whisper—and still deliver joinery accuracy down to fractions of a millimeter. Meet the mallet, adze, and marking knife: three timeless tools that shape timber with precision, control, and zero battery anxiety.
Choosing between DeWalt, Makita, and Milwaukee in 2025 isn’t about brand loyalty—it’s about torque, battery ecosystems, durability, and how each tool performs in real timber framing conditions. Here’s the honest breakdown.
One battery, 200+ tools, zero chaos. Here’s why Makita’s 18V LXT ecosystem is the smartest path for startups, small workshops, and builders who want pro performance without breaking the bank.
Dust isn’t just mess—it’s a health hazard, a machine killer, and a hidden liability. Here’s why modern dust collection systems in 2025 are smarter, quieter, safer, and absolutely essential for timber framing workshops of any size.
Starting a workshop with three tool brands, five chargers, and seven incompatible batteries sounds harmless—until your drill clicks dead on a jobsite. Here’s why choosing one battery ecosystem saves time, money, and sanity.
The story of how a gold-flake-water-drinking architect's useless napkin sketch drove a DIYer to build his own browser-based timber frame design software from scratch.
Meet the nurturing mom, the gym-bro tower, and the anxious eco-city starring in 2025’s mass-timber soap opera.
Five extraordinary wooden projects prove that timber can preserve history, protect ruins, empower communities, and build the future—without losing its soul. Sven and Olaf approve.
Build a real timberframe-style pergola in one weekend using modern tools and hardware. This complete imperial + metric tool list covers layout, cutting, assembly, and finishing—no fantasy tools, only what actually works on site.
Timber frame construction combined with solar panels is rapidly becoming the global standard for sustainable architecture, blending natural materials with renewable energy.
Global timber frame trends for 2025—Japan to Scandinavia, curves, modern rustic, gardens, and biophilic design.
A hilariously true tale of DIY timber framing gone wrong—and the tools that saved my shed (and my marriage).