Even before a building accepts its first occupant, it has racked up a steep carbon debt. Worldwide, the materials and ...

A US company has engineered a new type of wood that it says has up to 10 times the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, while ...

With the world focused on addressing climate change, scientists have had to get creative when it comes to developing sustainable building materials that tackle carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists ...

When it comes to battling climate change, carbon dioxide is the biggest enemy of all. A widespread desire to mitigate carbon emissions has pushed scientists, students, and startups alike to build ...

Wood is the product of choice when it comes to manufacturing furniture. Plywood has been used in furniture frames for many years. And as manufacturers continue to streamline and automate their ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing. Made from ...

Manufacturer of mass ply veneer-based wood products Freres Engineered Wood is planning a host of upgrades and innovations at its Oregon plants in 2024. Freres currently operates six plants across ...

Carried out by nanoengineers as KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the research centers on the sequence of events that play out when wood becomes wet and then dries. Called transpiration, this takes ...