Technology

AI helps make timber construction cleaner and greener

Maestro, a new construction-technology startup born out of the design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, is unveiling the prototype for “A.I. Timber,” a new method for sustainable cross-laminated timber (CLT) production that uses artificial intelligence to preserve the original contour of each tree.

Furniture

Flexsteel sees sequential growth

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Despite sales falling in quarterly and fiscal year results released Aug. 21, Flexsteel Industries reports that it has achieved sequential sales growth over multiple quarters.