Milwaukee may soon be home to two of the largest mass-timber buildings in the world after developers of an apartment tower planned for downtown Milwaukee announced that it was doubling in height, and would be among the world's tallest mass-timber buildings when it opens in 2025.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition (OMTC) $41.4 million to develop and expand Oregon’s emerging mass timber industry. The award was announced September 2, 2022, and addresses three significant issues across Oregon.

Chicago is world-renowned for its architecture. From its modern steel and glass architecture to the neighborhood bungalow, the city has led the way in architectural design. One style of which the city has not been at the forefront of is the mass-timber movement. But, that might be changing.

A $500 million expansion of a mill Green Bay, Wis., is just the latest in investments in Georgia-Pacific facilities and businesses.

Canada is advancing toward net-zero through innovations in forestry and construction. The increased demand for renewable building materials is transforming design and architecture from coast to coast to coast. This transformation includes innovations in the combination of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and post-tensioned concrete.

OTTAWA, Ontario – The Canadian Wood Council (CWC), working with the Canadian and Ontario governments, plans to conduct a series of five separate research burns on a full-scale timber structure in Ottawa. 

The Canadian Wood Council has partnered with federal and provincial governments to conduct a series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass timber structure in Ottawa.

BC based timber frame manufacturer increases mass timber capabilities with the installation of new CNC machine, and facility expansion.

The city of Toronto is developing a mass-timber pilot program that will begin with the construction of affordable rental housing on the current site of a parking lot.

A team of students and faculty at Virginia Tech has completed an observation tower in rural Virginia that was built using hardwood cross-laminated timber.