BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Unprecedented. That's how earthquake engineers describe today's seismic test at the University at Buffalo. Most simulated earthquake tests feature neither full-scale structures nor ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Build house. Shake vigorously. Repair damage. Repeat. That's the recipe earthquake engineers at the University at Buffalo are following as they launch a series of unprecedented ...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Ken. - The mammoth Ark Encounter project is being recognized as the world’s largest freestanding timber frame structure, with a total of 3.1 million board feet of pine timber used in its ...

The American Wood Council's 2015 “Wood-Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings” (WFCM ) has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards ...

Colorado State University along with Simpson Strong-Tie and other partners successfully led the world’s largest earthquake shake table test in Japan yesterday, proving that midrise wood-frame ...

New restrictions on the use of wood frame structures enacted by Sandy Springs, Ga., will likely impact the multifamily construction market. (Photo courtesy GLJ Partners) September 20, 2016 New limits ...

The wood-frame structure, built circa 1893 and within the Greenpoint Historic District, will be covered with new gray fiber cement clapboard siding. A new cornice and portico similar to the missing ...

A piece of New York City history has just landed on the market, and it can be yours for $12 million dollars. The wood-frame house at 17 Grove Street in the West Village is an architectural relic from ...

Rodrigo Santos, from Santos & Urrita Structural Engineers, had many great things to say during our last interview. Like any good discussion, Santos’ thoughts generated many other more technical ...

West Hollywood has identified more than 800 buildings that could be at risk of damage or collapse in a major earthquake, part of a comprehensive effort to inventory them and require retrofits. About ...