Do houses built in the rain develop mold or structural issues? Here's what to know, and what to do if your house is in ...

For families impacted by wildfires, the idea of rebuilding their home can be daunting. Not only is there confusion about how ...

As wildfires ravage California and climate change intensifies extreme weather events across the United States, an innovative building material is gaining traction: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC). W ...

He said for maximum protection, it can be attached to wood sheathing coated in fire retardant or DensGlass, which is a fiberglass-covered gypsum board. Mitchell Rocheleau is a California architect ...

US MgO announced that construction is underway on the country’s first commercial-scale manufacturing plant for magnesium oxide (MgO) sheathing panels for wall, floor, and subfloor applications.

But instead of delivering concrete, it’s manoeuvring giant chunks of wood to construction staff working in sub-zero winter temperatures. This is the beginning of what Swedish property developer ...

It has been over six months since I wrote on lumber and the iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (NASDAQ:WOOD) product on Seeking Alpha. I concluded the June 6, 2024, article with the following ...

In addition to using forest products to make furniture, flooring, and paper, wood is widely used in the United States for home construction, making it one of the few places in the world where wood ...

To the editor: Right now in Los Angeles, we are seeing what happens when we build homes with wood framing instead of tilt-up steel reinforced cement walls that would be more fire-resistant.