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Industry Updates
How a ‘Low-Value’ Tree Becomes a ‘Revolutionary’ Building Material
These days, it seems like more and more projects are considering the option of wood buildings. In fact, WBUR reports, one project in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston will use timber in a way that some researchers are calling “revolutionary.” The five-story, mixed-use building will incorporate timber from hemlock trees, which New England Forestry Foundation […]
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Industry Updates
Builders Have Their Eyes on Wood
The construction industry is always on the lookout for products or innovations that can lower the impacts that their projects have on the environment. But the latest material to turn heads is actually the return of an old favorite: wood. According to Vox, the industry is seeing a rise of interest in the use of structural timber, […]
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