Urging industry to make better use of wood that is wasted or burned for energy, researchers have released the first ...

Sweden's Stockholm Wood City is being built largely from timber. The construction industry produces 37% of the world's carbon emissions. Building using wood is one way to reduce the sector's climate ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters – wood – is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

Understand the environmental paradox of mass timber and concrete in modern construction and its impact on building design.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Picture yourself in a windswept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking ...