The impressive part of this build is that it was built entirely in his workshop, using tools he already had. A chop saw, wood lathe, drill and a drill press, and finally a table saw — nothing ...

This is a fairly simple build if you have the shop tools, and if you only have hand tools available, is still quite doable. The blocks consist of square wooden blocks with holes drilled into them ...

If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...

If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...

The rise of fire-resistant construction materials like steel and concrete in the early 20th century quickly phased out wood as a structural medium for larger buildings, but new advances in timber ...

What’s unusual is how they’re building it — by bolting together giant beams, columns and panels made of manufactured slabs of wood. As each wood element is delivered by flatbed, a tall crane ...

Drawing all eyes in a business district in downtown Yokohama, the Port Plus building is fashioned solely from tidy wooden columns and beams instead of the standard steel and concrete. The 44 ...

Eaves stretch out above each of the storeys. As in other multistoreyed buildings, there are stairs for people to climb up and down. The wooden pagoda in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province ...

While companies from Walmart Inc. to Microsoft Corp. have explored wood as a sustainable construction material, moldy timber in buildings has contributed to sickness, damage and legal battles from ...

Instead, most of the five-storey building has been constructed out of wood. The school won't be completed until next year, although smooth wooden panels already line many of the interior walls.