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The tallest timber buildings in the world

Timber structures are rising in height around the world. Five planned or recently finished projects are presented here considering their location and their height. Milwaukee, Wisconsin:  86.6m T...

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Two buildings collapsed in Alaska during the weekend

The roofs of two commercial buildings collapsed during the weekend in the town of Anchorage, Alaska. The first event took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, where the roof of a thrift store near...

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Washington, D.C.: First mass timber commercial office building opens

The office building at 80 M Street SE in Washington, D.C., might not stand out if you walked past it. It sits comfortably between several other office buildings, all sporting the same modern exterior...

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Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open

The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...

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North America's tallest timber building in Toronto, Canada

Icon Architects unveiled the design of a 90 meters tall timber tower in Toronto, Canada, which would become, once completed, North America's tallest building made of wood. Named the "191-199 College...

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Norway wooden bridge collapse: Drivers of two vehicles rescued

A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and...

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The tallest wooden high-rise completed in Japan

A high-rise building, the tallest of its type to be built largely of wood, recently completed in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The structure is eco-friendly and tops out at 44 meters. The structure has a w...

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North Carolina: a pedestrian bridge collapses, video reveals the arches collapsing

The 40-ton arches that topped a bridge collapsed after strong winds and storms on February 18 in Hickory, North Carolina. A new video shows it happening. The incident happened overnight, and no one...

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Steel or Timber? Carbon footprint of truss structures can be reduced with the aid of new studies

Buildings contribute significantly to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures — those crisscross arrays of diagonal stru...

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SkyCiv Releases a new Structural Design and Analysis API

SkyCiv is excited to announce the official launch of their Structural Design and Analysis API. The API gives SkyCiv users a new way to access analysis, modelling and design calculations, making it po...

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