At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for classrooms and faculty offices. What’s unusual is how they’re ...

Our cities have become monuments of concrete and steel. Concrete and steel are durable, but they’re also immense sources of greenhouse gases and require large amounts of energy to prduce. The building ...

Towers of concrete and steel are expected in urban environments, but in a move that embraces the past and the future, wood may become the material of choice for more builders. At Timber House in Park ...

A yellow crane hovers above a building site in Sickla, a former industrial neighbourhood that’s home to one of Stockholm’s biggest real estate projects. But instead of delivering concrete, it’s ...

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CONVERGE LIVE - Singapore, 22-23 April 2026. Request invitation. The construction industry is "by far" the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any sector, according to the U.N. Builders and ...

Research consistently shows that seeing wood grain (responsibly harvested, of course) in our homes and offices boosts our mental well-being and performance; using wood with visible grain in interiors ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for ...