The residential construction industry is all about one trendy material this year, as evidenced at the annual Providence expo.

University of Tennessee researchers are developing a method to convert discarded wood into a high-strength material, ...

Wood, a traditional and sustainable structural material, has long been used in construction and furniture due to its availability and mechanical properties. However, natural wood's strength is ...

The University of Tennessee, led by the head of Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Art Ragauskas, is ...

If you think of wood as a material, you might describe it with many different adjectives. Sturdy, warm, flexible, maybe ...

With housing being the primary focus, Lignik offers a sustainable alternative, effectively replacing traditional construction ...

Teo Rhe recalls the shock on people’s faces when they learn that his bench isn’t made out of wood. “People think ... a semblance of life into a material where it is found lacking.

Shares in UK engineering and consulting provider Wood Group lost almost 30% of their ... time low after the contractor stated it had found “material weaknesses” in its governance and would ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lumber is piled at a housing construction site, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Middleton, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise ...