Case Studies

Forget framing houses with two-by-fours; the next generation of two-houses could be pieced together like a gingerbread house, with researchers at the TallWood Design Institute – an Oregon-based research institute backed by the US government – kitting out a new home with mass plywood panels made by Freres Engineered Wood. The two-bedroom demonstration home is The post Future Homes Could Be Pieced Together like Gingerbread Houses! appeared first on Wood Central.

The world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space today, an early test of the use of timber in lunar and Mars exploration. This move paves the way for future SpaceX satellites to be made from wood rather than aluminium. Known as the LignoSat probe, the world’s first biodegradable satellite was invented by Japanese scientists, who, The post NASA Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite into Space appeared first on Wood Central.

Less than 24 hours before the US elections, aviation has emerged as an area of rare bipartisanship – with President Biden pledging nearly US $1 billion (US $970 million) to upgrade 125 airports in 46 states, Guam and Palau. A key pillar in the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—passed in November 2021—the latest investment is The post Build Back Greener: America’s Plan for World’s Largest Airport Network appeared first on Wood Central.

Expect to see a high concentration of build-to-rent buildings constructed out of cross-laminated timber in Melbourne’s most congested suburbs after MODEL – Australia’s newest and, to date, most ambitious developer, revealed plans for a new $250 million investment fund. It comes just weeks after the Victorian Government approved plans to construct taller residential buildings in The post The Second Coming: New Timber Model to Fix Melbourne’s Squeeze appeared first on Wood Central.

The next generation of wall-to-floor connectors could use fewer bolts, making it easier to relocate, reassemble, and reconfigure ‘flat pack’ mass timber systems in remote areas. That is, according to researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, designing new plug-and-play fasteners that can help the Canadian government tackle a spiralling housing and affordability The post Plug-N-Play: Fewer Bolts Key to Flat-Pack Buildings of the Future appeared first on Wood Central.