Building structures out of wood doesn’t seem like a particularly innovative idea—people have been building wood houses for centuries. But when it comes to new efforts to be sustainable, all-timber ...

Cleaning up the construction material that is both building our way of life, while contributing to the CO2 emission problem.

This article is part of the Bloomberg Green series Timber Town, which looks at the global rise of timber as a low-carbon building material. The number of people living in urban areas around the world ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.

The bathroom is one of the rooms you spend the most time in, so it should be comfortable and functional. Unfortunately, however, making changes can get expensive. On average, a bathroom remodel can ...

Ready to turn some "trash" into treasure? Before finding salvage materials for your project, check your local builders' association and your state or provincial environmental agency for information on ...

Timber Age Systems Inc., a Durango company that specializes in making cross-laminated timber for sustainable building projects, plans to expand its manufacturing capacity and develop a new facility ...

Meteorologist Rob Marciano is the CBS News national weather correspondent. His reports are featured on CBS News and Stations' broadcast and digital platforms. During his career, Marciano has covered ...

Almost two decades ago, in the downtown corridor of Columbus, Ohio, the century-old landmarked Lazarus Building underwent an extensive renovation to save the department store and restore it to its ...

Scientists studied a method for recycling unused concrete with wood fibers. They found the conditions that produce new building materials with bending strength even greater than the original concrete.

Concrete homes are common worldwide but less familiar in the U.S., raising questions about their cost, construction, and long-term practicality.