Based on 2016 tests of a composite cross-laminated timber-and-concrete floor system, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has released guidance on how to analyze composite timber floors and ...

A new report and a video presentation support the concept of a steel and timber composite system for mid- and high-rise buildings. The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and Skidmore, ...

With mass timber projects on the rise around the United State, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Oregon State University (OSU) have partnered to produce two new reports on how timber buildings can ...

Composite structural systems that integrate timber and concrete have emerged as a promising solution in modern construction, combining the unique strengths of each material. By harnessing the high ...

Having recently validated assumptions about floor-system capacities in its timber-and-concrete structural model for a 42-story residential building, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is ...

Architect Heinrich Trimmel from Neunkirchen and structural engineer Markus Kuhlang from Wiener Neudorf chose Peikko's Deltabeam composite beams for the residential and leisure project Seepark ...

A number of construction projects have come to a standstill since the ban on the steel timber concrete composite building method (STC) by the Ministry of Works and Transport last month. Hebert Zziwa, ...

Government has banned the use of steel-timber concrete composite building method in Uganda, citing structural safety risks. In multiple interviews, engineers welcomed the decision, which they said ...

Left: a model of SOM's proposed Timber Tower. Right: the firm's Dewitt Chestnut apartment building, built in 1965, which served as the benchmark for the Timber Tower project. Photos: SOM A while back ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...