Architectural Products

Architectural Products

Making the case for Mass Timber

Tino Kalayil, P.E., a structural engineer and currently the regional director (IL, IA, MN, WI) for WoodWorks - Wood Products Council, began his professional career on the Ascent building in Milwaukee. The structure is primarily constructed with mass-timber components, and it was from there that Kalayil's love for mass timber began to grow.On April 10, Kalayil will bring his love for the material and the technology to an in-person event at the Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook in Chicago where he will describe how to make the case for mass-timber construction. 

Architectural Products

Firms collaborate on thermally modified, fire-resistant wood

Woodsafe Timber Protection AB, which said it is Europe's largest manufacturer of durable fire-resistant impregnated wood, and Thermory AS, reportedly the world's largest manufacturer of thermally modified wood, have collaborated on durable thermally modified fire-resistant wood. Thermory’s real wood products with fire protection are available immediately.

Woodworking Industry News

The Olympics of wood

Mass-timber construction is becoming ubiquitous at the Olympic Games and the Paralympics. From Toyko to Canada, the Games have used the sustainable construction technique to build housing and event facilities for the world's greatest athletes.  

Woodworking Industry News

Würth Baer Supply acquires Russell Plywood

Würth Baer Supply Company has acquired Russell Plywood, headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, with an additional site in Wilmington, Delaware. The addition of Russell Plywood geographically expands Würth’s core woodworking business in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, and continues to