The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

Ever since firefighters have been going to building fires, it has been paramount that if they want to survive the destructive force of fire in a building, they must have knowledge of how buildings are ...

Large degree of variation in building surface and aesthetic flexibility but with simplified construction. Cost reduction via larger unitized modules and parts consolidation — eliminating most ...

Shih-Ho Chao receives funding from National Science Foundation. When buildings collapse killing hundreds – or thousands – of people, it’s a tragedy. It’s also an important engineering problem. The ...