While performing a preplan survey or conducting crew familiarization in your district, it’s wise to take a second look at brick buildings, particularly downtown. You might be surprised at what you ...

Some years ago, David Gehl made an unusual trip to Siberia. “I went to lots of sawmills and forests and came back from Russia and China with, like, 20 kg of wood boards on my back,” he recalls. Gehl ...

The study could help identify wood from Russia, which has been banned by many countries because of the war. By Alexander Nazaryan Using a unique combination of old-fashioned field work and ...

For as long as scientists have studied trees, we have categorised them into two types based on the sort of wood they make. Softwoods include pines and firs and generally grow faster than hardwoods, ...

Learning the history of an artwork, artifact or even a church can start by simply identifying the type of wood its creators used. Take Juan Luna’s paintings. The National Museum tapped the Forest ...