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We regularly post fresh content to our Into the Woods blog. Some posts are pulled from our print Into the Woods newsletter, and others are online-only exclusives. They range from quick takes on current events, to news and research connected to the New England woods, to stories of the people and places that inspire local forest conservation. Bookmark this page to look for new stories as they're published, or subscribe below to our Into the Woods email bulletin for alerts about new content.

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Timber City exhibit opens in D.C.

The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. is opening their newest exhibit, Timber City, on Saturday, September 17th. The exhibit focuses on the advantages of timber construction such as strength, fire resistance, sustainability, and aesthetics. Timber City will highlight the recent expansion of tall wood buildings in the U.S., such as the two winners of […]
By 36creative • Posted September 15, 2016
Sep
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Testing Mass Timber

On the Build It With Wood blog, we talk about mass timber a lot. We love the potential of the wood products, the climate benefits, the aesthetics, and the durability (just to name a few). And sometimes we get wrapped up in our love for mass timber that we forget that other people haven’t even […]
By 36creative • Posted September 7, 2016
Aug
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Final wood panel installed on Brock Commons

It seems like just last week we were writing about construction beginning on a new dormitory and now it’s finishing up. The world’s tallest wood building installed the last wood panel last week, wrapping up this stage of construction in an impressive 66 days. After this milestone, focus will turn to completing the interior and preparing the building […]
By 36creative • Posted August 29, 2016
Aug
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Forest to Frame

Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) produced a new video called “Forest to Frame.” It focuses on how people in the future will need more buildings as the global population rises, the building technologies that use wood, and the important role forests play. “The choices we make about the materials used as we develop the built environment have long-term […]
By 36creative • Posted August 4, 2016
Aug
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Amsterdam’s plans for a ‘Haute Couture’ building

Amsterdam has plans in the future for a new  residential tower made from wood. Arch Daily reports that the tower will be 73 meters (240 feet) tall and will become The Netherland’s tallest timber framed building. The project is called HAUT, short for “Haute Couture,” and will located next to the Amstel River. HAUT will be designed by Team […]
By 36creative • Posted August 1, 2016
Jul
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Construction on UBC dorm continues

Back in June, we wrote about construction beginning on University of British Columbia’s new timber dormitory. Pictures of the construction process have just been made available and the frame is quickly taking shape.   Canadian Architect reports that a new floor is being built every 3 days and is expected to increase. The dormitory is […]
By 36creative • Posted July 28, 2016
Jul
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Plans for tallest hybrid timber structure in the world revealed

Preliminary plans were recently revealed for the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world, Architectural Digest announced. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and Vancouver developer PortLiving have teamed up to build a residential building thought to break current records. Details for the project are still under wraps, but it is believed the skyscraper will be the tallest […]
By 36creative • Posted July 25, 2016
Jun
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Building a Thermal Argument

The whir of a table saw, the pounding of a hammer, and the roar of a blowtorch—these are the sounds of Harvard graduate students playing hooky in the woods. Starting in the spring of 2016, a group of students from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design have been cutting, nailing, and assembling large, thick panels of […]
By 36creative • Posted June 29, 2016
Jun
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Construction on UBC’s new wood dormitory begins

Vancouver will soon have the world’s tallest mass-timber building. Construction has begun at the future home of University of British Columbia’s 18 story tall dormitory. At 53 meters tall (173 feet), Brock Commons student housing will be 4 stories taller than Treet in Norway which currently holds the title for tallest mass-timber building. As The […]
By 36creative • Posted June 9, 2016
Jun
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Picnic Celebration a Success!

Between the beautiful weather, engaging speakers, a delicious picnic lunch, tours of full-scale engineered wood building models, and canoeing on Long Lake, New England Forestry Foundation’s Annual Meeting Picnic Celebration was a resounding success! On Saturday, June 4th, over 75 supporters, board members, and community members from around New England gathered at NEFF’s headquarters in […]
By 36creative • Posted June 9, 2016
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