As municipalities and private operators modernize aging facilities across North America, the materials used in interior ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Maryland genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing.

With the world focused on addressing climate change, scientists have had to get creative when it comes to developing sustainable building materials that tackle carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists ...

Engineered wood products (EWPs) are used in a wide range of construction applications. For low in-place cost, versatility and superior performance, engineered wood systems are simply hard to beat.

Transparent wood promises to be an environmentally friendly substitute for glass or plastic used for making car windshields, see-through packaging and biomedical devices, according to a study. A ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bakelite Synthetics (“the Company”) was named “2024 EWTA Supplier of the Year” in the Materials and Supplies category by the Engineered Wood Technology Association (EWTA) ...

Deciding between hardwood and engineered wood for your floors? Learn about the differences and how to figure out which is ...

This is a plain sawn white oak veneer floor with 7 ply birch core and 4mm thickness veneer. The manufacturer is From The Forest Engineered wood, like engineered stone, is manmade. Rather than using ...

Could your house take a bullet for you? Clad it with a new type of modified wood, and it might, says Alex Lau, co-founder and executive chairman of InventWood. The US-based company has developed ...

Engineered wood flooring is a type of flooring composed of a thin hardwood top layer, called a veneer or wear layer, over core layers of strengthened composite plywood. In some cases, the plywood may ...