On the northern edge of downtown Milwaukee, one high rise is not like the others. The building is called the Ascent and it’s made of wood. Cross-laminated timber to be exact, also called CLT.

Kyle Howerton, a principal with St. Louis-based developer AHM Group, is working on a new high rise that features a wood product called cross-laminated timber, which functions similarly to these ...

The first of its kind, Ascent is also the tallest timber-concrete hybrid building in the world. Tim Gokhman, one of the developers of Ascent, says building costs are comparable to more traditional ...

One life-cycle analysis found that using mass timber in a 12-story building in Oregon had an 18% lower global warming impact compared with constructing the building with steel-reinforced concrete.

The in-depth report, provided by ResearchAndMarkets.com, covers market trends, drivers, and forecasts. Key discussions focus on sustainability as mass timber construction gains ground over concrete ...

New Land Enterprises expects to develop another tall timber high-rise, based on its experience with Ascent, which is leasing ahead of projections. Photo courtesy C.D.Smith & New Land Construction ...

High school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam ...