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Don’t Forget the Connectors Structural connectors are designed to hold framing members to the foundation and to one another. They help a building withstand heavy loads, strong winds and earthquakes.

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With the summer holidays nearly here, now's the time to invest in a wooden climbing frame to keep your kids occupied over the break - and save £400 at the same time ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms ...

Mass-produced precast concrete homes could replace wood framing by offering durable, storm-resistant, and affordable housing in the changing U.S. climate.

That makes sense — FEMA reports homes built with reinforced steel and concrete can withstand wind speeds anywhere from 60-80 mph more than wood framing.

What’s Replacing Wood — and Why It Matters While the vast majority of homes are still being built with lumber framing, some builders are exploring using other materials to frame homes to future-proof ...

We need to stop building with wood framing. The wind-driven fires devastating parts of Los Angeles right now show why.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new housing development set to open in Folsom, California, in March is being built with a unique framing technology and design by Japanese homebuilder Sekisui House.

And the house's wooden frame has drawn no small amount of that attention at times. But to answer a reader's question, the house is not the oldest wood-frame house in the nation.