If you were a designer tasked with choosing the construction materials for a new development, what would be the first options that come to mind? Most people would think of...
To beam or not to beam? Heavy timber has been used to build tall buildings since the 1800s by assembling horizontal wood beams on vertical wood posts at each storey....
Comfort, relaxation, and well-being. These are three values that help the success of academic performance in students. How can this be achieved where urban environments densify and developments move away...
There has been a frequent misconception that mid-rise and high-rise timber structures constructed using mass timber are less safe than other types of structures constructed using steel or concrete. However,...
What is this wood movement? Some like to think of the 21st century as the wood movement in construction, but that’s not what this article is about. This is about...
March 2020 – A note from Moses Structural Engineers: Biophilia is the human love of life and the natural world. Biophilic design is focused on the inclusion of nature in...
