The housing industry has challenged the Minns government: if Queensland can approve apartments in three months, why can’t NSW ...

Brownstone developer Bill Caleo talks about  reimagining historic properties, transitioning to a glass condo of his own and a ...

Multifamily housing is an active part of design and construction activity across the U.S. Steel, concrete and masonry typically come to mind as structural materials; in recent years wood construction ...

Stronger than site- or factory-built shear walls, moment frames permit larger openings and smaller wall sections in buildings while offering higher load values. In the past, however, moment frames ...

A shift toward using wood rather than other materials in low- to mid-rise building designs will drive demand for wood products, resulting in both more harvesting and more planting.

The object of the Madera Mid-rise Housing Competition is the design and construction of a mid-rise social housing timber building, at least six stories high (ground floor plus five levels). The ...

Mid-rise buildings can also allow for “single-stair” buildings, permitted in many jurisdictions if built under six stories. In contrast to a typical two-stair building, which connects the units in a ...

It could open up an estimated 11,500 commercial and multi-residential parcels in Los Angeles for mid-rise buildings, said Ed Mendoza, a city planner and organizer with the Livable Communities ...

Nashville Metro Council passed the Smart Stair Reform, allowing multi-family buildings up to six stories to be built with a ...

And when it comes to building exteriors, only a handful of materials — such as green-tinted glass curtain walls for high rises and stucco facades for mid-rise buildings — make financial sense ...

This rendering shows a proposed five-story mid-rise building at 8101 Skokie Boulevard, also known as 4750 Keeney St, Skokie. The Skokie Village Board will be able to vote on approving it at a ...