We hear so much about sustainability in the news that it’s becoming important to many homeowners and contractors to use more ...

New building products are able to limit the use of wood to minimize deforestation and deliver more sustainable and resilient ...

A 3,775-year-old log discovery has lent credence to the idea of burying wood to sequester the carbon ... immediately identified it as Eastern red cedar,” Zeng recalled. “You could tell how ...

Your budget will play a large role in the siding selection process as upfront material costs can range from $5 per square foot for vinyl and certain types of wood to as much as $50 per square foot for ...

US researchers working with SHoP Architects have created a potential alternative to steel and concrete as a structural floor material: recyclable panels made entirely from bioplastic and wood flour.

And he said, "1% of the material costs." I got mad at Lindal Cedar Homes for not telling me that three weeks earlier. We did that. The shipment started within a few weeks later and it came on five ...

By Abigail Geiger Reporting on her third hurricane from Cedar Key, Fla. Cedar Key, a small community on a collection of tiny islands jutting into the Gulf of Mexico, is emerging as one of the ...

Cedarwood essential oil is a substance derived from the bark, needles, leaves, and berries of cedar trees. People claim that it may have benefits for skin, hair, and sleep. While cedarwood oil can ...

"The wood is nice and solid -- you could probably ... from McGill University immediately identified it as Eastern red cedar," Zeng recalled. "You could tell how well it was preserved.

But when the scientists went digging in 2013, they uncovered something unexpected: A piece of wood already buried about 6½ feet underground. The craggy, waterlogged piece of eastern red cedar ...