Here are three ADUs that stand out as tiny triumphs, showcasing how wood can be a winning material for small spaces—and proving that less truly can be more. Bunch Design’s Centrally Located ADU in Los Angeles

When it comes to using wood products and assemblies to their fullest potential, design and construction professionals can look to many resources for help.

Wood is a sustainable, high-value building material. Building with wood is efficient, often completed faster than other systems, and can be done year-round in almost any climate. Wood can often be locally sourced from North American forests and is frequently less expensive than alternative building materials.

American Wood Council. 2018 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction; Codes & Standards Publications; DCA-6 Prescriptive Residential Deck Construction Guide; DCA-6 Prescriptive Residential Deck Construction Guide in Spanish; Wood Frame Construction Manual for One and Two-Family Dwellings; National Frame Building Association

Wood is transforming the design and construction landscape, inspiring remarkable creations, and changing the way we think about this time-tested building material. Consider this your source for wood wisdom and all things timber, including news updates, CEUs, project profiles, and more.

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Light Frame Wood Construction Preferred and pre-fabulous. Due to its cost advantages, availability, and ease of assembly, wood is often the go-to framing choice for single family homes, multifamily, and commercial buildings⁠—Type III and Type V construction.

Built over one hundred years ago as a warehouse for the Butler Brothers Company, Butler Square is a nine-story historic tall timber building in Minneapolis, Minnesota that demonstrates that wood withstands the test of time.

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a wood panel system that is rapidly gaining popularity in the U.S. after being widely adopted in Europe. The strength, dimensional stability, and rigidity of CLT allow it to be used in mid- and high-rise buildings.

Wood performance holds up. Its proven safety, versatility, and natural beauty is why durable wood is used in many types of buildings, from single family homes to condominiums, multi-story offices, schools, industrial facilities, recreational centers, and arenas.