Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But wood construction isn't engineered ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Pablo Moyano Fernández, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) Wood is, ...