There’s a reason humans have been building homes from wood for 10,000 years. It’s an excellent building material—durable, renewable, good at insulating. But since it’s opaque, we’re ...

A transparent wood material claimed to be suitable for mass production could replace windows and solar panels in the future, say researchers at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

The transparent wood is 50% stronger than previous transparent wood and could even be used to build load-bearing walls in a building. It could also potentially be used in other ways, such as ...

Transparent wood could become an alternative to glass in energy efficient buildings, or perhaps coverings for solar panels in harsh environments. There could be no end of uses.

And with the resin added, transparent wood outperforms plastic and glass: ... Transparent wood is a far better insulator than glass, so it could help buildings retain heat or keep it out.

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The building’s facade was created with wood, glass and concrete. Most of these were sustainably sourced. Additionally, the roof has photovoltaic elements, meaning it’s got solar panels to ...

One way to reduce that refuse is by recycling wood. Almost everybody is familiar with recycling paper, aluminum, and glass, but far fewer people are aware that wood from buildings can also be salvaged ...

The first three stories of the 112-foot-high building are clad in silver and orange panels that frame glass windows. The rest of the building is open-air, with each floor containing four "rocking ...