Innovative Design

Today’s North American building codes, coupled with advances in wood science and building technology, have expanded the options for wood construction. These codes recognize wood’s safety and structural performance capabilities and allow its use in a wide range of building types. In fact, wood-frame construction has a proven safety and performance record for fire protection, and years of research and building-code development have proven that wood-frame and hybrid structures can meet or exceed the most demanding earthquake design requirements. Wood also has inherent characteristics that make it ideal in areas prone to high wind.