Diamonds in the rough are nothing but carbon subjected to heat, pressure, and time; they all start as something like this.

Part of a house was left charred by a fire overnight Sunday into Monday in the west Chicago suburb of Maywood.

The Japanese wood burning technique known as yakisugi has been protecting and beautifying timber structures for centuries, yet it is only recently gaining serious attention from architects and ...

A new forest cabin developed in the Pyrenees, the mountain range that separates Spain and France, is drawing attention for its unique design, built with an enhanced resistance to fire, that can be ...

There’s a very good chance you own something made of wood that’s exposed to the weather. It might be a fence, a deck, a dock, patio furniture, wood siding or a shed. Wood is a marvelous material. It’s ...

Dezeen Showroom: elegant charred timber clads the exterior of the Jonas sauna, designed by Lithuanian company Celsium Wellness to bring a quiet architectural retreat to outdoor spaces. Combining the ...

About 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci wrote a brief note about protecting wood that still matters for building today. A new analysis of the note in Codex Madrid II links debarking and surface ...

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in bioarchitecture because the carbonized layer protects the wood from water, fire, insects ...

A quiet Needham neighborhood woke Christmas morning to a gray sky and the sting of a terrible loss in the air. A 21-year-old woman was killed early Wednesday in a fire at 28 Woodworth Road that took ...

How do I know the pizza at Salud Cerverceria is the best in Charlotte? I’m about to order it for the second time in as many days. If this piece feels rushed at the start, blame my editor: the ...

Wood is a desirable building product for many reasons including aesthetic appeal, sustainability, and being economical. While many different approaches have been used to improve its durability and ...