DEAR TIM: I’m getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

Question: My husband and I purchased a beautiful townhome on Santa Barbara’s Upper Eastside a few years back that was recently built. There are two buildings, both three stories tall, built in what I ...

With environmental benefits and lower labor costs, mass timber has grown into a market that could rival steel and concrete in the construction industry. By Keith Schneider SPOKANE, Wash. — Although it ...