Western Australia may soon be home to the world’s tallest wooden building, after authorities in Perth green-lit plans for a 191.2-meter-tall (627-foot) “hybrid” tower constructed using mass timber. On ...

Concrete as well as timber will be required to address the twin challenges of averting climate disaster and building the infrastructure the world needs, writes Philip Oldfield as part of our Timber ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Professor Philip Oldfield is professionally obsessed with skyscrapers and, of late, plyscrapers and vertical extensions. Plyscraper ...

Despite growing concerns about the carbon emissions associated with their construction and operation, skyscrapers continue to spring up around the globe. Here, Philip Oldfield sets out seven ways to ...

A TOUGH new clampdown on high-rise means the tallest skyscrapers in the future might not be that tall at all. A leading skyscraper expert has said the effect of a clampdown on unfettered tower heights ...

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The regulatory framework has broken down for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines, write Philip Oldfield and coauthors in the winter issue of the ...