Tag: wood
Santa Monica Starting Mass Timber Accelerator Pilot Program
SANTA MONICA—On January 4, the city of Santa Monica posted on its Facebook page that it is starting a Mass Timber Accelerator, a year-long...
Wood Still Warms Many Homes
UNITED STATES—Fireplaces and wood stoves are not completely obsolete. They are merely less common than they were years ago. Modern building codes prohibit them...
Firewood Is Old Fashioned Technology
UNITED STATES—Chimney clearance pruning is easy to overlook nowadays because, for various reasons, chimneys are becoming obsolete. Modern homes lack them completely. Some chimneys...
Fireplaces Are A Rare Luxury
UNITED STATES—There are fewer fireplaces after every significant earthquake. Removal of a damaged chimney is probably more practical than repair, particularly if the fireplace...
