Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the United States for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, particularly in the face of increasingly common extreme weather events.

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WOOD’S RISE TO POWER

More than 90 percent of new homes built in the United States rely on wood framing. Wood has deep historical roots as a building material, dating back to the earliest European settlers, who constructed shelters using the abundant native timber. One of the most recognizable typologies was the log cabin, built from large tree trunks notched at the corners for structural stability.

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