Sarah Hicks

Element5 and Edge Architects recently collaborated to build a four-storey, 27000 square foot apartment building that was assembled and enclosed in just 20 days. The first day was dedicated to getting the first mass timber materials on site,…

As we look to the future, it’s clear the next big step toward sustainable development involves the increased use of mass timber and a greater degree of off-site prefabrication. Factory-built solutions are the key to the significant gains in…

Wood has been used as a building material for millennia. Still, it has only been relatively recently that the physical and psychological benefits of incorporating natural elements like wood into our buildings have been studied, quantified,…

Housing inequality, affordable housing shortages, and homelessness are persistent and complex challenges in our society that have worsened during the pandemic.