Wood Construction Gains Ground in U.S. Commercial Buildings

There is a burgeoning trend among developers across the U.S. to bring the use of wood to new heights in commercial real estate.

Wood has been a staple in building single-family homes and apartment complexes of up to 85 feet in height for decades.

But the developer of one mixed-use building in Portland, Ore. is looking to change that as part of a burgeoning trend among developers and designers across the U.S. to bring the use of wood to new heights in commercial real estate....