Our Latin America Editor is on the ground in Ecuador and sending updates on construction technology, codes, and temporary housing

Carpenter's squares are ubiquitous on jobsites, but the jumbo-jumbo written on them is Greek to most carpenters. Thanks, calculator.

Recycling revisited and repurposed for reuse 

A short film illustrating the path from forest to finished frame

For three years and a day journeymen walk, work, and sleep under the stars

A few really cool tricks and a Master Class at the end 

I spotted this interesting roof construction in Cuenca, Ecuador: Branch logs as rafters; purlins of split branch logs with thin brick overlaid in two strata

The air sealing process for a high performance home with double-stud walls. 

A subjective exploration of 11 'lightweight' heavy hitters

Target practice is a favorite desktop diversion of many a desk jockey. Turns out it can be a bench top diversion as well. 

Use modeling techniques to put together a 'two-story phone booth'—with cedar fascia?

Installing a floor joist is a relatively easy task in new construction. But replacing one in a house that already stands? That’s a different story.

How much stronger is a house with key parts glued and nailed together rather than just nailed together?

Make a piece of wood and then manipulate it into four walls

Ten options for framers

Soffits should be tight boxes hidden in your ceiling.

Two packages for high performance homes. Vented and unvented roof insulation retrofits and exterior wall insulation details along with rainscreen wall details for furring strips.