by ssbhayani | May 21, 2026 | #NELMA, Industry News, News
Last fall, Smith College opened Kathleen McCartney Hall — a 15,000-square-foot mass timber hub on its Frederick Law Olmsted–designed campus in Northampton, Massachusetts. Designed by TenBerke with structural engineering by Thornton Tomasetti, the building houses the... by ssbhayani | May 18, 2026 | #NELMA, Industry News, News
What Your Grade Stamp Is Actually Telling You. Part 1 of 3: How Lumber Gets Graded This is the first in a three-part series from NELMA breaking down what’s in a lumber grade stamp and why it matters. Part 2 covers species designations. Part 3 covers the certification... by ssbhayani | May 6, 2026 | #NELMA, Industry News, News
In 2018, NELMA challenged architecture and design students to imagine a lunar colony built with wood. At the time, it read like creative speculation — an exercise in rethinking a familiar material in an unfamiliar place. Seven years later, with astronauts having just... by ssbhayani | May 1, 2026 | #NELMA, Industry News, News
The lumber industry has long supplied the raw material for civilization — framing homes, shaping skylines, furnishing interiors. But raw material alone doesn’t drive innovation. That requires designers, architects, and engineers who understand wood deeply enough to... by ssbhayani | Apr 27, 2026 | #NELMA, Industry News, News
For a siding style rooted in practicality — wide boards nailed to barn frames, with narrow strips sealing the gaps against a New England winter — board and batten has had a remarkable second act. After decades as a footnote in residential exterior design, it’s showing... by ssbhayani | Apr 27, 2026 | #NELMA, Industry News, News
For a siding style rooted in practicality — wide boards nailed to barn frames, with narrow strips sealing the gaps against a New England winter — board and batten has had a remarkable second act. After decades as a footnote in residential exterior design, it’s showing...