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Europe also has buildings supported by wooden beams, and a 25-story, mass-timber mixed-use building opened in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this summer.

From the street, 670 Union Street looks like one in a line of brick buildings on a tree-lined block in Brooklyn. But inside, exposed timber beams, columns and floorboards make it clear this 14 ...

By Christine Kiernan NEW YORK (Reuters) – From the street, 670 Union Street looks like one in a line of brick buildings on a tree-lined block in Brooklyn.