teak
The official definition for the word ebony is "heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree."
I assume you meant Teak Wood? Which is a large deciduous tree (Tectona grandis), native to tropical South and Southeast Asia. It is noted for its dark, reddish-brown, and heavy timber.
A hurricane
Heavy timber
Tropical monsoon regions depend on heavy tropical rains
A violent hurricane is called a typhoon or rearly a cyclone.
An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable., Salt.
monsoon forest,also called as tropical deciduous forest, because open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall.
Timber frame houses are the most difficult frame houses to construct. Due to the large heavy timber, these logs need alot of man power to lift. There are a few houses that are constructed with a timber frame.
There are a number of books available on the subject of timber frame construction, either from Amazon or a local bookshop. In addition, many specialist timber frame construction firms, such as Timber Frame Builders and Heavy Timber Truss & Frame, have extensive websites with information.
tropical rainforest
Yes, Brunei does have a tropical equatorial and humid subtropical at higher altitudes with heavy rainfall.