Canada is providing more than CA$17 million for 12 Quebec forest-sector projects focused on innovation, Indigenous participation, and export growth.
News in engineered wood products mass timber
Canfor Completes Acquisition of PinkWood
Canfor completed its acquisition of PinkWood, adding 120 employees and 46 million linear feet of annual I-joist capacity in Calgary, Alberta.
Brooklyn Mass Timber Condo Project Prepares to Open
A seven-story mass timber residential building in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg area is preparing to open and lease, Urbanize reported.
New Museum in Missoula, MT, Showcases Wood Design and US Forest Service History
The National Conservation Legacy Center in Missoula will showcase donated wood materials, mass timber design, and US Forest Service history when it opens this summer.
Google Reuses WWII-Era Hangar Timber for Oregon Mass Timber Office Prototype
Google is reusing about 66,000 board feet of Douglas fir from a WWII-era airship hangar for a mass timber office prototype in Oregon.
Proposed UK Building Regulation Changes Could Restrict Mass Timber Construction
The UK is proposing fire safety rule changes that critics say would effectively prohibit structural timber in many low- and mid-rise buildings across England.
LP Breaks Ground on New SmartSide ExpertFinish Facility in Minnesota
LP broke ground on a 350,000-square-foot SmartSide ExpertFinish facility in Minnesota, with production expected to begin in 2028Q1.
UC Berkeley Researchers Turn Fire-Affected Forests Into Building Materials
UC Berkeley researchers are exploring ways to turn wood from fire-affected forests into dowel-laminated timber and other building materials, ABC7 reported.
Portland, OR, School Modernization Project Breaks Ground With Mass Timber Design
Skanska broke ground on Portland’s Cleveland High School modernization, a major K–12 mass timber project using nearly 870,000 board feet of timber.
California Forms Mass Timber Coalition to Advance Forest Health and Construction Markets
California formed the California Mass Timber Coalition to support mass timber construction, forest health, wildfire mitigation, and local manufacturing.