A public hearing in Australia of the House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources was held on October 23rd with the purpose of looking into the short- and long-term impacts of the bushfires on Australia’s timber industry.
Wood Markets News
Smaller Multifamily Buildings Gaining Traction
The trend that favored larger multifamily unit buildings over recent years appears to be slowly changing. According to data from the Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC) of 2019, there was a slight increase in the number of multifamily units being built on smaller properties.
Redfin CEO Convinced Housing Market Will Stay Tight into 202
Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate brokerage firms, CEO Glenn Kelman says he is convinced that the housing market will stay tight into 2021. Kelman notes that while this is good for sellers, it is not such great news for buyers.
Montreal Economic Institute Economist Suggests Quebec Increase the Harvest of Provincial Forestlands
Miguel Ouellette, a Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) economist and director of operations has written an economic note titled “Quebec Forests: Rural Regions Lose Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year.”
New Sawmill Proposed for Crockett Texas
According to sources at KTRE – Channel 9 News – in Pollock Texas – an ABC affiliate – Conroe Texas based Lincoln Lumber LLC., is planning on building a new sawmill on property they own in Crockett Texas.
Personal Income Increases in September, Following August’s -2.5% Decline
A closer look into the most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reveals that personal income increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $19,804 billion in September.
U.S. Construction Spending Up in September and for the First Nine Months of 2020.
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced that total construction spending during September 2020 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,414.0 billion, 0.3% above the revised August estimate of $1,410.4 billion.
Freres Lumber Mass Timber MPP Beams and Columns are now APA Certified
Freres Lumber has announced that their mass timber MPP beams and columns are now APA Certified. According to Tyler Freres, VP of Sales, Freres’ ability to build these larger MPP columns gives them a competitive edge over glulam.
Wingspan Event and Conference Center in Hillsboro Oregon has been Completed Using Glulam and CLT Construction Design
The 89,000-square-foot Wingspan Event and Conference Center in Hillsboro Oregon has been completed, consistent with national and local safety precautions during the pandemic. The project features a glulam and CLT “butterfly roof” structure over steel-framed galleries and circulation areas, designed by LRS Architects and structural engineer IMEG.
Softwood Lumber Board Announces Addition of Industry Veteran Nick Milestone
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) has announced that Nick Milestone, has joined the SLB to support its mission in the area of strategic partnership and adoption of mass timber construction in the U.S. Milestone is a veteran of the European and United Kingdom mass timber markets and is the current chairman of the Timber Research and Development Trade Association (TRADA).