The SLB’s Board of Directors has approved a new strategic plan targeting 2.9 BBF in new annual lumber demand by 2035. The approach builds on existing momentum in key, high-growth segments—multifamily, attainable and affordable housing, education, offices, and warehouses—where lumber, whether in light-frame, mass timber, or hybrid construction, offers compelling economic and environmental value propositions.… Read more »
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The SLB Q1 Report Highlights Accelerating Efforts to Expand the Use of Lumber
The SLB recently published its Q1 2025 Report, highlighting how the SLB and its funded programs are accelerating efforts to expand the use of lumber—capturing market share in high-potential segments like K-12 schools and multifamily housing while pushing beyond early adopters of wood construction to engage general contractors, developers, and community stakeholders through targeted training,… Read more »
Driving Innovation, Expanding Opportunities: The Softwood Lumber Board 2024 Annual Report is Now Available
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) recently published its 2024 Annual Report, which details the organization’s impact generating more softwood lumber demand by expanding new and emerging markets and protecting existing markets. The SLB Annual Report is available online at softwoodlumberboard.org/annualreport. “The SLB and its funded programs—the AWC, Think Wood, WoodWorks, and SLB Education—are putting the… Read more »
The Future is Under Construction. And It’s Framed with Wood.
The Future is Under Construction. And It’s Framed with Wood. By François Robichaud, Ph.D.; Partner, Market Research & Engineered Wood Products; Forest Economic Advisors Wood is by far the preferred structural material for construction in low-rise residential construction. In the United States, 93% of single-family homes are framed with dimensional lumber, as are up to… Read more »
Growing Demand for Lumber
Growing Demand for Lumber The softwood lumber industry has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about substantial long-term growth of the wood products market. It’s become commonplace for building designers and developers to cite wood construction as a key strategy for constructing their projects more quickly and sustainably. Projects teams are looking for opportunities to… Read more »
A Year in Review: 10 Top Stories from the SLB
Happy 2025 to our investors, colleagues, and industry partners. As we close the 2024 chapter, we wanted to share with you a quick recap of the top stories from the SLB last year. As we continue to work towards our mission to make softwood lumber the building material of choice in commercial, residential, and outdoor… Read more »
The SLB Q3 Report: Expanding and Diversifying Demand for Softwood Lumber
By expanding and diversifying demand for softwood lumber, the SLB and its funded programs create steady industry growth through a variety of economic cycles. Explore the Q3 Report to see how the SLB’s results last quarter demonstrate the impact of that approach with significant gains in lumber demand. Key Q3 highlights include: For more information, comprehensive program… Read more »