Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has reappointed Eric Cremers, Caroline Dauzat, and Hugues Simon to serve second terms on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). He has also appointed director Keith O’Rear to his first term. Directors will serve a three-year term of office beginning January 1, 2021. Mr. Cremers was recently name President & CEO… Read more »
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The Softwood Lumber Board Welcomes Nick Milestone
West Linn, Ore., October 29, 2020 – The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) is excited to announce that Nick Milestone has joined the SLB to support its mission in the areas of strategic partnerships and adoption of mass timber construction in the United States. He is a veteran of the European and United Kingdom mass timber… Read more »
Monthly Update: October 2020
Monthly Update: September 2020
SLB Q2 2020 Report Now Available
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) recently published its 2020 Q2 Quarterly Report, which recaps the SLB’s progress in continuing to grow incremental demand for the softwood lumber industry. The housing industry continues to be a bright spot in an otherwise dour economy fueled by high demand single-family home and DIY home improvement projects. The SLB… Read more »
Monthly Update: August 2020
California Building Standards Commission Passes Tall Wood Code Change Proposals
Recently, the California Building Standards Commission grouped the tall wood code change proposals into one agenda item and passed them unanimously. The commission agreed that early adoption of mass timber will have many benefits for the state. Increased market demand, alignment with wildland fire prevention and forest management goals, and improved carbon storage are all… Read more »