Author: Lauren
Credible Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting Can Boost Wood Products Demand in Our Increasingly Climate-Conscious World | SLB 2021 Q3 Report Now Available
The SLB recently published its 2021 Q3 Report, which recaps the SLB’s progress in furthering wood’s positioning as an economic, biophilic, and low carbon material, based on credible environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data and reporting. The SLB, in partnership with its funded programs—the American Wood Council (AWC), Think Wood, and WoodWorks—are making a concerted… Read more »
Annual Survey Now Open to Investors and Partners; Think Wood Profiles Top Firms Innovating With Timber + Rise in Single-Family Rentals | SLB November 2021 Newsletter
Softwood Lumber Board Pledges $420K to Match Wood Innovations Grants
To support market innovation in wood products, the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) announced today it will pledge $420,000 in matching funds to the USDA Forest Service’s 2022 Wood Innovations Grant Program. Wood innovation grants are making a difference in the United States as they help develop and expand the use of naturally low carbon wood products,… Read more »
Mass Timber Competition Announced, Wood-Friendly Proposals Go to Final ICC Vote + Interior Wood Trends ?️ | SLB October 2021 Newsletter
National Design Competition Launches to Demonstrate the Role of Mass Timber in Decarbonizing the Built Environment
The USDA Forest Service and Softwood Lumber Boardwill award $2M in grants to winning project teams. The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and USDA Forest Service (USDA), announced today the Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon to showcase mass timber’s innovative applications in architectural design, and highlight its significant role in reducing the carbon footprint… Read more »
The SLB’s Q2 Accomplishments in Wood Education, Reduction of Carbon in the Built Environment, and Buildings Code Adoptions | SLB 2021 Q2 Report Now Available
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) recently published its 2021 Q2 Report, which recaps the SLB’s progress in responding to trends and shifting the delivery of initiatives and resources to drive increased market demand and consumption of softwood lumber. The SLB, in partnership with its funded programs—the American Wood Council (AWC), Think Wood, and WoodWorks—are collaborating… Read more »