Eligible project teams may now submit proposals for the Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon, funded by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and USDA Forest Service (USDA) for the purpose of advancing low carbon mass timber construction in the United States. The competition will award funds totaling $2,000,000 to support projects that demonstrate mass timber’s… Read more »
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The SLB and ACSA Announce Winners of Education Competition, Support Wood-Focused Curriculum in U.S. Architecture Schools
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) recently announced the winners of the 2022 Timber Education Prize, a competition that supports innovative courses and curriculum to be taught at architecture schools across North America. The prizes recognize effective and innovative instruction that create a stimulating and evidence-based environment… Read more »
SLB Programs Reach 2021 Goals; AWC Adds Capacity to Deepen Reach With Code Officials | SLB January 2022 Newsletter
SLB Recommends Officers, Sets Goals & Budget for 2022; Programs Keep Wood’s Carbon & Sustainability Advantages Front & Center in Education & Communications | SLB December 2021 Newsletter
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 »