The SLB’s Investments Are Critical for Both Developers and Lumber Producers By Troy Harris, Jamestown As Managing Director of Timberland and Innovative Wood Products at Jamestown, I wear two distinct hats that reflect the dual priorities of our business. As a forester, I oversee our investors’ timberland portfolio of nearly 90,000 acres spanning Georgia, Alabama,… Read more »
Author: Marjaana Lawrence
The Lumber Industry Needs the SLB—Now More Than Ever
The Lumber Industry Needs the SLB—Now More Than Ever Lumber demand has long been tied to the turbulent single-family housing market. In recent years, the industry has seen swings such as the remodeling and replacement boom during the COVID pandemic and downturns such as the current market, with housing starts down 4.9% year-to-date. The lumber… Read more »
SLB Programs Are Critical for the Lumber Industry’s Continuing Growth
SLB Programs Are Critical for the Lumber Industry’s Continuing Growth The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) is an industry-funded initiative with a specific mandate: promoting softwood lumber to increase and diversify demand and increase market share. The SLB’s mandate is to make softwood lumber the preferred building material in commercial, residential, and outdoor construction in the… Read more »
The SLB’s Strategy for 2.9 Billion Board Feet of New Annual Lumber Demand
The SLB’s Strategy for 2.9 Billion Board Feet of New Annual Lumber Demand Since 2012, the Softwood Lumber Board has focused on its mission to increase demand for softwood lumber through work in code, conversion, communications, and education—with more than 15 billion board feet (BBF) of incremental demand generated since 2012, a return of 86… Read more »
SLB-Supported Accelerators Drive Lumber Market Growth
SLB-Supported Accelerators Drive Lumber Market Growth The Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment in Boston is an influential showcase for the potential of wood construction. The transformation of 42 1940s-era buildings into a sustainable, mixed-income residential community will include a six-story affordable housing project built with a cross-laminated timber floor and roof system and a nine-story mass… Read more »