Six winners of the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and USDA Forest Service (USDA) $2,000,000 2022 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon were announced today. The winning projects demonstrate mass timber’s innovative applications in architectural design, and highlight its significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment. “One aspect of managing healthy,… Read more »
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The SLB to Support Six 2022 Wood Innovation Grant Projects with over $272K in Matched Funds
Last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the awarding of more than $32 million to fund 2022 wood innovations and community wood grants to expand the use of wood products, strengthen emerging wood markets, and support active management to improve forest health and resilience, especially in light of the ongoing nationwide… Read more »
The Softwood Lumber Board 2022 Board of Directors Announced
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has reappointed George Emmerson, J.D. Hankins II, Brian Luoma, and Brad Thorlakson to serve second terms on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) Board of Directors. He has also appointed past Director Marc Brinkmeyer to the Board, and Jerome Pelletier to serve his first term. Directors will serve a three-year term… Read more »
Entry Period Begins For $2M Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »