The SLB’s Strategy for 3 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 »
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The SLB Q1 Report Highlights Accelerating Efforts to Expand the Use of Lumber
The SLB recently published its Q1 2025 Report, highlighting how the SLB and its funded programs are accelerating efforts to expand the use of lumber—capturing market share in high-potential segments like K-12 schools and multifamily housing while pushing beyond early adopters of wood construction to engage general contractors, developers, and community stakeholders through targeted training,… 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 »
The Future is Under Construction. And It’s Framed with Wood.
The Future is Under Construction. And It’s Framed with Wood. By François Robichaud, Ph.D.; Partner, Market Research & Engineered Wood Products; Forest Economic Advisors Wood is by far the preferred structural material for construction in low-rise residential construction. In the United States, 93% of single-family homes are framed with dimensional lumber, as are up to… Read more »
Growing Demand for Lumber
Growing Demand for Lumber The softwood lumber industry has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about substantial long-term growth of the wood products market. It’s become commonplace for building designers and developers to cite wood construction as a key strategy for constructing their projects more quickly and sustainably. Projects teams are looking for opportunities to… Read more »
A Year in Review: 10 Top Stories from the SLB
Happy 2025 to our investors, colleagues, and industry partners. As we close the 2024 chapter, we wanted to share with you a quick recap of the top stories from the SLB last year. As we continue to work towards our mission to make softwood lumber the building material of choice in commercial, residential, and outdoor… Read more »
WoodWorks Aims to Convert 400 Projects to Wood Construction This Year
WoodWorks Aims to Convert 400 Projects to Wood Construction This Year When a structural engineer at a South Carolina engineering firm had a question about firewalls in light-frame construction, he knew who to call: WoodWorks. WoodWorks is a program funded by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) with a team of engineers and architects who help… Read more »