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Another Busy Year For NAWLA

The North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) has hit the ground running with an exciting year ahead, including the return of the prestigious John J. Mulrooney Award, which will be presented at this year’s Traders Market. This award celebrates leaders who embody excellence in leadership, strategic thinking, integrity, and service to others — the same […]

The Future Is Under Construction. And It’s Framed With Wood.

JJ Carroll Redevelopment. Credit: MASS Design Grouphttps://rethinkwood.filecamp.com/s/d/pqR0RvJOWGUAuNJM 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 90% of apartment buildings of 4 stories or less. To provide a sense of scale, housing represents […]

Trade Policy – What to Watch in 2025

By Ashley Amidon Executive Director,International Wood Products Association Alexandria, VA (703) 820-7807 (c)www.iwpawood.org As we step into 2025, the international trade landscape is more dynamic than ever. To help you cut through the dozens (hundreds!) of headlines you see by every day, IWPA has identified critical trends and indicators to watch in the year ahead […]

Why Knot, Why Knot

Why Knot, Why Knot My maternal grandmother, Florence Spear, was 101 when she passed away in 2006. I was 29 then, and her life left a profound impact on me. She had been a widow for 28 years and lived next to us for seven years when I was a kid. Elegant and refined, she […]

Real American Hardwood Advertising Campaign Exceeds Expectations

Over the past two years, the Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC) united the collective efforts of the hardwood industry, engaged with creative minds and entertainment partners, and launched its Build Your World® advertising campaign—the industry’s first-ever, collaborative national advertising campaign targeting consumers. And the numbers are in. During two, six-month runs spanning the second halves […]

Industry Policies And Priorities In A New Administration

With the election now behind us, AWC is moving expeditiously to prepare our strategic priorities for the first 180 days of the new Administration and Congress. On the one hand, we are cautiously optimistic that there will be opportunities to address the overregulation that we experienced under the Biden Administration. We also see opportunities to […]

Updates From The APA Newsroom

Scott Poole Joins APA Board of Trustees APA – The Engineered Wood Association Board of Trustees welcomes Scott Poole as its newest member. Scott Poole is the president and chief operating officer for Martin Sustainable Resources L.L.C. He joined Martin Companies in December 1986 as a member of the forestry team and has since held […]

Welcome 2025: A Year of Growth and Opportunity With NAWLA

NAWLA’s Executive Management Institute Class of 2023. 2025 is officially here, and your friends at the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) would like to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed your holiday season and are excited to kick off another year of growth and collaboration with us. We have a […]

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 develop taller and more […]

Creating Awareness For American Hardwoods

s 2024 winds to a close, the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) would like to take the time to recognize and thank all of the industry stakeholders who have contributed to HMA’s American Hardwoods™ education and promotion campaign. Your generous support goes a long way in reaching consumers and design/build pros through the American Hardwood Information Center (AHIC) at HardwoodInfo.com.