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AWC Celebrates Launch of New Construction Fire Safety App

When not properly managed, construction sites can hold higher potential for fires caused by issues like improperly stored combustible materials and noncompliant hot work. In an effort to decrease the frequency and severity of construction site fires, the American Wood Council (AWC) and the Construction Fire Safety Coalition (CFSC) developed a new Construction Fire Safety […]

From Forest to Classroom: SLB Faculty Workshops Drive Wood Education Nationwide

Incorporating more lumber into our built environment may end on construction sites, but it begins with the students who will become the future innovators in design and construction. Unfortunately, wood education is underrepresented in many post-secondary architecture, engineering, and construction management programs across the nation. An audit by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) found that […]

Updated Energy Code Compliance Guide Available From APA

APA – The Engineered Wood Association (APA) recently updated The Performance Path to Energy Code Compliance publication. This free guide assists builders in evaluating the energy efficiency of a whole home as a system, enabling them to specify cost-effective assemblies utilizing wood structural panels, eliminating the need for continuous insulation in the Northern climate zone […]

Discover What’s In Store At NAWLA’s 2024 Traders Market

This year’s Traders Market is the fall event for more than 1,400 forest and building material industry professionals. Taking place November 13-15 in Phoenix, AZ, attendees will have time on the show floor to speak with exhibitors, dedicated networking experiences, the chance to hear from inspiring speakers, and the opportunity to witness the launch of […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

“I would characterize the Pine markets as average. There has not been a lot of change over the past couple of months,” noted an Ontario manufacturer. “The upper grades are still moving well and there has been no concession on price. It is the low end, industrial grades that are slow because the demand isn’t […]

Retail Review

Mead Lumber: Thomae Lumber’s New NameRecently, the name of a building material supplier and member of the Laurel and Billings, MT business community since 1982, officially changed from Thomae Lumber to Mead Lumber. Thomae Lumber was founded by Paul Thomae Sr. and in 2007, Mead Lumber, a chief supplier of building materials with 53 locations […]

In Memoriam

James Kenneth (JK) Irving, Chairman of J.D. Irving, Limited, was born on March 20, 1928, in Saint John, New Brunswick. He was the eldest son of Harriet Lila and Kenneth Colin Irving; and brother to the late Arthur and Jack Irving. JK was a proud Canadian and New Brunswicker leading J.D. Irving, Limited in a […]

Richardson Timbers: 75 Years of Lumber Industry Excellence

“With 75 years comes a reputation; we get phone calls from Illinois, we get phone calls from Washington, the East Coast, the West Coast — we’ve gotten phone calls from California. We’ve also shipped into Florida. You know, all you need to do is find the wheels and we’ll go anywhere.”– Steven Rogers, sales manager, […]

Jazz Forest Products: A Family Company Producing The Finest Western Red Cedar and Softwood Products

“Knowing that we have control over our products from the very beginning of the process to the very end allows us to make the right end use product that we know is going into a person’s home. Our main goal will always be to provide a value-added product.” – Parm Binning, head of marketing and […]