by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2016 | News
In North America, the building sector accounts for about 37% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. That represents a tremendous opportunity to reduce climate change by building more, and specifically taller, wooden buildings. A recent study by a team of scientists from...
by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2016 | News
Global softwood lumber production is on pace to break the record set in 2015. That production is being driven in large part because the top 10 importing countries increased lumber imports during 2016’s first quarter. Global production is up 20% in the year’s first...
by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2016 | News
Caddo River Forest Products To Reopen Arkansas Lumber Mill Caddo River Forest Products announced they are planning to reopen the Glenwood, Arkansas sawmill. The company will invest up to $50 million in the facility, creating 136 new jobs with 200 to 300 new indirect...
by Web Editor | Jun 20, 2016 | News
Pre-tax profits in Canada’s wood manufacturing industry are expected to grow from $1.1 billion in 2015 to just under $1.5 billion this year thanks to strong demand from the U.S., according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Wood Products Industry Outlook....
by Web Editor | Jun 13, 2016 | News
In October, developers will break ground on Framework, a 12-story, 130-foot-tall mixed-use tower in Portland, Ore., designed by local firm Lever Architecture. Fast on its heels is SHoP Architects’ 475 West 18th Street, a 10-story, 120-foot residential tower in the...
by Web Editor | Jun 10, 2016 | News
Gregory Lumber Inc. — a large, family-run sawmill in Java that has been in operation for almost 30 years — is in the midst of an expansion that will increase its production by 50 percent. Todd Haymore, the state’s secretary of agriculture and forestry, announced the...
