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Increasing the Use of Wood March 22-24, 2016 Portland, OR A lineup of expert speakers from around the world will address how we can advance cross-laminated timber and the mass timber industry in North America, and how we can increase the use of wood in low- to mid-rise and tall buildings. Click here to register
Source: Premier Forest Products What are the Benefits and Advantages of Using Wood Why is building with wood better for the. environment? Of any commonly used building materials, one of the advantages of using wood in construction is that it has the lowest energy consumption and the lowest C02 emission. Due to wood’s thermal insulation properties, […]
We threw together this gallery of some of our favorite projects from 2015 using our Blue-Pine Beetle Kill Wood. Browse our favorite hardwood flooring and wood paneling photos below and get inspired for your next project! And while you are at it, learn more about Montana’s Beetle Kill Pine.
Source: Dovetail Partners Carbon in Wood Products Trees and the products made from them store carbon – and lots of it. Where does the carbon come from? How much carbon is stored, and how is the quantity of carbon determined? These and other questions are addressed in this fact sheet. Carbon Storage in Trees Trees […]
Find out what could undermine the plans to cut carbon emissions in the US. Source: Washington Post We tend to have a greatly oversimplified view of the planet’s carbon problem — and therefore, of what we have to do to solve it. The general notion is that it’s all about fossil fuels, and so if we stop […]