The ROAD to Housing Act is designed to accelerate housing production across the United States by reducing regulatory barriers, modernizing federal housing programs, and expanding access to financing. This legislation creates market conditions that strongly favor mass timber adoption in multi-family housing construction. ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ:The Act prioritizes faster housing …
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AI in the forest products and building materials industry
I recently had a video call with one of my lifelong friends in Germany, Stefan Maier, whose company scaleyour.ai is helping small to medium sized companies take advantages of AI in their back-office environment. It was fascinating to hear him discuss all of the benefits that he brings to his clients, and it got me …
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๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง-๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ adoption of ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง-๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ adoption of ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ shifts construction from individual buildings to fully integrated, district-level development systems. Entire neighborhoods are designed around standardized timber components, coordinated supply chains, and shared sustainability goals. ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐โข Standardization and repetition reduce costs and construction timelinesโข Transitions timber from a niche material to a competitive mainstream solution ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ-๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ …
โ๐๐ก, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ.โ
Why does walking into a mass timber building feel so good mentally and physically? ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ โ๐ฌ๐๐๐ + ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅโWe are wired to feel comfortable around natural materials, not steel and drywall. Exposed wood (especially in mass timber buildings like MassPly, CLT or glulam) taps into whatโs called biophilic design – basically, your …
Phytoncides
๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ are natural compounds that plants – especially trees – release into the air to protect themselves. Think of them as a plantโs invisible defense system. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:โข Fight off bacteria, fungi, and insectsโข Help plants communicate …
๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐ง-๐ฒ๐จ๐ค๐ฎ ๆฃฎๆๆตด (Forest Bathing) in Japanese
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ + ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ Forest:โข Strong reduction in cortisol (stress hormone)โข Measurable drop in heart rate and blood pressureโข Activates parasympathetic (โrest and recoverโ) state Mass timber:โข Moderate but real stress reductionโข Visual + tactile cues (wood grain, warmth) calm the brainโข Less sensory overload vs. steel/concrete environments Key idea: โข Forest = …
Durability of Douglas Fir heartwood and western red cedar heartwood
Based on USDA testing, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ and ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ and both are classified as “most resistant” to decay in above-ground conditions (โฅ20 years expected service life) https://lnkd.in/gxtR_jTw However, the sapwood in both species does not contain the natural protections that the heartwood has and if left untreated will be prone to rot …
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๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ?
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ:โข Cedar and Douglas fir heartwood develop a natural patina over time.โข You can let it go silver-gray or re-oil/stain it to keep that rich tone. ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ด:โข Fade unevenlyโข Can get blotchy or chalkyโข Doesnโt refinish (youโre kind of stuck with it) ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ = ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ = ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐จ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ …
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โ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โ
The wood products industry (lumber, plywood, engineered wood, etc.) has traditionally relied on relationships, distributors, and word-of-mouth. That still mattersโbut buying behavior has shifted. Contractors, builders, architects, and even large buyers now start online. If a company isnโt visible there, itโs basically invisible during the early decision phase. A good digital marketing manager bridges that …
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
I was recently on a Zoom call with several people I connected with at the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland a few weeks ago, discussing ways to expand the reach of the mass timber movement so it no longer feels โemerging,โ but instead becomes a more common-sense approach to construction. This yearโs conference sessions …