๐๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ:โข demolishing buildings is carbon intensiveโข existing structures contain huge embodied carbon valueโข rooftop airspace is underutilized ๐๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง:โข tear down + rebuild ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ช๐ด:โข preserve + stack + densify ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ is emerging as …
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๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌโข Spiritual & Emotional Impactโข Creates warm, calming, and welcoming environmentsโข Enhances feelings of peace, reflection, and reverenceโข Natural wood textures foster human connection and comfortโข Produces sacred spaces that feel inspiring without feeling cold or institutional ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐งโข Exposed timber structure becomes part of …
๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ & ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ
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 …
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 …
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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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