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The Ethical Case For Cross-Laminate Timber
Source: ZH Architects The Ethical Case For Cross-Laminate Timber Construction in Passive House Design Earlier this summer we were honored to present at the Passive House Conference in New York City. Our Certified Passive House Designer Staz Zakrzewski teamed up with...
read moreCarbon Sequestration
Source: Building Construction Design Locking up carbon and unlocking the full potential of timber We may commonly hear the term ‘carbon sequestration’ but what does it actually mean? The dictionary definition of sequestration is ‘isolated and hidden away’. To put it...
read moreHigh Rises Made of Wood?
Source: Scientific American Tall timber high-rises could produce fewer emissions and sequester carbon dioxide What - Brock Commons Tallwood House Height - 18 stories, 53 meters Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions - 679 metric tons of CO2 Carbon Stored in the Wood - 1753...
read moreCross-Laminated Timber is the Most Advanced Building Material
Source: Popular Science Cross-Laminated Timber Continues to Impress Builders and Engineers On a cloudy day in early October, the architect Andrew Waugh circles the base of a nondescript apartment tower in Shoreditch, a neighborhood in East London. Shoreditch suffered...
read moreConcrete vs. CLT
Source: Structurlam A building material with a long-standing history in construction, mass timber is recognized as being a durable and sustainable building option. Most commonly known as cross-laminated timber, or CLT, structures using mass timber have made their mark...
read more5 Myths about Cross Laminated Timber
Source: Building Design and Construction Myths About Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) A CLT expert clears up several common misconceptions and myths surrounding the use of wood as a building material. Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) was initially developed in Europe as an...
read moreWhat the heck is CLT?
The building industry is constantly growing, evolving, and changing. As technology and science continue to advance, new products are created every day. The Forest Products industry is no different. One of the newest advances within the Forest Products Industry is the...
read moreAmerica’s Forest Fire Problem
Source: Healthy Forest Healthy Communities This past summer, wildfires scorched nearly eight million acres across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Most of the fires, which cost taxpayers $2 billion to fight, were on national forest land. Increased fuel loads...
read moreStudy: Beetle Kill Progression Impacts Elk, Hunters
Source: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation INFLUENCE OF BEETLE KILL ON ELK AND HUNTER RESOURCES SELECTION AND INTERACTIONS The epidemic of mountain beetle kill within the forests of the West is well documented with more than 1.5 million acres of forest affected in...
read moreThe Advantages of Using Shiplap vs. Drywall
Source: www.oldworldgardenfarms.com Shiplap vs. Drywall Cost – Although an individual sheet of drywall is fairly inexpensive, the finishing process can be both time-consuming and expensive. Installing drywall can be a long, tedious, and messy process if you attempt to...
read moreResilient Federal Forests Act: Myth vs. Fact
Source: Healthy Forest Healthy Communities The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Resilient Federal Forests Act on Nov. 1. In the run up the vote, there were many misleading statements about what the bill does, and doesn’t do. Thanks to the House Natural...
read moreHappy Thanksgiving
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read moreLongtime Troy logging family puts its mark on Capitol Christmas Tree
Source: Missoulian When the chainsaw roared Tuesday and the chips began to fly off the base of the 79-foot Engelmann spruce destined to light up the U.S. Capitol’s lawn this Christmas, a lot of pride radiated from the direction of Pete Tallmadge’s family. “We’re not...
read more“Red tape” could slow Montana firefighting efforts, but funding the bigger issue
Source: KPAX.com BY DENNIS BRAGG - KPAX · IMAGE BY VICTOR ZASTOLSKIY / DREAMSTIME.COM MISSOULA - Firefighting is entering a new era, as fire crews face blazes with greater intensity and fewer resources. But the experts who are wrestling with the fire problem say...
read moreWhy our kids need forests for true learning
Source: Market Watch By LINDAÅKESON MCGURK What if there were a better way to do early childhood education? It’s a common complaint among teachers as well as parents in the U.S. these days: kindergarten has become the new first grade and the unintended casualty of...
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