2018       

1. AWC: Tall Mass Timber code changes get final approval.   28 December 2018
2. Wood Makes Comeback as Mass Timber Projects Thrive.  18 December 2018
3. Forest resources in the EU and the EU Forest Strategy.  7 December 2018
4. UK ban on combustible building materials will "slow down use of engineered timber"   3 December 2018
5. The State of the World's Forests.  3 December 2018
6. Ghana Ready to Implement Legal Timber Agreement.  3 December 2018
7. Freres builds for the future with new mass plywood panels.  3 December 2018
8. 4 Projects That Show Mass Timber is the Future of American Cities.  29 November 2018
9. Japan’s current CLT design value.  27 November 2018
10. Housing Report - September 2018.  20 November 2018 
11. US Demand for Softwood Lumber Forecasted to Increase in Next 15 Years.  9 November 2018
12. Sawlog Prices Fell on all Continents Except North America in the 2Q/18.  9 November 2018
13. Wood Bioenergy Conference and Expo: Synopsis of Presentations.  8 November 2018
14. How much hotter is your hometown now?  4 November 2018
15. How Timber Subsidies Became Like “Crack for the Agricultural Community.  26 October 2018 
16. Support for Tall Timber Reaches New Heights in the Building Code.  26 October 2018 
17. Hardwood Report, 2018 - Japan.  USDA FAS.   22 October 2018 
18. Key Slide: FW: Virginia Tech USFS Housing Market commentaries for August 2018.  17 October 2018 
19. Virginia Tech USFS Housing Market commentaries for August 2018.  17 October 2018 
20. The CLT opposition has intensified their efforts.   17 October 2018 
21. Q3 Market Trends: WillSonn Advisory.  17 October 2018   
22. Cannabis legalization: Is your mill ready?  17 October 2018 
23. Taylor Guitars took a big risk by investing in an African sawmill.  7 October 2018   
24. The construction revolution continues as Cross-Laminated Timber goes modular.  5 October 2018 
25. Carbon balance and economic performance of pine plantations for bioenergy production in the Southeastern United States. 14 September 2018-A
26. How is wood-based pellet production affecting forest conditions in the southeastern United States?  14 September 2018-B
27. IEA Bioenergy Response to Chatham House report “Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate.   14 September 2018-C
28. Sourcing overseas biomass for EU ambitions: assessing net sustainable export potential from various sourcing countries.  14 September 2018-D
29. OPINION: Status and prospects for renewable energy using wood pellets from the southeastern United States.  14 September 2018-E
30. Background Analytical Study 3: Forests and Energy. 14 September 2018-F
31. RESPONSE 1: EU Policy to Burn More Wood Will Fuel Climate Change.  14 September 2018-G
32. 2018 RESPONSE 2: EU Policy to Burn More Wood Will Fuel Climate Change.  14 September 2018-H
33. Tallest timber building in the world nears completion.  13 September 2018
34. Assumptions in the European Union biofuels policy: frictions with experiences in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique.  13 September 2018. 
35. EU Policy to Burn More Wood Will Fuel Climate Change.  12 September 2018
36. Logging tops Canada's most dangerous, least rewarding jobs.  31 August 2018
37. Flat Conditions for Some Housing Sectors, but Not All.  31 August 2018
38. Biomass Electricity Isn’t Cheap, Won’t End Wildfire.  24 August 2018
39. Cross-laminated timber as forest-management strategy.  23 August 2018 
40. Proposed Chinese Tariffs: Potential impacts for the PNW Forest Industry.  16 August 2018
41. Off-site Construction Revolutionizes the Building Game.  16 August 2018
42. Super termites form enormous colonies in California.  15 August 2018
43. State sets standards for taller wood buildings.  15 August 2018
44. Market Trends WillSonn Advisory Q2 2018.  15 August 2018
45. Growing better trees by design.  15 August 2018
46. China Takes the Lead as U.S. No. 1 Hardwood Buyer.  8 August 2018
47. CSIC Produces “First Ever” Hardwood Cross-Laminated Timber in UK.   7 August 2018
48. Oregon: Plans for Record-Setting Timber Tower in Downtown Portland Fall Through.  17 July 2018 
49. Autonomous Driving Is Here To Transform The Lumber Industry.  17 July 2018 
50. Received from a Friend--What the Other Side is Doing-Take Action - Keep the Public Safe from Tall Wood.  8 July 2018
51. Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price on a  Wild Ride.  8 July 2018 
52. Cost Comparison of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Cast-in-place Reinforced Concrete Structures.  8 July 2018    
53. On Energy Independence Day, India, China surge as leaders in clean fuels.  4 July 2018 
54. Andrew Waugh Pioneers a Whole New Way to Build.  4 July 2018 
55. Super Wood - transforming natural wood into high perforance material.  25 June 20118
56. Ask For Wood.   25 June 2018
57. Florida Forest Sector Impact Map by County.  24 June 2018
58. Our forests are dying; mortality exceeds net growth.  22 June 2018
59. Timberman's $7.5M gift to help build UA wood design center.  21 June 2018
60. Timber Trends: Log exports out of New Zealand pick up after Chinese New Year.  21 June 2018
61. The UK’s move away from coal means they’re burning wood from the US.  21 June 2018
62. Plastic of the Future.  21 June 208
63. Number of Builders Reporting a Shortage of Framing Lumber Surges.  21 June 2018
64. Housing Report - April 2018. 21 June 2018
65. Architect Perceptions of Engineered Wood Products: An Exploratory Study of Selected Countries in Central and Southeast Europe.  21 June 2018
66. Wood Plays a Critical Role in Transforming Communities.  20 June 2018
67. This DNA Database for Trees Will Help Track Illegal Logging.   20 June 2018
68. Impact of market forces and government policies on the tropical timber trade.  20 June 2018
69. Housing Starts Reach Post-Recession High.  20 June 2018
70. Global Softwood Lumber Prices Continued Two-Year Climb.  20 June 2018
71. Lumber Tariffs, Labor Issues Constrain the Industry.  9 June 2018
72. A New Take on Timber.   9 June 2018
73. Preem and RenFuel create ‘world's first’ lignin plant for biofuels.  8 June 2018
74. Forest2Market Newsletter-June 2018.  8 June 2018
75. Addressing the forest industry labour shortfall.  6 June 2018  
76. Russia and Japan to collaborate on biomass project.  6 June 2018
77. Peavy Hall at Oregon State University CLT panels Coming Out.  6 June 2018
78. Diametrically Opposed Policy Positions.  6 June 2018
79. Design/Build Giant Acquires Michael Green Architecture, Plans to Open CLT.  Factory  6 June 2018
80. A Dissipative Connector for CLT Buildings: Concept, Design and Testing.  6 June 2018  
81. Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update.  27 May 2018  
82. Drax trialling carbon-capture to make biomass carbon negative.  27 May 2018  
83. Campbell Global Timber Trends-April 2018.  27 May 2018   
84. Wood Pellets in the Emerging Asian Biomass Market.  26 May 2018  
85. Wind Wood Utilization.  26 May 2018  
86. The Ideological Divide.  26 May 2018   
87. Surging Lumber Prices Threaten Housing Affordability.  26 May 2018  
88. Cost of Residential Construction Inputs Already Up 4% in 2018.  26 May 2018  
89. British Columbia’s forest sector diversifying to survive.  26 May 2018   
90. Redesigning sawmills for cross laminated and mass timber production.  23 May 2018  
91. Puerto Rico Gives Green Light to Microgrid Developers; Could Become a “Model of Sustainability.”   22 May 2018  
92. Log Exports to China...Information from APHIS.  18 May 2018   
93. Housing Report - March 2018.   17 May 2018 
94. Blast Testing of Loaded Mass Timber Structures Yields Positive Results. Four tests covered a spectrum of blast loads.   17 May 2018
95. As Mass Timber’s Popularity Grows, the Concrete Industry Goes on the Offensive.    17 May 2018   
96. Analysis: As long bull run (on framing lumber) charges on traders struggle to see end.  12 May 2018  
97. Timber Price Forecast.   11 May 2018 
98. Yale School of Architecture Utilizes SmartLam Cross-Laminated Timber Panels in Design Project to Benefit New Haven Homeless.   10 May 2018  
99. DOE's all-new, multi-tech $78M Bioenergy Bet.  4 May 2018 
100. The world’s first academic and industry journal dedicated to the mass timber construction market has just launched.  2 May 2018 
101. Where Will the Wood Come From?  1 May 2018   
102. CLT Movement Spreads to Eastern Half of U.S.  27 April 2018
103. Province announces $7.8M for Mass Timber Program.  26 April 2018
104. Mass Timber: CLT Photos in Portland, Oregon and Environs.  26 April 2018
105. WoodWorks Leads Successful Blast Testing of Loaded Mass Timber Structures.  25 April 2018
106. The Beck Group and Forest2Market Announce Sawmill TQ, a New Data and Analytics Service for Southern Sawmills.  24 April 2018
107. Biocoal partnership to build global operation.  24 April 2018
108. Pruitt declares that burning wood is carbon neutral.  23 April 2018
109. Residential Construction is Slowly Returning to Normalcy.  20 April 2018
110. Remodeling Confidence Remains in Strong Territory Despite Three Point Slip.  20 April 2018
111. Red Rock gets go-ahead for Lakeview: Renewable biofuels plant to be constructed in Lakeview.  19 April 2018
112. Housing Report: February-2018.  19 April 2018
113. CLT's regional acceptance may increase after University of Arkansas' construction.  19 April 2018
114. British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports to US Plunge 20 Percent.  19 April 2018
115. Toward an Elasticity of Chip-N-Saw: Demand and Supply Models of Chip-N-Saw Stumpage in Louisiana.  17 April 2018
116. New Extension Forestry Positions at Clemson University.  17 April 2018
117. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood.  17 April 2018
118. Grading of European lumber under review.  17 April 2018
119. Construction Corner: Could wood be the new Styrofoam?  17 April 2018
120. US softwood lumber consumption likely to reach record highs.  5 April 2018
121. Trump plan could open Giant Sequoia monument to logging.  28 March 2018 
122. Greenpeace leaves sustainable wood certification group.  28 March 2018
123. FSC Statement About Greenpeace International.  28 March 2018
124. PERSPECTIVE CLIMATE - Are wood pellets a green fuel?  28 March 2018
125. Timber Prices:  Supply, Demand and Extenuating Circumstances.  13 March 2018 
126. Brooks Disrupts NAHB's Drumbeat Over High Lumber Prices.  13 March 2018.
127. NAHB Seeks Solutions as Lumber Prices Rise.  6 March 2018
128. Single-family Home Sales Start 2018 Lower.  27 February 2018 
129. Construction experts complete high-density wooden building course.  23 February 2018 
130. Trees That Refuse To Die No Matter What.  22 February 2018 
131. Webinar:  Ask for Wood.   21 February 2018 
132. Stronger Than Steel, Able to Stop a Speeding Bullet—It’s Super Wood!  14 February 2018 
133. Freres' mass plywood panels almost ready for market.  9 February 2018 
134. Drax Biomass moving corporate HQ to Monroe.  8 February 2018 
135. China high quality log buying grows, bypassing U.S. sawmills.  7 February 2018 
136. Are Pine Plantations in the US South Profitable Investments?  7 February 2018 
137. Housing Notes - January 2018.  5 February 2018 
138. Southern Yellow Pine Exports to China on Pace to Double in 2017.  2 February 2018 
139. 10 Predictions for Global Wood Consuming Industries in 2018.  2 February 2018   
140. Q4 Market Trends.  23 January 2018
141. Would you feel safer wearing a cycle helmet made from paper?  16 January 2018
142. 'Canada has just detonated a bomb': Trade relations with U.S. plummet after WTO complaint.  11 January 2018
143. Japan: Japan Designates First 5 Clean Wood Act Registration Organizations (link)   10 January 2018
144. Mass Timber Projects Gaining Ground & Reaching New Heights.  8 January 2018
145. IKD has pioneered hardwood cross-laminated timber.  8 January 2018
146. With biomass energy, weighing forest restoration and carbon emissions.  5 January 2018
147. Flatbed carriers: expect healthy growth in housing starts.  5 January 2018 
148. Car parts, yogurt, paint: Scientists are using wood in novel ways, hopefully staying the axe on forestry education before it's too late.   5 January 2018
149. Trade dispute over Canadian newsprint poised to have 'catastrophic impact' on U.S. newspaper industry.   2 January 2018
150. Spruce Beetle Infestation Nearly Doubles in B.C.  2 January 2018