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Gov't Gives New Reason to Use Wood in Buildings

WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Agriculture and the Wood Products Council wants to encourage the use of advanced wood materials in buildings. Some local companies are way ahead.

By Erika Morphy | Updated on March 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Agriculture and the Wood Products Council’s WoodWorks initiative announced a $1 million program that will provide training for architects, engineers and builders related to the use of advanced wood materials in US buildings. The program cites The President’s Climate Action Plan goal of preserving forests in mitigating climate change and the recently-signed 2014 Farm Bill, which calls for the creation of rural jobs.

Some local companies, though, are one step ahead of the initiative, at least in terms of its embrace of wood and sustainable building products.

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