The Softwood Forest Products Buyer - November/December 2022

Mass Timber Construction Opportunities For
Western Red Cedar. Or, How Wood Begets Wood.
By Brad Kirkbride, Managing Director, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association
Timber Products Hosts Guests At IWF
Photos By Terry Miller
Wanuskewin, located outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is a mass timber and Glulam beam
structure clad in vertical WRC wall panels.
Architect: aodbt architecture + interior design
Photo: Garrett Kendel from King Rose Visuals
The Great Dharma Chan Monastery in Boulder, CO. (Also called the Chung Tai
Zen Center) finished in Western Red Cedar.
Architect: Sopher Sparn Architects
Photo: Brad Nicol Photography
Nazli Nazaruddin, Clarke Veneers and Plywood, Jackson, MS; Katharina Schneider,
11Foundry LLC, Vienna, Austria; Kevin Smith, Timber Products Company, Springfield,
OR; (front, center) Rachel Milligan, Associated Hardwoods Inc., Tampa, FL; Dave Lupsha,
Associated Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC; Jason Harper, Clarke Veneers and
Plywood, Madison, MS; and Ian Clarke, Clarke Veneers and Plywood, Jackson, MS
Tom Gennarelli, Timber Products Company, Springfield, OR; Anna McCann, Merritt Machinery
LLC, Lockport, NY; Mark Avery, Timber Products Company; and Matthew Avery,
MJB Wood Group LLC, Dallas, TX
Additional Photos on page 26
LOCK-DECK
Lock-Deck combines beauty,
strength and durability in
a structurally engineered
product. The design and
construction possibilities are
limited only by imagination.
Lock-Deck is used in buildings
where the beauty of the wood
structure is left exposed to
create a unique architectural
experience for its occupants.
The flexibility of the unique
laminated manufacturing
process makes any
combination of species, size,
length, texture and color
possible.
Species: Douglas-Fir, Pine, Cedars, and many more
Sizes: 2x6 through 5x8 and lengths up to 34’
Textures: Smooth or rough sanded, re-sawn, wire-brushed, circle sawn.
Factory finishing in 24 colors or custom matched.
Lock-Deck is manufactured with pride by Shelton Structures, Inc. in Chehalis, WA
For more information visit LockDeck.com. Email Gunnar Brinck at
GBrinck@disdero.com or call
1-800-547-4209
Western Red Cedar has been
used for decades as an appearance
material for siding and
interior paneling, as well in numerous
outdoor projects such as
decks, pergolas and yard scape
structures.
Most often chosen for its
attractive appearance, natural resistance
to rot, decay and insects,
as well as its versatility, WRC
was long held as the defacto
material for these types of applications
prior to the introduction
of composite substitute products
to the market. Once these
well-funded competitors started
appearing in lumber yards and
on contractors’ radar, natural
Softwood species like WRC had
to work harder from a marketing
and awareness perspective
to mitigate market erosion and
correct misconceptions about
subjects such as maintenance,
durability, and environmental
friendliness.
While the growing awareness
of wood’s role in carbon sequestration
and reversing climate
change is now rejuvenating
its popularity, the rise in mass
timber construction projects
is also creating an unexpected
wealth of new design opportunities
for natural and sustainable
wood products like Western Red
Cedar.
Mass timber construction is
a low-carbon building solution
that uses a category of engineered
wood products such as
solid wood panels, columns,
timbers and beams that have
employed state of the art technology
to glue, nail or dowel
them together in layers. These
products have been engineered
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Atlanta, GA–Timber Products
of Springfield, OR welcomed
clients and business associates
to a reception held here at The
Aquarium.
Approximately 75 people were
in attendance to enjoy an open
bar and heavy hors d'oevres.
Founded in 1918, Timber
Products offers a variety of premium
northern hardwood lumber
and Softwood plywood products
to cover a broad array of project
needs. The company offers everything
from marine panels to
underlayment, sheathing, custom
cuts and more. The company
is committed to environmental
sustainability and offers a fully
integrated approach to manufacturing
with multiple manufacturing
facilities, an import division,
and a nationwide logistics and
transportation division, according
to its website.
Learn more at www.timberproducts.com.
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Can You Find Your Car in this Picture?
Rail cars awaiting classification in a railyard somewhere in the Midwest…
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