Mass Timber Goes Mainstream: Single-Family Focus

Dear Forest Business Network Newsletter Reader:

The International Mass Timber Conference website got an upgrade recently when we created a new home on the site for the International Mass Timber Report, the 320+ page (annually updated) resource that all conference attendees receive at no charge.

If you didn't attend the conference last March and haven't yet seen the 2024 report, we've got a treat for you. You can now get a nice taste for the content with free access to the 2024 Case Studies and Featured Stories. 

One particular Featured Story I'd like to highlight in today's message is Emily Dawson 's insightful piece titled "Mass Timber in Single-Family Homes (2024)." Emily's interest in this topic mirrors what we're seeing here in the U.S. and around the world — that mass timber modular is poised to make a big splash in single family construction. And, spoiler alert, the quote that Emily references from construction market analyst Tim Seims surprised me as much as her... that "no product category has hit mass-market adoption without getting into single-family residential.” Whoa. 

Speaking of single family, we're currently building out content at our upcoming 2025 International Mass Timber Conference (March 25–27) that should add some value to this discussion. Here's what's in the lineup so far, and that should expand as we get closer to the event:

• The Willamette Valley building tour (Tour #3) will feature a mass timber ADU from CedarStone Design Build. The mass timber supplier for this gorgeous ADU is Vaagen Timbers .

• The Portland Buildings & Manufacturing tour (Tour #1) will allow you to explore a multi-level Freres Wood  Mass Ply Panel modular prototype.

• We'll have at least one educational presentation with single family as a focus — from CedarStone Design Build (linked above).
• We also hope to have some mass timber modular displayed on the show floor since we've seen interest from exhibitors. 

Happy holidays,

Craig Rawlings -President & CEO, Forest Business Network 

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