With US lumber prices at record highs again, lumber buyers say they have to “pay up or run out“. In related news: US and Canadian homebuilding prevailed over the pandemic in 2020; while interest in purchasing a home continues to rise; despite the double-digit increase in home prices. Meanwhile: a new report on four-storey wood school options for BC; stronger building codes to protect against Colorado wildfires; a new code of practice for wood preservation in the UK; and New Zealand’s trade deal with China benefits wood exporters.

In Forestry/Climate news: Western Forest Products agrees to new preserves in TFL 19 near Tahsis; the City of Nelson wants to assess the embodied carbon in its buildings; 13 Nova Scotia lumber mills seek to hold back protester-blockades; and what we can learn from Arizona’s devastating forest fires.

Finally, tiny wood homes in Europe that fold for ease of transportation.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor