A pre-fabricated, fire-resistant building material known as mass timber can be shipped to Maui from the Pacific Northwest and reduce on-site construction by at least half, compared with traditional stick-built homes, according to Haʻikū architect, David Sellers,  president and principal architect of Hawaiʻi Off Grid. …rebuilt homes are in high demand from wildfire survivors, many of whom are running out of insurance or have been paying rent while waiting for the opportunity to return to their own homes, Sellers said. And, it’s a potential bonanza of new jobs for skilled Maui construction workers needed to put together thick panels of wood, engineered and cut precisely to fit together at manufacturing sites on the West Coast and British Columbia, Canada. …Sellers is partnering with WoodWorks – Wood Products Council to build homes with mass timber, “an innovative wood solution that is sustainable, inherently fire resistant and fast to construct.”