Product approvals for Southern Yellow Pine Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) products have been accepted by Miami-Dade County for use in construction, marking a significant milestone for sustainable building practices in Florida. This certification allows Southern Yellow Pine timber products, much of which is sourced from Florida, to be used as the primary structural system in construction projects throughout the state’s most stringent building jurisdiction. The University of Miami’s Littoral Urbanism Lab (LU_Lab), led by Christopher Meyer, secured this Florida Building Products certification through a grant from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities titled Making Southern Yellow Pine Mass Timber Florida Market Ready. …“The Endowment is proud to have supported this pioneering effort to establish Florida as a leader in sustainable forestry and construction,” said Alicia Cramer, chief operating officer of the Endowment.