This month’s Softwood Lumber Update includes:

Expanding Lumber’s Market Share, City by City: A key element of the SLB’s strategy to achieve 2.9 BBF of incremental annual lumber demand by 2035 is a focus on cities and regions where the potential for conversion to wood construction is highest. 

AIA Awards Signal Growing Demand for Wood Design: Education facilities represent a 203 MM BF annual lumber demand opportunity in the SLB’s long-term strategy. At the 2026 AIA Architecture Awards, every Education Facility Design winner featured mass timber.

AWC’s Fire Service Engagement Protects Lumber Markets: Fire service leaders shape how wood construction is understood, accepted, and ultimately used. When equipped with technical information, they become some of the most credible voices for safe wood construction. 

WoodWorks Grows Tall Timber’s Long-Term Potential: WoodWorks is supporting more than 200 tall wood projects in design and, over the past year, a tall wood project has broken ground each quarter.