Expanding Secondary Market Opportunities for Recovered Construction, Renovation and Demolition Wood

Canadian Wood Council
September 10, 2026
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: Canada

The next market opportunity for wood may begin with material already in circulation. The Canadian Wood Council’s new report, Expanding Secondary Market Opportunities for Recovered Construction, Renovation, and Demolition Wood, examines the infrastructure, regulatory, economic, and operational constraints limiting the reuse and reprocessing of reclaimed wood products. It identifies near-term product opportunities and the technical, commercial, and standards foundations needed to support market growth, including grading and testing, centralized processing hubs, policy sequencing, pilot projects, risk management, and performance measurement. Download the full report to explore opportunities for expanding secondary markets for recovered wood.

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