Four Winners Announced for the 2025 Mass Timber Competition: Building Sustainable Schools

The Softwood Lumber Board
October 30, 2025
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: United States

The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and the USDA Forest Service (USDA) announced the winners of the 2025 Mass Timber Competition: Building Sustainable Schools. This year’s competition awarded $1.8 million to support projects that accelerate the adoption of mass timber in the United States, with a dedicated focus on K-12 educational environments. The winning projects demonstrate how biophilic design with mass timber can strengthen academic performance, improve teacher and staff well-being, and create healthier, more resilient learning spaces for students. This marks the third cycle of the competition, which has already advanced a range of innovative mass timber projects nationwide. …This year’s winning proposals included:

  • Cleveland High School, Portland, Oregon
  • New Lawton Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • New Central Maui School, Waikapu, Hawaii 
  • Whittier Elementary School, Washington, D.C.

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