A marine terminal that once shipped Oregon’s wood and steel will soon research and manufacture mass timber in an effort to ease Oregon’s housing costs and address the state’s housing shortage. The Port of Portland’s Terminal 2, a 39-acre concrete lot sitting largely empty in the city’s Northwest Industrial District, is being readied for at least $15 million worth of soil treatments next year to ensure the riverfront site is on stable ground before it transforms into a mass-timber research and manufacturing campus. While the campus’ first phase of construction should finish in 2028, the Port of Portland told U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, at a site visit Monday, millions in funding gaps muddy the campus’ second phase. …The facility is set to house Switzerland mass-timber company Zaugg Timber Solutions, the University of Oregon’s acoustic research laboratory and small industry-related companies to expand mass-timber development, research and uses.