Drawing on research developed by Paul Mayencourt’s team at the UC Berkeley Wood Lab, Mad River Mass Timber has emerged as California’s first producer of dowel-laminated mass timber, which has the potential to improve forest health, mitigate wildfire risk, and accelerate the production of affordable housing — while also contributing toward the long-term goal of decarbonizing the environment.  With guidance from Assistant Professor Paul Mayencourt and the UC Berkeley Wood Lab, Humboldt County’s Mad River Mass Timber is pioneering the commercial manufacture of dowel-laminated timber (DLT) in the state. The first vertically integrated producer of mass timber in California, MRMT transforms waste wood from our forests into construction-ready building panels. …Until now, builders in California have had to source mass timber from Washington or Canada. MRMT’s locally produced DLT can play a key role in the state’s transition to low-carbon construction methods.