Guests at a new 20-story hotel and cultural center in Skellefteå in northeastern Sweden, don’t have to step outside to feel immersed in the natural world. The building is made almost entirely of spruce and pine harvested from nearby woodlands. …The complex is part of an emerging trend as architects, developers and builders turn to mass timber. The number of multistory mass-timber buildings being built in the U.S. rose 50% between July 2020 and December 2021 to more than 1,300 structures, according to WoodWorks. …Even more ambitious projects may appear: A Japanese timber company has proposed a 70-story wood building for Tokyo. …To meet the demand for mass timber, 18 manufacturing plants have been built in the U.S. and Canada since 2014. The global market for mass timber was estimated at $956 million in 2020 and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 13.6% from 2021 to 2028. [to access the full story a WSJ subscription is required]