This year’s Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon creates new opportunities for broader adoption of mass timber.

Ryan Flom | Chief Marketing Officer of the SLB

The SLB was encouraged to see the architecture and construction community continue to expand implementation of mass timber systems in effective ways across a range of building types.
This year’s winning projects will not only provide much-needed housing and gathering spaces for their communities, but they will also demonstrate viable paths for other teams to build for
well-being, resilience, and a minimal carbon footprint.

The second consecutive annual initiative, funded jointly by the Softwood Lumber Board and USDA Forest Service (USDA), showcases larger-scale uses of mass timber and a commitment to prioritizing domestically sourced wood from sustainably managed forests. The competition helps expand the use of mass timber building solutions by funding innovative projects, creating additional downstream opportunities as all parties involved in a project—from the developer to the architect, engineer, and general contractor—become significantly more likely to start future ones.