Matt Hane Spots Spotted Owls and Other Endangered Species

When our Eugene, Oregon, Giving Fund Advisory Committee told Matt Hane it was considering a $14,200 grant to support youth education at the Cascades Raptor Center, he enthusiastically endorsed the nonprofit. ... Read More
June 18, 2024

Saving Our Tax Department Hundreds of Hours Each Year Through Automated Process Improvements

Before our corporate headquarters moved to Seattle in 2016, our Tax department had 99 four-drawer cabinets at our Federal Way campus, each one stuffed full of paper that had to be whittled down. The team’s ultimate goal was to be paperless, but getting there would take buy-in, collaboration and a willingness to change — plus a whole lot of work. ... Read More
June 13, 2024

ForteWEB Simplifies Single Member Sizing for Dealers and Pros

ForteWEB, a free software program for sizing joists, beams, posts, and studs, is suitable for use by dealers, architects, contractors, and other building pros ... Read More
June 13, 2024

Treated Parallam® Plus PSL Transitions to New Preservative Treatment for Beams and Header

In January 2024, ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ began transitioning to a new wood preservative for Treated Parallam Plus beams and headers. Here's what to know. ... Read More
June 13, 2024

Caileigh Shoot Finds Her Career Happy Place on Our Forest Carbon Team

Forest Carbon is one of our newest teams at ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ. Housed within our Corporate Development organization and part of our Natural Climate Solutions business, the team is responsible for developing forest carbon projects on our existing ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ. Our first forest carbon project, Kibby Skinner in Maine, was approved by ACR last fall. Two additional forest carbon projects are under development in the U.S. South, with even more in the pipeline. It’s a new frontier not just for ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ but for forestry as a whole. ... Read More
June 11, 2024