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August 8, 2025
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Kalesnikoff recognized for role in federal housing strategy
By Storrm Lennie
My Kootenay Now
August 7, 2025
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West
Kalesnikoff Mass Timber has been recognized by the federal government for its role in advancing Canada’s housing goals. In June, Kalesnikoff opened North America’s first mass timber pre-fabrication and modular facility, expanding its product for use in multi-storey affordable and market housing, schools, workforce housing, and more. The facility aligns closely with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new Build Canada Homes Program, which he discussed during a stop in Kelowna on Aug. 5. Carney plans to launch the program this fall, offering federal financing to homebuilders who use Canadian materials, as the government aims to develop around 500,000 homes per year. He praised Kalesnikoff as a catalyst for this effort, while announcing several other initiatives aimed at increasing housing supply and market diversification – including a $25-billion commitment for private builders who prioritize Canadian materials in housing and infrastructure projects.
Western Forest Products reports Q2, 2025 net loss of $17.4 million
Western Forest Products Inc.
August 7, 2025
Category: Finance & Economics
Region: Canada, United States
VANCOUVER, BC – Western Forest Products reported its second quarter 2025 financial results. Highlights include: Revenue of $289.1 million (versus $309.5 million in the second quarter of 2024, and $262.5 million in the first quarter of 2025); Adjusted EBITDA of $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2025 (versus $9.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, and $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2025; Net loss was $17.4 million in the second quarter of 2025, as compared to a net loss of $5.7 million in the second quarter of 2024, and net income of $13.8 million in the first quarter of 2025. …Markets in North America are expected to be volatile through the third quarter of 2025 as softwood lumber duties have increased significantly. Persistently high interest rates, low consumer confidence and general economic uncertainty are leading to a slower pace in repairs and renovations, and housing activity. Expectations are for this trend to continue throughout the third quarter of 2025.
Interfor reports Q2, 2025 net earnings of $11.1 million
Interfor Corporation
August 7, 2025
Category: Finance & Economics
Region: Canada, United States
BURNABY, BC — Interfor recorded net earnings in Q2’25 of $11.1 million compared to a net loss of $35.1 million in Q1’25 and a net loss of $75.8 million Q2’24. Adjusted EBITDA was $17.2 million on sales of $780.5 million in Q2’25 versus Adjusted EBITDA of $48.6 million on sales of $735.5 million in Q1’25 and an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $16.7 million on sales of $771.2 million in Q2’24. …North American lumber markets over the near term are expected to remain volatile as the economy continues to adjust to changing monetary policies, tariffs, labour shortages and geo-political uncertainty. …Overall, the Company is well positioned to navigate this volatility with a diversified product mix in Canada and the US, with approximately 60% of its total lumber produced and sold within the US Ultimately, only about 25% of the Company’s total lumber production is exported from Canada to the U.S. and exposed to duties and any potential tariff.
Investigating structural interactions in one-story segmented CLT shear walls: The role of floors, parapets, and lintels
By University of BC and FPInnovations
Science Direct
August 8, 2025
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: Canada, Canada West
Many numerical and experimental investigations have explored the behavior of CLT shear walls under lateral loads; however, there remains a gap in understanding the effect of structural interactions between wall panels and other structural elements, such as floors, parapets, and lintels in case of segmented CLT shear walls subjected to lateral loads. This study investigates the influence of these interactions on the lateral response of single-story multi-panel segmented CLT shear walls. For this purpose, various detailed numerical models that include floors, lintels and parapets are employed. The nonlinear behavior of connections is calibrated against existing test data to validate the accuracy of the finite element models in reproducing the hysteretic behavior of previously tested segmented CLT shear walls.
Downtown Mass-Timber Tower Project Meets Resistance at Seattle Landmark Board
By Ryan Packer
The Urbanist
August 7, 2025
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: United States, US West
A Seattle proposal to add more housing above the historic Doyle Building near Pike Place Market is bringing out significant opposition, with nearby condominium owners seeking to utilize the only point of leverage they have: the city’s landmarks board. Clark/Barnes architects are working with the owners of the four-story building…. Their proposal would take advantage of a suite of newly approved state and city policies approved with the express purpose of making it easier to build housing. Architects propose retaining the facade and adding 12 additional floors of new construction. That new addition would consist of mass timber, allowing a smaller foundation and less weight on the historic building below.
City Explores Transition to Engineered Wood Construction
By Jorge Casuso
Santa Monica Lookout
August 7, 2025
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: United States, US West
In an effort to make a dent in Santa Monica’s carbon footprint, the City Council is expected to accept a grant from the mass timber industry to explore shifting its construction policies. The $100,000 grant from the Softwood Lumber Board would fund a program to help “evaluate the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating mass timber in new buildings,” according to the City staff report to the Council. …The initial funding would be awarded to up to five building design teams “to develop mass timber building designs in addition to a community partner to support outreach and implementation.” “Mass timber has the potential for greater reductions in embodied carbon emissions in construction projects than can be achieved from low-carbon concrete,” staff wrote. The transition from concrete construction to mass timber — which is an engineered wood product — would help the City’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions by an additional 26 percent by 2030
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Kalesnikoff Mass Timber has been recognized by the federal government for its role in advancing Canada’s housing goals. In June, Kalesnikoff opened North America’s first mass timber pre-fabrication and modular facility, expanding its product for use in multi-storey affordable and market housing, schools, workforce housing, and more. The facility aligns closely with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new Build Canada Homes Program, which he discussed during a stop in Kelowna on Aug. 5. Carney plans to launch the program this fall, offering federal financing to homebuilders who use Canadian materials, as the government aims to develop around 500,000 homes per year. He praised Kalesnikoff as a catalyst for this effort, while announcing several other initiatives aimed at increasing housing supply and market diversification – including a $25-billion commitment for private builders who prioritize Canadian materials in housing and infrastructure projects.
VANCOUVER, BC – Western Forest Products reported its second quarter 2025 financial results. Highlights include: Revenue of $289.1 million (versus $309.5 million in the second quarter of 2024, and $262.5 million in the first quarter of 2025); Adjusted EBITDA of $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2025 (versus $9.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, and $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2025; Net loss was $17.4 million in the second quarter of 2025, as compared to a net loss of $5.7 million in the second quarter of 2024, and net income of $13.8 million in the first quarter of 2025. …Markets in North America are expected to be volatile through the third quarter of 2025 as softwood lumber duties have increased significantly. Persistently high interest rates, low consumer confidence and general economic uncertainty are leading to a slower pace in repairs and renovations, and housing activity. Expectations are for this trend to continue throughout the third quarter of 2025.
BURNABY, BC — Interfor recorded net earnings in Q2’25 of $11.1 million compared to a net loss of $35.1 million in Q1’25 and a net loss of $75.8 million Q2’24. Adjusted EBITDA was $17.2 million on sales of $780.5 million in Q2’25 versus Adjusted EBITDA of $48.6 million on sales of $735.5 million in Q1’25 and an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $16.7 million on sales of $771.2 million in Q2’24. …North American lumber markets over the near term are expected to remain volatile as the economy continues to adjust to changing monetary policies, tariffs, labour shortages and geo-political uncertainty. …Overall, the Company is well positioned to navigate this volatility with a diversified product mix in Canada and the US, with approximately 60% of its total lumber produced and sold within the US Ultimately, only about 25% of the Company’s total lumber production is exported from Canada to the U.S. and exposed to duties and any potential tariff.
A Seattle proposal to add more housing above the historic Doyle Building near Pike Place Market is bringing out significant opposition, with nearby condominium owners seeking to utilize the only point of leverage they have: the city’s landmarks board. Clark/Barnes architects are working with the owners of the four-story building…. 