Reflecting on the opportunity to modernize, Wilcox said, “We created the app to make the
manual easier to access, as well as to provide other tools that
would be helpful in implementing the AMPs. Smartphone apps
are a natural progression for outreach, and it will allow us to
update the manual and tools easily and provides a platform for
new technology to be added in the future.”
Mass timber, which uses glulam beams and cross-laminated timber, is starting to take hold in the commercial building field. Mass timber is much more carbon friendly – replacing traditional concrete and steel – and can often compete on price partly because the construction phase for this technique is so much faster than concrete and steel.
As I accompanied members of the northeastern delegations on their way to legislative appointments on March 23, the day of the American Loggers’ Council 2023 Congressional Fly-In, we admired how green the city was this time of year compared to up North, where there was still snow on the ground.