Teddy Roosevelt Riding into the Mass Timber Movement

The new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota is the latest mass timber structure – fitting for a man who loved nature. He was the driving force behind the creation of the National Parks Department so it seems only fitting that his library, now under construction in Medora, ND, use mass timber construction. Set to […]

Massive West Coast Window-Panel-Cabinet Plant Sold to Philly Firm

Tracy, CA—Volumetric Building Companies will acquire Katerra’s 577,000-sq-ft. cabinetry, panel, and building component factory in Tracy, CA. It is the second major asset sale within weeks for Katerra, which entered Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on June 6, 2021. Katerra also agreed to sell its Spokane, WA cross laminated timber (CLT) plant on August 3 to […]

Katerra’s CLT Plant Sold as Mercer Enters Mass Wood Market

Spokane, WA—Factory-made home builder Katerra has sold its state-of-the-art CLT plant in Spokane to Canadian wood products firm Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC). Katerra, which produces homes and related components in highly automated factories, received permission from its bankruptcy court in Texas to sell the plant. Katerra entered voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy as debtor-in-possession in […]