In Canada, Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire
Wildfires are once again raging in Canada, impacting air quality but also lumber supplies for the North American market. The most immediate sign of the fires has been the effect on the atmosphere, creating smoke conditions in the northern United States. However, this year’s wildfires are once again destroying millions of acres of forest, a […]
As Pacific Palisades Rebounds, It’s Robots That Are Doing the Heavy Lifting
Barely 15 months since the wildfires that devastated tens of thousands of acres, the rebuilding process is in full swing. They are still counting up the toll, but between the Palisades fire and the nearby Eaton fire in California last January, 30 lives were lost and as many as 14,000 structures were destroyed over the […]
Oregon Joins LA in Recycling Fire-damaged Trees
Over 1.57 million board feet of lumber is being put up for sale by the state’s Bureau of Land Management. Following similar actions from the city of Los Angeles after its devastating wildfires earlier this year, fire-stricken lumber from across 250 public areas in Baker County, southwest of Durkee, is being offered for sale. The […]
Trees from the L.A. Fires Are Being Recycled into New Lumber
The devastating fires that hit the Los Angeles metropolitan area earlier this year resulted in 4.5 million tons of debris, but some of it is being salvaged for building materials. Angel City Lumber said it is recycling trees from the Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods fires that destroyed over 16,000 structures and an estimated 40,000 acres […]
With Fires Raging, KB Home Unveils ‘Wildfire Resistant’ Development
The big builder has opened a new community in California that it says meets Insurance Institute for Business & Home safety standards. The recent wildfires that have hit parts of the country – especially California – are prompting home builders to develop structures that offer the most fire-resistant construction possible. KB Home is taking up the cause […]
Key Furniture Analyst Looks to Disaster-Driven Recovery
Noted industry advisor Jerry Epperson says wildfires in California and big storms in the Southeast could result in better business. In his latest Mann Armistead Epperson Furnishings Digest Newsletter, Epperson, who has been working with the industry for more than five decades – the past 39 with the Richmond, VA-based investment banking firm – lamented […]
Lowe’s, Home Depot and Others Come to Relief in LA Fires
The devastating fires in the greater Los Angeles area have brought out DIY and other building trade companies trying to help. Some of the building and home improvement industry’s biggest players, including the twin DIY giants Lowe’s and Home Depot, as well as others are pledging millions to help in the relief and rebuilding of […]
The Canadian Forest Wildfires of 2023 Could Be Coming Back
They had a devastating impact on both air quality and lumber supplies last year and now they seem poised to return this summer. Depending on where you live in North America, out-of-control wildfires in a number of Canadian forests created serious air quality issues last year but for the lumber industry, it was the devastation […]
Forest Wildfire Smoke Signals Bigger Issues for Lumber Industry
Smoke from those Canadian forest wildfires is not only wreaking havoc with outdoor activities in the U.S. but also driving up lumber prices and shutting down sawmills north of the border. The fires were an inconvenience and health hazard to those going outside and even resulted in some Major League Baseball games being canceled but […]