Mass Timber: Better Buildings, Resilient Forests, Brighter Future
We're creating equitable economic development and family-wage rural and urban jobs from sustainable wood products that are grown and manufactured in Oregon.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Oregon Mass Timber Coalition a $41.4 million Build Back Better grant to advance Oregon’s sustainable mass timber sector. This investment will drive jobs, sustainable forestry, and mass timber housing.
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Housing Solutions: The Mass Plywood Home
It's not a science project. We're addressing real-world problems for real people. The mass plywood house lays the foundation for the future of housing construction. By embracing cutting-edge innovative materials like mass plywood and systematizing modular design, we can accelerate housing production to meet our growing needs.
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The Coalition is a partnership between Oregon’s leading research universities and government agencies.
T2: Building Innovation Hub
The T2 Building Innovation Hub is a signature project of the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition, led by the Port of Portland.
Located on the 53-acre Terminal 2 site in Portland, the facility will build and supply mass timber panels for modular homes, which will be barged and trucked from Terminal 2 to communities in need around Oregon.
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Governor Kotek has signed House Bill 3145, a $25M pilot program to deliver high-quality, energy-efficient homes for families earning up to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). The bill prioritizes modular, off-site, and mass timber construction; supports Oregon-based builders and sustainable design; focuses on rural, coastal & Eastern Oregon; and expands affordable rental and homeownership options. Originating from a convening with the OMTC and championed by Representative Pam Marsh, this bill helps bring housing to more people, faster and more affordably.
Today, the Port of Portland approved a lease for the University of Oregon’s acoustic research laboratory planned at the Mass Timber and Housing Innovation Campus at Terminal 2.
