Case Studies
Following are several case studies that represent a variety of approaches and lessons learned in climate-smart wood sourcing. We encourage you to contribute your own project experiences to this library, please contact us to learn more. Additional information is available in the Knowledge Hub.
Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters
- Sourcing criteria adopted to optimize economic, social and environmental outcomes
- 3 tiers of acceptable traceability in wood supply & associated tolerance for cost premium
- 12 wood products: 12 sourced from regional forests; 6 from minority-owned business;7 from small businesses; 9 support ecological forest management.
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Oregon State University Ray Hall
- Complete supply chain mapping of Glulam and CLT
- Wood sourced from ecological forestry on Yakama Nation and Colville National Forest
- Local jobs and rural economies supported through logging and milling infrastructure
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Port of Portland, PDX Airport Main Terminal Expansion
- 600,000 board feet of timbers segregated and directly tracked back to forest of origin (Disclosure Level 3)
- 5 million board feet of 2×8” lamstock traced to forest of origin through 3rd party credit disclosure (Disclosure Level 3)
- 400,000 board feet of 2×8” lamstock with simple log purchase disclosure from both vertically integrated and non-vertically integrated mills (Disclosure Level 3)
- 700,000 sq. ft. of mass plywood tracked back to forest of origin by landowner type (Disclosure Level 2)
- Wood sources include (but not limited to): 3 PNW Tribes and Tribal Nations, small family forests, and non-profits like the Nature Conservancy
- Supply Chain Story & Map
- 5 Hour presentation on Sourcing Story and Transparency
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