Wood – The Choice for Builders

North Americans enjoy the highest standard

of safe and comfortable housing in the

world. This is not by chance – wood-frame

construction is the residential building system of

choice and many countries wishing to improve the

comfort and security of their citizens are adopting it.

North America is blessed with resources of all kinds.

A continuing abundance of forest resources has,

since the earliest settlers, encouraged using wood 

to build housing.

Today, as designers, builders and homeowners pursue

safe, energy efficient housing that is easy on the 

environment and can perform in the face of major

challenges like high winds and earthquakes, there 

are stronger reasons than ever to build with wood.

Wood-frame construction is strong, durable, easy 

to insulate, easy to renovate and delivers value. It is

backed by two hundred years of proven performance

and a wealth of research and new product development to make it better than ever. And it is the only

major building material that is renewable.