Tall wood building proponents reach for federal R&D, market development subsidies

Sources: Office of Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID); American Wood Council, Leesburg, Va.; CP staff

Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have introduced the Timber Innovation Act (S.2982) to “help accelerate research and development—and ultimately construction—of wood buildings in the United States [and] focus on finding innovative ways to use wood in the construction of buildings above 85 feet in height or roughly seven or more stories.”

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