Dear
Friend,
This
is
a
game-changer:
Last
week,
I
visited
the
construction
site
for
a
new
office
building
being
built
in
northeast
Portland.
But
this
was
no
ordinary
construction
site.
Once
completed,
the
four-story
Albina
Yard
will
be
the
first
building
in
the
U.S.
to
use
domestically
produced
cross-laminated
timber
panels
instead
of
traditional
metal
framing
and
reinforced
concrete
for
the
structural
system.
Cross-laminated
timber
is
composed
of
large
wooden
panels
made
with
hundreds
of
pieces
of
wood
laid
perpendicular
and
fused
together
using
heat,
pressure,
and
glue.
Read
more
about
my
visit
here
>>
Merkley.senate.gov
and
check
out
a
photo
of
cross-laminated
timber
from
the
construction
site
below!
This
is
a
milestone
for
Oregon's
economy
and
a
great
example
of
how
research
investments
in
urban
development
can
fuel
growth
in
our
rural
communities.
In
fact,
D.R.
Johnson,
the
Riddle
sawmill
cutting
wood
for
Albina
Yard,
is
the
only
U.S.
maker
of
cross-laminated
timber
panels
for
structural
use.
Moving
Oregon's
timber
industry
forward
is
one
of
my
top
priorities
and
as
a
member
of
the
Senate
Appropriations
Committee,
I
worked
to
secure
a
$120,000
economic
development
grant
to
apply
the
cutting-edge
research
being
done
at
Oregon's
universities
to
create
jobs
and
boost
our
investments
in
sustainable
infrastructure.
I'm
excited
to
see
Oregon
leading
the
way
in
cross-laminated
timber
technology,
and
I
will
keep
fighting
for
Oregon's
timber
communities
and
for
greater
research
investments
that
keep
Oregon
ahead
of
the
curve.
All
my
best,
Jeff
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