The SLB is an industry-funded check-off program established to promote the benefits and uses of softwood lumber products in outdoor, residential, and non-residential construction, and the Board supports various programs and initiatives that work towards increasing the demand for softwood lumber products.
The agreement recognizes several goals and objectives including the creation of jobs in rural communities. The softwood lumber industry is an important job creator and supports hundreds of local communities, and building with wood helps create jobs along each stage of the supply chain. The agreement also emphasizes the needs for optimizing research and development in wood building product applications and expanding the use of wood in construction.
Marc Brinkmeyer, the Chairman of the Softwood Lumber Board, emphasized that "increasing the demand for forest products in building materials is vital if we are to support active and responsible forest management and wild fire mitigation." The utilization of wood in building products also provides environmental benefits, protecting and benefiting ecosystem services such as water quality, air quality, and wildlife habitat, while also reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in both construction and operation.
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) is an industry funded initiative established to promote the benefits and uses of softwood lumber products in outdoor, residential and non-residential construction. Programs and initiatives supported by the SLB will focus on increasing the demand for appearance and softwood lumber products in the United States.
