The Mountain View facility lets homeowners and building professionals test skylights, ventilation systems, shades and home controls and will house the company’s third U.S. contractor training academy.
Bois d’œuvre
Q2 2026 net earnings decline to $2.1 million as customers maintain disciplined purchasing approach.
Existing U.S. builders posted lower deliveries and prices, while timber manufacturing turned loss-making even as housing volumes rose in Australia and Japan.
Index gains $11 from one month ago with 2% increase since July 2026.
Sawmilling producer prices remained below year-earlier levels, while wood-panel and parquet producer prices increased on both monthly and annual comparisons.
Price for lumber imported to Saudi Arabia rose 1.4%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 3%.
Price for lumber exported from Brazil upped 1.2%.
Chris Walton succeeds Interim CEO Steve Zika after 30 years of leadership roles at the company.
Industry curtailments and seasonal demand lift lumber prices, while higher output and lower unit costs improve operations; duty rates remain a risk for the second half.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to India gained 1.8%.
Subject softwood lumber produced and exported by the companies will face a 1.05% countervailing-duty cash deposit on entries from August 6.
Gains in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea and Hong Kong offset only about 4% of the U.S. volume decline.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 3%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden to the U.S. lost 8%.
A full quarter of acquired operations and increased real-estate sales outweighed weaker Southern timber prices.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to Mexico changed only 0.0%.
Price for lumber exported from Germany to the U.S. slid 2%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to the U.S. decreased slightly 0.4%.
Exports of lumber from Canada decreased slightly 0.3%.