Timberlab Inc., a subsidiary of Swinerton Incorporated and leading national provider of holistic mass timber systems, has teamed up with Swinerton Builders, Lindgren Development, LEVER Architecture and other project partners to design and build a 190,000-square-foot world-class cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility. This facility will be one of the largest CLT production sites in the United States.
The manufacturing facility will be built with glue-laminated timber (GLT) produced at Timberlab’s other Oregon facilities using locally harvested timber. A Wood Innovations Grant from the USDA Forest Service supports the design of this full-mass timber building. Timberlab has sourced top-tier equipment for advanced timber and wood processing. Kallesoe is providing a complete CLT processing line, including an automated feeding system, high-speed cross-cut saws, and a top-of-the-line finger-jointing system. The facility and its cutting-edge equipment will revolutionize the timber industry by delivering a superior product.
Chris Evans, Timberlab president, shares, “This facility groundbreaking is happening at a pivotal moment. Over the last 18 months, Oregon mills have been closing and jobs have been lost.” The firm is committed to investing in rural economies, as proven by its investment in two GLT facilities and a sawmill and planing mill, all in rural Oregon. Evans further explained the growth of mass timber construction, “Right now, we’ve seen 11 years of growth in mass timber representing 11 million board feet of product across the nation. In 15 years, it's expected to be 3.5 billion board feet. This type of growth doesn’t happen on its own; it happens with vision and investment.”
Slated for completion by the end of 2026, the facility, designed by LEVER Architecture and constructed by Swinerton Builders, will produce 7 to 9 million square feet of CLT annually. It is anticipated that 100 direct living wage jobs will be created at full capacity, along with countless indirect jobs.
