MAINE PUBLIC • November 19, 2023
Senator Angus King is asking the General Services Administration to integrate mass timber into the procurement process for the construction and renovation of federal buildings. Mass timber is engineered in layers, and King and other senators say the move would reduce the carbon footprint of federal buildings as well as reduce construction costs. Pat Straugh, Executive Director of the Maine Forest Products Council, said, "I would say that what Angus is helping us to do is build the market and demand so we can get over the top and draw investment in Maine.