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Explore the natural beauty of Western Red Cedar. Download the Cedar Book, our curated gallery of award-winning architectural projects.
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Learn more about how Western Red Cedar is a sustainable, renewable, and carbon-sequestering building material with a lower environmental impact than steel or concrete.
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Engineered Cedar
Learn more about how engineered cedar uses finger-jointing and edge-gluing to create sustainable, high-performance alternatives to solid-sawn lumber.
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Biophilia
Discover how Western Red Cedar supports biophilic design by reconnecting people with nature to improve wellbeing, reduce stress, and enhance productivity.
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