From its strength and versatility to its beauty and biophilic benefits, wood is a centuries-old building material proven to perform. Today, West Fraser is getting the most out of nature’s natural building material. We're using the latest technologies and forestry practices to produce sustainably harvested lumber and engineered wood products that can help address some of the biggest global challenges of our times. Whether it's supplying low carbon environmentally-friendly alternatives or constructing more affordable, energy-efficient wooden homes, West Fraser’s responsibly sourced timber has an important role to play in a prosperous, climate-friendly future.
West Fraser’s responsibly produced wood products are a natural climate solution. Now more than ever, the world needs sustainable, renewable building products that sequester carbon in the fight against climate change.
From a smaller carbon footprint to their light-weight durability, softwood lumber and engineered wood products offer clear benefits when it comes to natural, sustainable solutions in the face of climate change.
Wood products are an environmentally-friendly choice because they can be grown naturally using solar energy, capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow and continue to store carbon throughout their lifetime.
With the least embodied energy of all major building materials, from cradle to grave, wood products require less energy throughout their lifecycle. And as a naturally insulating, thermal material, wood products can boost energy efficiency—keeping buildings warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
Durable and strong, wood is a resilient material that can provide many decades, even centuries, of service. Timber buildings benefit from advancements in modern engineered wood products and can withstand strong winds, harsh weather, fire and earthquakes.
Wood structures are built to last. Ancient wood buildings and modern timber towers alike demonstrate wood’s proven track record. Moreover, today's building codes worldwide are increasingly acknowledging wood's exceptional capabilities as a high-performing construction material.
For millennia wood has been revered for its natural warmth and aesthetic beauty. And today scientific research is confirming its biophilic benefits. Being exposed to natural materials, such as exposed wood, can have measurable health benefits and is associated with a greater sense of physical well-being.
Wood products offer good value for money. They’re versatile, light weight and easy to work with. Softwood lumber and engineered wood products are exceptionally well-suited to factory-built prefabricated construction methods and can play an important role in making housing and construction faster and more affordable.
West Fraser’s wood products lock in carbon and come from 100% certified responsibly sourced fibre and 100% certified sustainably managed forests. Explore our selection of naturally renewable building products, from softwood lumber to engineered wood, such as plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), medium density fiber (MDF) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL).
West Fraser is one of the world's largest producers of wood products. We employ thousands of people at approximately 60 locations in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Europe. For nearly seven decades, the key values instilled in the company by our founders have driven West Fraser's growth and success.
West Fraser makes wood products that are harvested and store carbon from certified and sustainably managed forests. Our selection of naturally renewable building products are used in home construction and remodeling, commercial buildings and essential infrastructure, and other industrial applications.