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Architects and Builders

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Architects and Builders
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Western Red Cedar is prized for its natural durability, easy handling, and decades of performance.

Western Red Cedar is prized for its natural durability, easy handling, and decades of performance.

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Resources for Professionals

Cedar Books

Explore the natural beauty of Western Red Cedar. Download the Cedar Book, our curated gallery of award-winning architectural projects.

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Environmental Sustainability

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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Life Cycle Assessments & Environmental Product Declarations

Life Cycle Assessment of Western Red Cedar decking, siding, and competing products:

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