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Company Overview
WholeTrees scales the use of low-value trees in commercial construction. The company has de-risked the use of unmilled timber in high-value building markets, is scaling sales nationally, and will begin licensing its supply-to-market production processes and software by 2021.
When trees are left unmilled, they are 50% stronger than milled timber of the same diameter. WholeTrees harnesses this increase in structural capacity, opening new markets to an abundant forest by-product.
Timber cullings -- trees marked for removal from managed forests -- have low or no market value and are considered unsuitable for structural building material or milling. As a result, forests become under-managed and are more likely to suffer from widespread fire and disease, or be razed.
WholeTrees’ supply-to-market software, its manufacturing process, and its first-to-market brand convert unwanted timber into beautiful architectural products and structural systems. At scale, this technology will allow unmilled timber products to compete with steel in price. Given its low raw material costs and high-value end markets, WholeTrees is uniquely positioned to capitalize on a major market opportunity while helping timberland owners better manage their assets.
When trees are left unmilled, they are 50% stronger than milled timber of the same diameter. WholeTrees harnesses this increase in structural capacity, opening new markets to an abundant forest by-product.
Timber cullings -- trees marked for removal from managed forests -- have low or no market value and are considered unsuitable for structural building material or milling. As a result, forests become under-managed and are more likely to suffer from widespread fire and disease, or be razed.
WholeTrees’ supply-to-market software, its manufacturing process, and its first-to-market brand convert unwanted timber into beautiful architectural products and structural systems. At scale, this technology will allow unmilled timber products to compete with steel in price. Given its low raw material costs and high-value end markets, WholeTrees is uniquely positioned to capitalize on a major market opportunity while helping timberland owners better manage their assets.
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