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Thursday, April 2, 2026
How To Make Mass Timber Financially Feasible From a Developer and/or Owner’s Perspective
Oregon Ballroom 201Moderator:
The State of Mass Timber Financing
Aaron will provide an overview of the investor funding cycle, then lead a discussion among a group of developers with successful mass timber projects on how to make mass timber projects financially appealing to developers and owners.
What You Do When You Can’t Do What You’ve Always Done
The presentation showcases how Folkhem´s decision since 2012 as a developer — so clearly dedicated to embrace timber in construction to address climate challenges, material scarcity, and urban housing demand — today has more potential than ever as an accurate business idea, that of which is also economically beneficial.
It highlights the business critical aspect of the strategic choice of wood for sustainability, architectural quality, and craftsmanship, and demonstrates how innovative project methods can accelerate learning, reduce waste, and optimize CO₂ storage.
Using the Cederhusen project in Stockholm as a case study, the presentation will show how you can build a company´s working culture of being innovation driven to transforming technical challenges into business opportunities, engaging stakeholders and contractors, and creating market value.
Key insights include life-cycle-based design, prefabrication, climate-conscious materials, collaborative innovation with contractors, and measurable impacts on construction efficiency and environmental outcomes.
The overarching message emphasizes linking clear goals with effective means: building sustainable, high-quality cities while catalyzing systemic change in the construction sector and creating a bridge between forestry, bio-based materials, and urban development.
