Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Mass Timber Tours
Portland, NW Oregon, SW WashingtonMass Timber Building, Manufacturing, and Forestry Tours
This is a pre-conference event and must be purchased separately from any attendee passes. Only available to those who purchase a Full or 1-Day pass to the conference. Tours #1, #2, and #3 happen simultaneously, so you must choose one or the other. Purchase a tour ticket on pg. 3 of the registration form.
Cost: $350 per tour
Tour #1: Portland Buildings & Manufacturing
Sponsored by Business Oregon
Get an up-close look at mass timber buildings and manufacturing in and around Portland, Oregon.
- Stop #1 | Portland International Airport
- Stop #2 | Mass Timber Housing & Innovation Campus at Terminal 2
- Stop #3 | Portland Bolt
NOTE: All tour attendees must ride on the provided buses—no riding to and from tour stops in separate vehicles is allowed. Attendees must wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes such as hiking or work boots. Anyone wearing short pants, skirts, dresses, raised heels, tennis shoes, open toed shoes or other attire not appropriate for an active construction site or work area may be excluded from certain stops. Additional required protective equipment provided by conference organizers.
Tour #2: Washington & North Portland
Sponsored by Swinerton
Explore southwest Washington’s latest and greatest mass timber buildings, and a library in northwest Portland.
- Stop #1 | Mountain Timber Market
- Stop #2 | HP WAV
- Stop #3 | Albina Library
NOTE: All tour attendees must ride on the provided buses—no riding to and from tour stops in separate vehicles is allowed. Attendees must wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes such as hiking or work boots. Anyone wearing short pants, skirts, dresses, raised heels, tennis shoes, open toed shoes or other attire not appropriate for an active construction site or work area may be excluded from certain stops. Additional required protective equipment provided by conference organizers.
Tour #3: Willamette Valley
Sponsored by USG
Travel south of Portland to view the Willamette Valley’s mass timber revolution in action.
- Stop #1 | Chemeketa Community College Agriculture Complex
- Stop #2 | The Məxiɫp Home
- Stop #3 | Mass Ply Storage Warehouse
NOTE: All tour attendees must ride on the provided buses—no riding to and from tour stops in separate vehicles is allowed. Attendees must wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes such as hiking or work boots. Anyone wearing short pants, skirts, dresses, raised heels, tennis shoes, open toed shoes or other attire not appropriate for an active construction site or work area may be excluded from certain stops. Additional required protective equipment provided by conference organizers.
Tour #4: Manufacturing & Hospitality
In this unique tour, we’ll explore the world of mass timber manufacturing, and then travel into the beautiful Oregon countryside for a different manufacturing altogether — wine-making — along with a walk-through of a mass timber tasting room. At the end of the day we’ll view one of Portland’s newest gems, a mass timber hotel and spa. This is a great option for those with an eye for design.
- Stop #1 | Cascadia Structural Timber Solutions
- Stop #2 | Elk Cove Vineyards
- Stop #3 | Cascada Hotel and Spa
NOTE: All tour attendees must ride on the provided buses—no riding to and from tour stops in separate vehicles is allowed. Attendees must wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes such as hiking or work boots. Anyone wearing short pants, skirts, dresses, raised heels, tennis shoes, open toed shoes or other attire not appropriate for an active construction site or work area may be excluded from certain stops. Additional required protective equipment provided by conference organizers.
Tour #5: Forest to Frame
Sponsored by Aon
This tour covers all the bases — a trek in the forest to discuss sustainable forestry, a walk-through of a new fabrication plant, and an up-close look at a remarkable new mass timber building. The drive into the Oregon countryside won’t be half bad either.
- Stop #1 | Forestry Tour
- Stop #2 | Sauter Timber
- Stop #3 | East County Library
NOTE: All tour attendees must ride on the provided buses—no riding to and from tour stops in separate vehicles is allowed. Attendees must wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes such as hiking or work boots. Anyone wearing short pants, skirts, dresses, raised heels, tennis shoes, open toed shoes or other attire not appropriate for an active construction site or work area may be excluded from certain stops. Additional required protective equipment provided by conference organizers.