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    Passive Home Building

    November 2, 2026

    Passive homes are a growing approach to sustainable building, designed to conserve energy and built with responsibly sourced materials like FSC®-certified wood.

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    Channel Lumber Custom Shop

    October 26, 2026

    Channel Lumber has served the Bay Area with lumber, custom milling, and assembly for more than 50 years. That experience is most visible in the custom mill, where a missing molding or a piece of siding that no store carries can be reproduced as an exact match.

  • LEED Gold: Harvey Milk Terminal

    LEED Gold: Harvey Milk Terminal

    October 5, 2026

    Harvey Milk Terminal 1 is one of the first airport terminals in the United States to achieve LEED Gold certification. Channel Lumber provided materials throughout various phases of the project.

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    Building Green. What does it mean?

    August 10, 2026

    Channel Lumber is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®), the highest standard for forest management and lumber products in the United States.

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    Channel Lumber: Ipé Hardwood

    July 13, 2026

    At Channel Lumber, we supply a wide selection of wood species, formats, and custom shop lumber to contractors and builders across the Bay Area.