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law related to timber harvest notification. Source: Georgia Forestry Association
GFA is capitalizing on this opportunity to forge a future for mass timber and reimagine Atlanta’s skyline. In addition to strategically promoting mass timber, GFA is working to encourage support for the adoption of the 2021 International Building Code that will allow mass timber buildings to go up to 18 stories in height. Also, GFA is focused on policies that will accelerate mass timber construction in Georgia and allow the manufacturing and construction supply chain for this technology to grow.
Improving Harvesting and Logistics Efficiency
Georgia has one of the most productive wood baskets in the world, leading the nation in the volume of timber harvested. Every day, thousands of Georgians support the harvesting and logistics sector of the forestry supply chain, deliv- ering wood to mills around the state that convert trees into more than 5,000 different products we use every day.
Some counties have passed timber harvesting ordinances that are increas- ing the costs of forest management and
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