By now, it’s a well-known fact: The built environment and the concrete industry account for some 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, while the urgency of re-thinking our buildings is obvious, transforming global practices is no simple feat. While a welcome and much-touted transition towards mass timber design is gradually gaining ground, myriad challenges persist. What kinds of building typologies and wood technologies are best suited to support social and environmental sustainability? How do global supply chains impact the carbon costs of mass timber? What kind of forest management techniques should we adopt? These are just some of the questions at the heart of Lindsey Wikstrom’s landmark book Designing the Forest and Other Mass Timber Futures. Lindsey will lead a workshop at this year’s inaugural AZURE Human/Nature Conference, taking place in downtown Toronto on October 24-25.