The Northern Border Regional Commission has awarded a nearly $1 million grant to Vermont's Smokey House Center to build intern housing on the center's 5,000-acre property using wood from the state's forests, reports the Burlington Free Press.
The wood will come from Vermont State University's Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources, as well as from local farmers.
The idea is that the housing will be energy efficient and environmentally friendly, as well as boost the state's wood products industry, reports Building Vermont.
The project will also offer workforce training for foresters, architects, and builders.
"We are excited to partner with VTSU, Smokey House Center, and other project members to highlight the utility of local, sustainable wood systems centered on the practice of ecological and adaptive forest management," says Anthony D'Amato, UVM's Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources' director of forestry.
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