The Tall Wood Building Prize Competition follows announcement from the White House Rural Council earlier this year to support wood construction and job growth.
Furniture and other wood products developers are exhibiting at the first-ever White House Maker Faire. The event follows an Obama visit yesterday to a maker center, TechShop Pittsburgh.
Converting the Federal inventory of homes into rental property could stimulate new home construction, the Obama administration suggests. New construction would increase demand for cabinetry, flooring and architectural millwork.