CedarStone Design & Build

02/17/2026

An in-depth building enclosure lesson from director of mass timber and sustainability, Aaron Gould.

Expert building science instruction and detailed demonstration on applying WRBs in Mass Timber construction.

This will be part of the upcoming Mass Timber Training by and .

Follow us for updates on course applications, coming soon!

12/13/2025

This spring, Hacienda CDC and CedarStone will be launching the first residential mass timber workforce training. The video course will be followed by an in-person workshop in CedarStone’s Mass timber prefab shop. Developed for carpenters to advance their skills toward a specialization in the emerging industry of mass timber construction, the video series was filmed by award-winning filmmakers, with a curriculum developed and taught by leading mass timber design-builders, and features guest speakers from across the industry. This course will help advance careers toward a more sustainable, healthy, and dignified approach to housing. Follow and for course updates!

12/12/2025

Stay tuned for the upcoming Residential Mass Timber Training course, launching this spring. Developed in collaboration with affordable housing developer Hacienda CDC and HECC, this course will train carpenters who are interested in a career advancement and specialization in mass timber construction. The video course modules will feature instruction from designers, contractors, mass timber carpenters and logistics coordinators. It will include valuable insights from developers, forestry experts, and others working in the emerging mass timber industry and innovations in housing. Follow and for course updates and registration details. Photo credit:

08/27/2025

"BEST STARTUP BUSINESS" - DJCOregon
Let's go!

08/20/2025

Oregon's housing funding progams, and how they pertain to Tribes.

Oregon has a homeownership development funding program called LIFT.

LIFT can provide gap funding (typically around $200,000 per unit) for homes built for households earning less than 80% AMI

Tribal entities are considered eligible for award.  However, because this program is funded through capital bonds, they cannot be used on sovereign/tribal lands.

Also, the bonds require the state to have a level of operational control of the development, which often doesn't sit well.

In 2023 Oregon had a Tribal Development Subsidies grant that could be used for homeownership development on sovereign lands, but unfortunately that program hasn’t received funding since.

That being said, the legislature did approve a more general funding/application for funding Tribal housing initiatives (HB 2139) that is currently in development.

Let's do better. Its 2025 in Oregon.

08/14/2025

📉 Federal funding cuts are leaving minority-owned businesses in search of vital support. Discover how Native entrepreneurs are adapting and thriving despite these challenges. Read more about their resilient solutions and inspiring stories: https://wix.to/RsI1npd

This month, The Oregonian/OregonLive published an in-depth report on the sudden loss of federal support for minority-owned businesses, including Native-owned companies here in Oregon. The article paints a sobering picture: key programs under the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) — the on...

07/29/2025

I will give a talk at Farmworker Housing Conference on Mass Timber. Hoping for a great turnout! - via event app

07/18/2025

CedarStone was recently interviewed by the Missing Middle Housing Fund- Check it out!

Click the link below for the full article and to learn more about the Missing Middle Housing Fund.

When CedarStone’s Founder, Cueyo Cataldo, and CEO, Adrienne Fainman, first built their prototype home with Indigenous architect, Douglas Cardinal, in a First Nations community in New Brunswick, Canada, the response was overwhelming. The community moved elders into the mass timber structure immedia...

05/04/2025

Tour the Estkwés Tiny Home, Tuesday May 6 at 1PM
DM for details.

And...

We're hiring: Project Architect
Check our website for details:
Cedarstonedb.com/careers

05/02/2025

Let's reconsider "tiny home".

How about a gorgeous "fitted residence"? 😘

04/19/2025

We can't stop taking photos of this little home but still it's so much more to experience in person. Until it sells, it's available to tour in Portland. Let us know if you'd like to come see it :)

This week, we got to show this Estkwes ADU on a sunny day - So fun to see the way light dances in here and the reactions of people experiencing it for the first time.

The one piece of this home that gets installed on site is the skylight glass. 🪟 Since this unit is available and for sale (!!), it will be moved once more, so the glass isn't in yet. But otherwise, this is what it looks like on a sunny day!