Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau

On June 9, 1915, at a meeting of the Trustees of the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association, it was agreed to establish a branch of the association to serve those members who manufactured shingles. Manufacturers’ product lines continued to broaden and, in 1988, the members changed the organization’s name to the CSSB. In the late 1980s, mill quality control inspections were subcontracted to independent, third party quality control agencies. Each year the CSSB’s staff answer thousands of technical questions and product selection queries. Offering informed Certi-Wood® advice and the responsibility for educating the public and building code officials falls on the CSSB. Owing to knowledgeable staff, the CSSB has earned the distinction as the recognized industry authority.