How Knowing The Price of Lumber Will Improve Your Next Architecture ProjectFor 27 years, Michael Wisnefski has been actively trading commodities. Lumber is his specialty, where he is active in both the futures markets and the physically traded material.In July 2019, Wisnefski founded MaterialsXchange, a B2B digital marketplace for buying and selling lumber and structural wood panel. The inspiration for this business came from his experience trading lumber futures. In 2009 He was the first trader in the lumber futures pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to use a hand held computer.Prior to that, Wisnefski was active in the financial markets trading futures on equities and government bonds, while also working as VP of Business Development for a Lumber wholesale distributor.This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, How Knowing The Price of Lumber Will Improve Your Next Architecture Project with Michael Wisnefski.Learn more about Michael at MaterialsXChange, check out the SmartMarket livestreams, or follow him on Youtube, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Please visit Our Platform SponsorsDetailed is an original podcast by ARCAT that features architects, engineers, builders, and manufacturers who share their insight and expertise as they highlight some of the most complex, interesting, and oddest building conditions that they have encountered… and the ingenuity it took to solve them. Listen now at ARCAT.com/podcast.Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects.Graphisoft + EntreArchitect Archicad BIM software enables design, collaboration, visualization, and project delivery, no matter the project size or complexity. With flexible licensing options and a dedicated support team to guide us along the way, Archicad is an ideal choice for firms and projects of any size. Visit our dedicated landing page at EntreArchitect + Graphisoft for an exclusive special offer waiting for our community of architects.