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The Forest Products Society was proud to exhibit at the Society of American Foresters National Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Executive Vice President Corey Connors and Membership Coordinator Jennifer Whitlow, attended the SAF Convention where they had to opportunity to promote FPS and connect with industry colleagues.
The convention provided an outlet for students, foresters, and all others who were in attendance to learn about opportunities in the forest products industry, including FPS's expansive Knowledge Base of documents as well as our leading publications, such as the Forest Products Journal.
FPS
Call for proposals for the PTF BPI 2020 is now open. Click here to submit an abstract for the 6th Biennial International Conference for Process Technologies for the Forest & Biobased Products Industries.
PTF BPI 2020 is dedicated to the exchange of information and ideas about research on process technologies, quality control and process improvement. Academic scholars will overview the latest research in forest and bio-based materials including nanotechnology and solid wood. Leading manufacturers will highlight advancements in chemical technologies, supplier audits, product innovation and continuous improvement.
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FPS
Save the date: 2020 International Conference
June 22-25, 2020
Hyatt Regency Portland (Portland, Oregon)
The Society's premier event for forest products professionals. More information to come.
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University of Cambridge via Phys.org
Modified natural materials will be an essential component of a sustainable future, but first a detailed understanding of their properties is needed. The way heat flows across bamboo cell walls has been mapped using advanced scanning thermal microscopy, providing a new understanding of how variations in thermal conductivity are linked to the bamboo's elegant structure. The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, will guide the development of more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, made from natural materials, in the future.
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ConstructConnect
While North America is pushing to build more using wood, the United Kingdom is running into present-day obstacles but soaring future potential.
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Engineering News-Record
Tall-buildings experts, who are past chairs of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, are calling for more CTBUH research and development, better tools and greater building team collaboration to make high-rises more sustainable.
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Lesprom Network
Georgia-Pacific opens its newest lumber facility with an onsite dedication in Warren County, Georgia. The $135 million, 340,000-square-foot technologically advanced lumber production plants its flag on the same site as an existing lumber mill. The new facility currently adds more than 80 workers to the existing workforce, employing a total of 179 full-time employees, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
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The Baltic Times
The Latvian timber building structures producer IKTK has invested about two million euro in large-sized glued laminated timber structures production plant, the company's representatives told LETA.
The company has built a new production plant and acquired high precision timber processing equipment. The modern technologies, including CNC type machines for complicated precision processing of timber components, have already been tested and put into operation.
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Forest2Market
In November 2017, a comprehensive analysis covering the Northeast and Appalachia was published that illustrated the large increase in hardwood log and lumber exports from those regions that were going to China, and the downward trend recorded for exports headed to other countries. A mere two years later, we are witnessing just how fast international markets can change.
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Medium
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the lumber industry decimated many of America's forests. Could it now help restore them to health — and reduce wildfire risk at the same time? The emerging market for cross-laminated timber, if developed responsibly, could benefit both the timber industry and the environment.
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