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Building Products Digest
Engineered wood products have ancient ancient origins, with evidence of laminated wood found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs. The concept that boards could be sliced and bonded to produce a product that was better than the original wood was revolutionary.
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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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Gear Patrol
When H.F.S. Morgan crafted his first namesake vehicle, in 1909, his product was modern: An ash frame affixed to a steel ladder-frame chassis under metal body panels was inline with English coach-built autos of the era. More than a century later, as sleek electric cars roll off robotically-assisted assembly lines elsewhere in the world, some of Morgan Motor Company's century-old woodworking tools are still in use at the brand’s Malvern Link factory in England's West Midlands.
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BOSS Magazine
Ecology is on everybody's minds these days. Sustainability is becoming a priority in many industries, and it's crucial for leaders to develop standards that help companies ensure they’re keeping to established best practices.
The emergent green building industry is proof of this. Shortsighted, business-as-usual construction methods yield high-rise fires, materials that don't last, buildings that harm the land they stand on and structures that waste energy throughout their lifecycles.
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Phys.org
In a recent report on Nature Communications, Wentao Gan and a team of researchers at the departments of materials science and engineering in the U.S. have detailed the use of an ultrathin film of natural wood to create an audio speaker. The construct exhibited excellent mechanical properties including high tensile strength and increased Young's modulus. The properties of ultrathin thickness and exceptional mechanical strength allowed excellent acoustic properties with higher resonance frequency and greater displacement amplitude when compared to a commercial polypropylene diaphragm in an audio speaker.
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ArchDaily
Prefabrication is not a new concept for architects, but its usage is evidently on the rise. With today's limited spatial capacity and need for cost efficiency, the industrial strategy of architectural production has shifted towards an all-around-efficient approach, in some cases assembling projects in a matter of days or weeks.
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Woodworking Network
The traveling exhibit "Think Wood Mobile Tour" will be on display through Nov. 20 on the Arkansas Union Mall on the University of Arkansas campus.
The exhibit, set up in a converted storage unit, is a museum-like display that showcases the environmental and economic benefits of different softwood lumber and engineered wood products and their many uses in both residential and commercial construction.
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Construction Business
Wood is a natural choice for constructing indoor swimming pools and ice arenas.
An effective insulator with a warm aesthetic, wood is particularly well suited to the demanding atmospheres of swimming pools — as well as ice rinks in arenas. Wood tolerates high levels of humidity, offers acoustic and thermal benefits, and absorbs and releases water vapor without compromising its structural integrity.
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Biomass Magazine
The House Ways and Means Committee released a discussion draft of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act on Nov. 19. The draft includes several tax incentives to support biofuels and bioenergy. This includes provisions of the Biomass Thermal Utilization Act and extensions of renewable energy tax credit, the biodiesel tax credit and second-generation biofuel incentives.
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