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The Forest Products Society offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2. FPS wishes you and your loved ones a happy holiday!
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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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The New York Times
Michael Green has seen the future of the building industry, and that future is wood. Lots of wood. The Vancouver-based architect is among the most ardent proponents of what is known as mass timber, prefabricated structural wood components that can be used to construct buildings — even large-scale buildings — faster, with less waste and eventually with less money.
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Alternative Energy24
Biomass is seen as a promising trade for petroleum products since it is the most plentiful carbon source in nature and is carbon impartial. There have been extraordinary progressions in biomass change advances, especially the transformation of sugar or starch yields to biofuels and different synthetic substances. In any case, the utilization of consumable biomass as a feedstock is dubious as far as morals and costs. Consequently, they have as of late risen as promising carbon sources.
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Horizon
When Timothee Boitouzet studied architecture in Japan, where buildings need to survive earthquakes, he realized the next smart material might be one that humans have used for thousands of years — wood.
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The Architect's Newspaper
America's largest mass timber building has opened at the University of Arkansas. Spread across a series of interconnected structures, Adohi Hall is a 202,027-square-foot residential project constructed from cross-laminated timber.
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology via Phys.org
Wood fibres have been used by researchers in Sweden to create a new class of stronger and lower-cost electrodes for even lighter and long-lasting flexible electronics and wearables.
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DIY Week
The winners of the annual Wood Awards were announced at a ceremony held on Nov. 19 at Carpenters' Hall in London hosted by Priya Khanchandani, editor of Icon magazine. Established in 1971, the Wood Awards is free to enter and aims to recognise and encourage outstanding design, craftsmanship and installation using wood.
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