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Thanks to innovative construction materials like cross laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL), wooden buildings are no longer mere houses made of sticks. Attracted by the aesthetic and environmental benefits of timber, structural engineers have overseen a lumber comeback, from Landlease's International House development in Sydney's Barangaroo district to Brisbane's newly completed 25 King, which is the world's tallest commercial timber building.
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FPS
The Mid-South Section of the Forest Products Society is hosting a program, "21st Century Wood Technology," Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 7 and 8, at the Sustainable Bioproducts Laboratory of the School of Forestry on the Campus of Mississippi State University. The upcoming Sessions cover a wide range of the newer wood utilization technologies that are growing in importance in the Southeast and also will provide the attendee with an update on applications and technologies being utilized.
Click here for a meeting agenda.
FPS
The 21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium will take place Sept. 24-27, 2019, in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The event will be hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Württemberg and co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Products Society and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations D5.01.09 unit "Non-Destructive Evaluation of Wood and Wood-Based Materials."
Registration opens April 1, 2019. Click here for additional information.
KMTR-TV
A new building at Oregon State University could re-shape the engineering of future buildings. The new building — a wood building manufactured using materials from forest products industry in the Northwest — will serve students and staff with larger classrooms and new technology.
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Dezeen
Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the U.K. government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects.
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Woodworking Network
Tied to other wood products industries, the wood components segment also looks to be on a generally upward growth trend. Included are products used in the cabinetry, furniture, home organization and architectural industries. A snapshot of the U.S. wood molding and trim market shows demand projected to grow 3.7 percent annually to $5.5 billion in 2022, driven by a strong rise in commercial construction activity and residential remodeling, with interior molding continuing to account for the majority of the demand, according to The Freedonia Group study, Molding & Trim in the U.S., 7th edition. Although solid wood remains the dominant material choice, engineered wood and plastics are growing in usage.
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Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC via LinkedIn
The forest industry is always changing.
When this century began, New Hampshire's two surviving pulp mills in Berlin and Groveton were still operating. Today, those pulp mills are idle, closing its doors in 2006 and 2007, respectively. In Maine, long a state known for its critical market of wood, five pulp mills have closed since 2014, leaving only four operating mills in New England, all of which are in Maine. Biomass electricity plants, high-volume users of low-grade wood, also face economic headwinds that threaten their viability.
Northern New England has 13 operating biomass plants, seven of which are in New Hampshire. New England has lost many markets for wood in recent years, but these losses have created opportunities for new products and new applications to emerge. The issue is attracting much discussion given the recent political debate about the future of low-grade markets in the state.
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