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Construction milestone for UBC Brock Commons

25 August 2016
The final wood panel has been installed on the Brock Commons building at UBC. The university’s new student residence will be the tallest mass timber building in the world when completed in 2017. The mass wood structure at Brock Commons was completed in just 66 days. The building requi
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Tiwi Island three-year woodchip export deal underway as first ship sets sail

25 August 2016
The first of 14 shipments of woodchips from a Tiwi Islands forestry plantation is due to set sail to Japan. Source: ABC NT Country Hour The traditional owners of the Tiwis are in charge of nearly 30,000 hectares of Acacia mangium trees. Staff have been working around-the-clock for fou
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Sawlog prices drop in Austria and Germany

17 August 2016
Prices for domestic and imported sawlogs in Austria and Germany have falling during 2015 and 2016 to levels not seen in 10 year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Sources: Timberbiz, Lesprom While domestic log prices have declined, they are still among the highest in Europe and man
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Timberhenge discovered

17 August 2016
A huge arc of timber posts once stood in a ‘New Stonehenge’ built 4500 years ago in Wiltshire – next to the site of Stonehenge itself. Source: Metro UK The circle of up to 200 posts was built on the site of a settlement where the workers who built Stonehenge lived, National Trust rese
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World Conference on Timber Engineering

17 August 2016
The 2016 World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016) will be held on 22-25 August in Vienna, Austria. Source: Timberbiz WCTE is a premier forum for presenting and discussing the latest technical and architectural developments and innovations in wood or timber construction. It i
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Using Big Data in Brazil’s rainforests

11 August 2016
Brazil is typically ranked amongst the highest-risk countries in terms of illegality in its timber industry. Source: Mongabay The Brazilian tropical timber sector is responsible for the extraction of more than 13 million cubic meters of hardwood logs from Amazonian rainforests, and ge
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LVL offers double-sided benefits

11 August 2016
Stora Enso’s new LVL production line at the Varkaus Mill in Finland makes possible a modern and competitive product with benefits for customers and society. Source: Timberbiz Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a high-strength wood product used primarily in structural construction
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Brexit’s impact on Indonesian forests

11 August 2016
Shortly after the UK people voted to leave the European Union, the country witnessed a change of prime minister and economic uncertainties radiated around the globe. For timber traders and advocates of environmental sustainability in Indonesia, this development was a major concern. So
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Asia Pacific Rainforest Partnership Summit review

11 August 2016
The future of rainforest conservation will be determined by finance and regulation according to the private sector. Access to finance and the creation of a supportive legal and regulatory environment is critical to the future of sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. Sour
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Logs carry drugs to Australia

11 August 2016
Two people have been arrested after an estimated $115 million worth of methamphetamine was allegedly found hidden inside timber logs in a sea cargo container that arrived in Australia from Africa. Source: ABC News Australian Border Force (ABF) officers detected 154 kilograms of the dr
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