Wood is a fad for tall buildings
29 September 2016
Wood is all over the news — from CNN, to Forbes — as being the future of skyscrapers, but not everyone is so sure. Source: The Ubyssey “We are on this hype of ‘Oh, timber is fantastic — aren’t we great we’re using timber?’ but that’s like a pendulum swing phenomenon,” said Perry Adeba
Continue Reading →Softwood rises with weaker dollar
22 September 2016
Softwood lumber prices have trended upward in the first six months 2016 because of higher demand and a weaker dollar. Sources: Timberbiz, Business Wire Demand for softwood lumber has gone up in many markets around the world in 2016, resulting in a substantial increase in global lumber
Continue Reading →Canada and US continue a softwood war
22 September 2016
Canada and the United States are on the brink of yet another softwood lumber war, fuelled by a drastic jump in BC lumber exports to the US and growing anti-trade sentiment. Source: The Squamish Chief American sawmillers say they are ready to fire the first shot in what would be the fi
Continue Reading →Tulipwood brings a smile to London
22 September 2016
Visitors to the London Design Festival can experience an unusual curved wooden building called The Smile. Source: Inhabitat Designed by Alison Brooks of Alison Brooks Architects, the sloping structure demonstrates the potential of CLT, which Brooks says is “stronger than concret
Continue Reading →Researchers say trees could help strengthen auto parts
15 September 2016
Trees that are removed during forest restoration projects could find their way into car bumpers and fenders as part of a study led by Srikanth Pilla of Clemson University. Pilla is collaborating on the study with researchers from the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory in
Continue Reading →Huge timber model created for Great Fire re-creation
08 September 2016
UK timber companies MBM Forest Products and Falcon Panel Products supplied materials for the re-creation of the Great Fire of London this week. Source Timberbiz Creative company Artichoke and American artist David Best collaborated to create a 120m long wooden model re-creation of the
Continue Reading →Forest and watercourse interplay important for restorations
01 September 2016
Humans utilise forests and watercourses in a way that depletes ecosystem habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Source: Umea University Many areas are restored to break the trend, but to succeed you need to consider not only the ecosystem in mind, but also surrounding ecosyste
Continue Reading →Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage
01 September 2016
Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into fertile land: planting forests. Source: Inhabitat The problem is that in the regions hardest hit by the phenomenon, there simply isn’t enough clean water to properly nurture
Continue Reading →China forestry ownership increases worldwide
01 September 2016
THE AREA of overseas forest land rented or purchased by Chinese enterprises amounted to around 61 million hectares valued at approximately $US2 billion at the end of 2014. Source: Timberbiz By the end of 2014 some 167, predominantly private sector, Chinese enterprises participated in
Continue Reading →Korea Wood Show Coming up November 3-6, 2016 in South Korea
01 September 2016
The Korea Wood Show 2016, is scheduled for November 3-6, 2016 at KIINTEX, a suburb of Seoul, as the country’s largest trade show specialized in wood products. Source: KWS/Fordaq The show is organized by Media Wood., Ltd., which has published a weekly Korea Wood Newspaper since 1
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