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Sawlog prices have fallen faster in Europe
14, Dec 2015Sawlog prices have fallen faster in Europe than in the rest of the world for the past 18 months, with the ESPI Price Index reaching...
Read MoreTokyo's first multistory building made of 100% wood
07, Dec 2015After a decade of research aimed at reintroducing wood into Japanese urban architecture, the first multi-story building designed...
Read MoreBVRio launches app to assist buyers in avoiding illegal timber products
07, Dec 2015BVRio Environmental Exchange launched today a new app to assist traders and buyers of tropical timber in verifying...
Read MoreTimber is the new concrete
07, Dec 2015Timber is the new concrete, according to Professor Alex de Rijke, former dean of the School of Architecture at the London...
Read MoreThe Global Forest Industry in the 3Q/2015
07, Dec 2015Global sawlog prices fell and the GSPI Index has declined 14% in one year...
Read MoreGlobal sawmilling costs reviewed
10, Nov 2015We reported last week on the changing dynamics of currency exchange rates among the major importing and exporting...
Read MoreMore institutional investors committing capital to timber
10, Nov 2015Institutional investors are increasingly committing capital to timber, aiming to benefit from new investment markets overseas...
Read MoreRuthin timber firm out to support British wine sector
09, Nov 2015A vineyard is depending on sturdy Welsh wood to help it harvest a bumper crop this year. Clifford Jones Timber is finding...
Read MoreWood reaches new heights: Cities across Canada turning to timber in construction
09, Nov 2015From the outside, they look just like any other six-storey midrise structures. It’s what you don’t see underneath that could be...
Read MoreFT Architects' 4 Columns house features a traditional timber frame & minimal interior
09, Nov 2015A traditional Japanese construction method was used for this house in Tokyo, which features four wooden columns...
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