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High-tech timber: Universities, timber industry craft new product
09, Nov 2015Cross-laminated timber is touted as a high-tech, sustainable product developed by the Oregon State University College of Forestry...
Read MoreHighest global sawmilling earnings revealed
01, Nov 2015WOOD MARKETS' biennial global benchmarking survey has continued to place the U.S. South as the highest margin sawmill...
Read MoreMeet DiscBot, our new wood quality detective
27, Oct 2015Developed and built in-house, Scion's new ‘DiscBot' is a novel scanning technology designed to assess a range of wood...
Read MoreBritish Columbia Invests $2.2 Million To Promote Wood in Buildings, Products
27, Oct 2015The British Columbia provincial government says it is investing $2.2 million in the Wood First program to promote the use...
Read MoreTimber buildings – evidence of lower costs emerge
16, Oct 2015So timber buildings really do cost less to build. New research appears to prove the case and the timber development sector...
Read MoreChinese log and lumber imports lowest level since 2010
16, Oct 2015China imported softwood logs and lumber valued at just over 500 million dollars during the month of August this year.
Read MoreUBC plans 18-storey wood building
16, Oct 2015The University of British Columbia plans to build what might be the world’s tallest wood building in B.C. - an 18-storey residence for students.
Read MoreWhy Wood is Best for Building Explained at New Website
16, Oct 2015Laying out the case for wood construction over steel, concrete and bricks, the Innovative Wood Products Collaborative notes...
Read MoreRecord export cargo of timber sets sail for India
16, Oct 2015The largest export shipment of logs and timber to leave New Zealand is on its way to India.
Read MoreSawmilling robots? Hell yeah!
15, Oct 2015Canadian Forest Industries will at OptiSaw to hear, among other things, automation and robotic guru David McPhail...
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