However, research has highlighted that inter-tenancy acoustic isolation across timber systems is one of the major barriers to the construction industry’s uptake of timber framing into th…

The physical traits of plants are shaped by internal processes prompted by environmental signals, which include the length of days and presence of nutrients.  These processes help to contr…

Much has been reported in previous editions of R&DWorks regarding the development and advancements of local research efforts in this space. Elsewhere, USA-based company Treeswift p…

Francine Claro from Panama developed the dressing as part of her Master’s project, with the resultant membrane thought to be up to one thousand times cheaper than current alternatives. It ha…

A team of researchers from the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences and the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Tasmania assessed the growth and adaptability of triploid Acacia…

The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project will see the establishment of a series of seven silvicultural trials at sites representing varying types of forest ecosystem ac…

A research project led FWPA’s National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life has commenced a testing program for materials used in Hazard Class H3, which covers applications that are…

New research is aimed at preparing the forest and wood products industry to best respond to potential revised regulations around wood dust exposure levels. Operations across the timber sup…