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With the theme: WOOD: housing, heath, humanity. – Planet Ark and Wood Naturally Better (FWPA’s generic marketing consumer brand) are celebrating World Wood Day by building a nanoHouse in fr…
With the theme: WOOD: housing, heath, humanity. – Planet Ark and Wood Naturally Better (FWPA’s generic marketing consumer brand) are celebrating World Wood Day by building a nanoHouse in fr…
Expressions of interest for membership of FWPA’s Advisory and Reference Groups are open until close of business 27th February 2015. A new reference group will be introduced – Generic Market…
This research reports the results from the first year of ongoing research into the natural above-ground durability of plantation grown African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis). The study…
African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) is being grown in Northern Territory plantations to produce timber for high value decorative panels, furniture, and flooring. In its home environme…
One small Australian wasp is killing another tiny Australian wasp in South Africa’s commercial forests – and it is a good thing. Leptocybe invasa was first spotted in Eucalyptus trees outsid…
Effective use of the high capital cost equipment in a central processing yard requires a good understanding of the human component of the system. The aim of this New Zealand study was to determ…
Recent studies indicate that buildings with a high level of wood content have a positive physiological impact on the human nervous system. David Fell, research leader for market research at…
Stanford engineers have built and tested an earthquake-resistant house that stayed staunchly upright even as it shook at three times the intensity of the destructive 1989 Loma Prieta tembl…