A speculative 70-storey timber tower in London forms part of a research paper drawn up by engineers Ramboll.
The paper forms part of the company’s research programme, started in 2009, at the University of Cambridge to investigate the structural benefits of [ More ] [ Read More ]
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New Zealand’s plantation forests are dominated by Pinus radiata, an extremely versatile species within current climates and economic environments. To better meet the needs of future forests, the forest industry is planning for requirements of both [ More ] [ Read More ]
Scientist Tom Richardson will swap crown research institutes to take the helm as chief executive of the biggest of the state-owned entities, AgResearch.Richardson has been chief executive at forestry-focused crown research institute...
Scouts from an overseas energy company have been in New Zealand investigating the potential for a biofuels industry drawn from wood waste. [ Read More ]
Report – NZWood
9 February 2010
New engineering techniques allowing multi-storey buildings to be constructed of wood can mean buildings surviving major earthquakes with very little damage, according to a New Zealand engineering professor.
Andy Buchanan of Canterbury University says that if the [ More ] [ Read More ]
