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• $2m project to help put a dollar value on forest and farmland environmental benefits

  A collaborative research project will help industries put an economic value on the environmental benefits they offer using a system known as Natural Capital Accounting. An initiative of Forest... Read More

• Harvesting timber – and carbon credits

  When people draw trees, they usually show a trunk, branches and leaves – leaving the roots out of the picture. Similarly, when estimating forest carbon storage, the roots are often not counte... Read More

• New natural disaster research to improve timber building design

  New research involving the University of Canterbury, and funded by the Earthquake Commission, will improve understanding of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, seismic building design, and enh... Read More

• New timber educational materials for university engineering students

  Research identified the lack of suitable resources as an impediment to educating engineering students about the use of timber. A new series of video lectures, The Fundamentals of Timber Engine... Read More

• Recycling and End-of-Life Disposal of Timber Products

  This project reviewed issues surrounding the recycling and end-of-life disposal of timber products (including Engineered wood products) in Australia. The review also looked at treated timber w... Read More