The future of forestry in Scotland?
The Scottish government has launched a consultation seeking views on the devolution of forestry (making management of forestry directly accountable to Scottish Ministers). There are proposed new […]
Month: September 2016
What research on hardwoods is needed in Europe?
The European Hardwoods Innovation Alliance (EHIA) is seeking views in what innovation and research is needed for hardwoods in Europe. The scope is broad, covering cover both […]
British timber in construction
Dan Ridley-Ellis will speak about grading of British-grown timber at this event hosted by BRE, which launches Grown in Britain week, 2016 10 October 2016 […]
5th percentile shear modulus?
In the current version of Eurocode 5 (EN 1995-1-1:2004+A2:2014) you can find equations that relate to the lateral torsional buckling of beams. Equation 6.31 gives the […]
Tree of the year nominations
The shortlists are up for tree of the year for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. You can vote on the Woodland Trust website until […]
SepTimber seminars
This month Architecture & Design Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland, Wood for Good and our colleagues at Edinburgh Napier University are jointly presenting a CPD series looking at timber in construction. […]