Engineering in the wood chain (draft)

Tree breeding and tree improvement
Genomics and mechanical properties

Forest establishment and regeneration
Planning, modelling, visualisation
Ground prep and planting
Roads
Bridges
Hydrology, drainage
Soils and geology
Carbon impact, sustainability, ecosystems
Other forest structures (wind power, visitors centres etc)
Land remediation

Forest management and monitoring
Ground based (lidar, photo analysis, etc)
Remote sensing (mensuration, health, fire, carbon – from space, aircraft and drones)
Non-destructive testing
Flood control
Land stabilisation

Harvesting
Machinery
Scaling
Monitoring of sustainability, chains of custody
(skills shortages, robotics?)

Primary processing
Optimisation
Processing
Drying
Grading
Machinery and equipment

Secondary processing
Product development, innovation
Wood modification and protection
Design
Environmental impact
Machinery and equipment, including modern methods of manufacturing/construction

Transport
Vehicles and handling equipment
Disturbance to traffic
Logistics
Supply chain

Product types
Construction
Packaging and pallets
Fencing
Engineered wood products
Pulp and paper
Cellulose and lignin products
Biorefineries

Trees outside forests
Building design
Energy efficiency
Acoustics
Urban trees
Agroforestry

Circular economy
Reuse
Renovation and repair
Waste sorting, recovery processing
Products
Energy
Durability and service life

Data
Measurement
Decision making
Chain of custody, legality

Policy, planning, standards and regulations