New Project – Building from England’s Woodlands
Did you know that in 2021/22 we have been planting more broadleaf trees than conifers in the UK (mainly in England)? Yet the timber that […]
Guess the Strength of Timber II – Scores
Here are the scores from the second round of the Guess the Strength of Timber game. It worked the same as last time, but with […]
More on timber quality
Recently we made a game for people to guess the relative strengths of some timber beams – by inspecting the beams up close and hands […]
Guess the Strength of Timber – Scores
Check out how well you did in our “guess the strength of timber” game. Search for your player code name below. Please also fill a […]
New report online
The InFutUReWood project has officially come to an end, but we still have some exciting result up our sleeves! Today, WP2 leader Ylva Sandin published […]
ForestValue online conference
The InFutUReWood project has officially come to an end, but we still have some exciting results up our sleeves! Watch this space for more reports […]
Workshop announcement
Guess the strength of timberFri 1 July 12:00-14:00, Glassroom, Merchiston We all know what wood is – but if you needed a good strong timber […]
What is “timber quality”? A challenge for creative programmers
Brief: We seek to commission a creative person or business to develop a prototype for a digital game that will encourage people (general public and […]
Strength grading of UK and Irish grown timber (big info drop)
Machine strength grading of structural timber in Europe is done mostly under a system called “machine control”. The machine settings are fixed based on large […]
Lessons from Wordle?
The online game Wordle has got very popular lately, and resulted in several conversations about strategy – particularly the starting word. Some people pick a […]