BC looks to implement construction of mass timber buildings across the province
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has announced that the province is taking steps to strengthen its forest and timber industry [...]
June 30, 2020
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Historic fall in US housing starts
US housing starts in April plunged by the most on record going back to 1959 as sweeping lockdowns to contain [...]
June 3, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Would to become more important for the construction in the future, says EU official
“WOOD WOULD BECOME MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN THE FUTURE” . This was stated by [...]
May 20, 2020
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France to require 50% timber in all new public buildings
As part of the French governments push for sustainable urban development all new public buildings financed [...]
February 27, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
The European Green Deal creates new opportunities for timber
The Green Deal, published on 11 December 2019 by the new European Commission and adopted by [...]
February 18, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Buildings could avoid greenhouse gas emissions if wood replaces cement, steel
Replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood could avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production and [...]
February 12, 2020
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UK housing developers discontinue CLT for high residential units
Swan is the latest housing developer to join the list of developers evaluating concrete and steel [...]
February 7, 2020
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Latvia: IKTK builds new glulam plant
The Latvian timber building structures producer IKTK has invested about two million euro in large-sized [...]
December 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Wooden buildings could help revitalize the suffering Canadian forest industry
Changes to Canada's national building code could prove promising for an ailing forestry industry. Starting [...]
December 16, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Dutch housing shortage could be solved with timber construction
The Netherlands could build a million new homes from sustainably harvested local wood and save 100 megatons of carbon in [...]
November 6, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
