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Wood chip exports from Latin America hit record high in 2011
25 January 2012

Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011, with pulp mills in Japan and Europe being the major export destinations, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

Backing for Canadian timber scheme
19 January 2012

A new scheme to encourage construction with timber in Canada has been welcomed by Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA), which claims the scheme could boost returns for forestry investors.

FDIS website to launch
19 January 2012

The Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) website is set to launch next month.

Concern over flagship Green Deal
19 January 2012

The Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) has raised concerns that significant obstacles need to be resolved in order for the Government’s flagship Green Deal energy efficiency scheme to work in practice.

Construction activity to drop in 2012
19 January 2012

Construction activity is set to endure a drop of more than 5% in 2012, according to the Construction Products Association.

Chiltern Dynamics repeats air tightness webinars
17 January 2012

Building on last year’s success, Chiltern Dynamics is offering a further series of free, one-hour webinars ‘Air Tightness Testing for new Part L – Preparing for change’.

Metsaliitto undergoes restructuring
16 January 2012

Metsäliitto has divided its Wood Products Industry division, which essentially embraces the activities of Finnforest into the three business lines Building Products, Plywood and Timber and Upgrade.

First factory timber homes at new development
10 January 2012

The first homes to roll off the production line at the Accord Group’s new timber home manufacturing hub are being erected in Walsall as part of a £10 million housing development.

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Senior's helps students see the light

An architecturally impressive and purpose-built four-storey extension to the fully refurbished Horton Building is the new home for the University of Bradford's School of Health Studies

Chiltern Fire meets NHBC training needs

HBC (National House-Building Council), the UK's leading warranty provider and standards setting body for new build homes, has booked almost 50 places with Chiltern International Fire (CIF) for its Fire Doors Explained (FDE) training courses this year – and would not hesitate to recommend the course to other bodies.

Heatherwick brings new life to Worth Abbey

Nestled on a crest overlooking the South Downs, Worth Abbey Church has a striking aspect. Its remarkable conical sloping roof sets off the extensive, peaceful grounds and the rolling landscape below. The 25 English Benedictine monks who reside at the abbey run a school, a parish and a place of retreat.

Selling American Softwoods

A perspective on the re-launched American Softwoods promotion campaign from programme director, Charles Trevor

Homes, sweet homes

Stewart Milne Construction has completed work on Aberdeen's first council housing project
in over 30 years

Timber bridge renaissance

Andrew Lawrence, MA (Cantab), PGCDMM, CEng, MICE, MIStructE, associate at Arup Technology and Research, wrote the foreword for Timber Bridges, reproduced here, along with an extract from Chapter 3: Durability and protection by design.

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