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.
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.
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.
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’.