Wood Products

Cross-Laminated Timber: The Innovative Building System

By Maria Fernanda Laguarda Mallo and Omar Espinoza. University of MinnesotaWood has played an essential role in the development of civilization for its...>Read More

The Pacific Northwest – home to Douglas-fir, and a few ‘new’ species

Scott Leavengood - Oregon Wood Innovation Center, Oregon State UniversityMost, if not all, wood products professionals around the globe are familiar with...>Read More

Innovation in the Forest Products Industry

By Omar Espinoza and Maria Fernanda Laguarda-MalloThe U.S. forest products industry has been facing many struggles during the last two decades. A combination...>Read More

The Wood Enterprise Institute: Teaching Students How to Lead Sustainable Enterprises

By Dr. Earl Kline. Professor. Department of Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech. Email at kline@vt.edu BackgroundWood, a naturally renewable, sustainable...>Read More

Reducing Energy Consumption Through Lean Thinking: Presentations

The forest products industry has an opportunity to reduce energy costs using energy management, thereby boosting their global competitiveness. Increasing...>Read More

Wood Products Community of Practice

The wood products industry in the United States contributes with almost a 1 million jobs to the economic development of the country. Because wood is a...>Read More

Wood Identification for Species Native to Virginia

Virginia has many tree species that yield a rich variety of wood, each with its own unique structural, physical, and mechanical properties. These differences...>Read More

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