Sentence examples for timber research from inspiring English sources

In the heavily wooded American South, nine huge industrial pellet plants are under development, according to Forisk Consulting, a timber research group in Georgia.

Following a review of the disciplinary rise of industrial design and the nature of the CRC environment the second part of this paper addresses the experience of a recent industrial design doctoral candidate working simultaneously on design and science oriented aspects of a timber research project.

To balance biodiversity conservation and timber production, research examining the tradeoffs between reduced application of herbicide and tree growth is required.

Fossil energy is usually consumed in producing bioenergy, for instance during felling of trees in the forest or hauling of timber, but research shows that usually the energy used is a small fraction of the energy produced – roughly 25 to 50 units of bioenergy are produced for every 1 unit of fossil energy consumed in production.

Clearly, applied and strategic timber-related research dominates to the detriment of basic research in ecology and conservation.

Timber production and research still play a big part in modern forestry but so too do social research, environmental conservation and public recreation.

Driven by an increasing demand for sustainable and easy-to-construct timber infrastructure, recent research at The University of Queensland (UQ) has led to the development of a new class of structures called 'folded hybrid FRP-timber' (FHFT) structures.

Forest product research, including kiln-drying, physical and mechanical properties of various timbers, timber treatment and preservation, and pulp and paper potential, began in 1921.

They include a stately barrel-vaulted student centre for Nottingham Trent University by Evans Vettori architects, a timber-clad medical research facility for the University of East Anglia by Hawkins Brown and the glacial wedding cake of the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford by Herzog & de Meuron.

Analysis of the Sweet Track's timbers has aided research into Neolithic Era dendrochronology; comparisons with wood from the River Trent and a submerged forest at Stolford enabled a fuller mapping of the rings, and their relationship with the climate of the period.

The Non-Timber Forest Products Program of the Rainforest Alliance is a new initiative that will build on several years of preliminary work in NTFPs.The Program will develop and implement non-timber forest product projects and research that promotes forest conservation and improves local livelihoods.