As lumber prices skyrocket, professor develops method to predict future price changes
An Oregon State University researcher says he has developed a new way to predict the future price of logs that uses readily accessible economic information.
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Crime-fighting wood forensics lab gets a new home at Oregon State
Oregon State University’s College of Forestry is the new home of a forensics lab that fights timber crime, a $1 billion annual problem for the United States’ forest products industry.
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Deer and elk play key role in helping young Douglas-fir trees survive, study finds
Long considered pests by forest managers, deer and elk can help Douglas-fir seedlings thrive under certain vegetation management conditions, a five-year study by Oregon State University shows.
One-of-a-kind timber research lab opens at Oregon State
The A.A. "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory is among the first facilities in the country totally dedicated toward structural timber research. It's now open at Oregon State University.
TallWood Design expands mass timber capability
A partnership between Oregon State University’s Colleges of Forestry and Engineering and University of Oregon’s College of Design, TDI is a research collaborative focused on the advancement of structural wood products and mass timber design.
Construction begins for Freres Lumber's massive panels at Oregon State
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Freres Lumber's patented massive plywood panels will begin to be assembled at Oregon State University's new A.A. "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory.
The massive plywood panels (MPP) will be used for both interior and exterior walls of the laboratory, as well as roofing in the George W. Peavy Forest Science Center.
Freres Lumber's massive plywood panels selected for Oregon State lab
Freres Lumber's massive plywood panels will be used in the new A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory at Oregon State University.
Investigation reveals cause of cross-laminated timber panel failure at OSU
A CLT panel failed last March during construction of a new campus building at Oregon State. Now we know why.
Western juniper gains acceptance, viability for wood product construction
After extensive tests, Oregon State University has deemed western juniper - an invasive tree that has spread across much of Oregon - viable for commercial wood markets.
TallWood Design Institute established at Oregon State U.
The National Center for Advanced Wood Products Manufacturing and Design at Oregon State University has been renamed as the TallWood Design Institute.
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