For millennia, trees have provided mankind with fuel, food, fibre and medicine from their fruit, flowers, roots, wood, leaves and branches. In fact, many things we use daily are connected to wood. Printer paper, chewing [...]
Professor Bernard Slippers, director at the Forestry and Biotechnology (FABI) Institute at the University of Pretoria spoke to Timber iQ about the key challenges and opportunities in the forestry sector of South Africa and how [...]
By Qiniso Mbhamali, Zahra Naghizadeh, Brand Wessels Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University With the increasing movement towards environmentally-friendly and sustainable building materials in the construction industry, engineered wood products have become a [...]
By the University of Pretoria Forestry company York Timbers, the largest solid wood processor in South Africa, has signed a funding agreement with the University of Pretoria (UP) to establish a Chair in data-driven wood [...]
By the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, also referred to as the Sustainable Development Goals are a universal commitment to ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring human well-being. [...]
By MJ Jacobs and Brand Wessels at Stellenbosch University Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is a relatively new laminar wood-based product, developed in central Europe, that is rapidly gaining market share worldwide as an environmentally sustainable [...]
By Stellenbosch University Buildings contributes to around one third of global carbon emissions, so the way in which we construct and live in buildings is a really important consideration. […]
