Amazon makes first investment in a homebuilder, backing start-up focused on prefabricated housesc cnbc.com/2018/09/25/ama…

A few of MiTek's Technical Support team in at our Dudley HQ this week getting an insight into what customers can look forward to in the next release of our software. Some exciting new features, the best just keeps on getting better! #MiTek #PAMIR #RoofTrusses #PosiJoist

Venez voir les prochains logements en bois du projet l'Hester de REI Habitat, construits par nos collègues @MaitreCubeFr et MEHA charpentes 😉Le bois vient de chez nous ! Pour une structure en bois 100% français ! 🤩🌲🇫🇷 ▶bit.ly/2XCTmmr #constructionbois #boisfrançais

Timber harvesting quickly became the top manufacturing industry in the west The size of the huge trees made them prized timber, as redwood became known for its durability and workability. By 1853, nine sawmills were at work in Eureka. (curtesy of the U.S. National Park Service)

La rédaction de BOIS INTERNATIONAL aux côtés des membres de l’Observatoire du métier de la scierie pour la journée de mise en commun des travaux sur « la scierie 2025 » #forêt #bois #scierie

"Much of the housing would be contained in 12 mass timber towers. Sidewalk intends to build a factory in Ontario to fabricate the “kit of parts” for the timber buildings." globalconstructionreview.com/news/row-break…

Mjøstårnet in Norway becomes world's tallest timber tower dezeen.com/2019/03/19/mjo… via Dezeen

BC #building code will now allow wood buildings to be taller dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-b…

New #Kerto LVL line starts test runs at Metsä Wood’s Punkaharju mill metsagroup.smarpshare.com/app.microblog/…

Rebuilding the roof of #NotreDame Cathedral in Paris : Letter to the President of France pascaljacob.fr/notre-dame-de-…

An apartment complex in Amsterdam follows biophilic design principals. The four-story apartment block is a prefabricated structure that was manufactured offsite using steel and cross-laminated timber. inhabitat.com/an-apartment-c…

Restore Notre-Dame : French Association for the restoration of the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris wood framework restorenotredame.paris #notredame

Construction of a 2 storey house to Passivhaus standards. STEICO insulation boards guarantee high chill protection; even during construction, the indoor temperature without heating was measured at 21°C versus a cool 2°C outside.

#Kuura-kuidun ydin piilee Suomen sydänmailla – suomalaisten perheiden omistamissa metsissä. Uusiutuva, sertifioitu ja kestävästi kasvatettu raaka-aine ja ainutlaatuinen tuotantoprosessi tekevät Kuurasta turvallisen ja tinkimättömän vaihtoehdon #tekstiilikuitu'teollisuudelle.

#Innovaatio’projekti etenee: uusi koetehdas on nyt harjakorkeudessa Äänekoskella. Tehtaalla testataan uudenlaisen 3D-muotoon puristetun kuitupakkauksen valmistusta, teknologian toimittaa Valmet. Metsä Spring synnyttää tulevaisuuden liiketoimintaa! metsagroup.com/fi/Media/kaikk…

Light Zoom Lumière, the portal of light and lighting, devotes a large report to Restaurons Notre-Dame (rND) and unveils new unpublished photos of the frame of the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris #NotreDame #RestauronsNotreDame #rND lightzoomlumiere.fr/article/restau…

L'Académie d'Agriculture de France publie ses recommandations pour la filière bois BOIS INTERNATIONAL Académie Agriculture #FilièreBois #Forêt #Bois leboisinternational.com/foret/laaf-re-…