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19th April 2012

Old friends reunited in Milan

Auteur :David Venables in Events

The opening of the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition in Milan saw maple and cherry back in the limelight, as bright, fashionable and individual as ever.

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16th April 2012

How myths are made

Auteur :Rupert Oliver in Environment

A poorly drafted CNN news article drawing on weak research by the World Bank demonstrates how misinformation about illegal logging is being created.

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12th April 2012

Bamboo "hailed as the 21st century timber" - they must be joking

Auteur :Rupert Oliver in Environment

According to the April issue of the BBC magazine bamboo is being "hailed as the 21st century timber" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17568088) Bamboo may be a relatively benign product environmentally, but wood’s...

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30th March 2012

What’s more important – protecting forest certification brands or ensuring wood is treated on a level playing field with non-wood materials?

Auteur :Rupert Oliver in Technical Information, Environment

To date, wood industry engagement with the US Green Building Council’s LEED program has tended to focus on its restriction of material credits for wood to FSC certified product only.

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21st March 2012

Time to let architects do the talking

Auteur :David Venables in Architecture and Design

I have spent the best part of the last 17 years promoting the benefits of hardwood to the international design community.

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