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  • 21st January 2011

    Is it the time for red oak?

    Auteur :David Venables in Species focus, Events

    Oak is easily the most important hardwood traded in Europe and demand has grown in the last few years across a wide range of applications.

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  • 11th January 2011

    Tricks of the trade

    Auteur :David Venables in Species focus

    I gave away one of my secrets last week to a room full of architects in Portugal, when I was asked how you tell the difference between American red oak and white oak.

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  • 5th January 2011

    More trouble! This time with LEED

    Auteur :David Venables in Environment

    “Green” building standards and codes are proliferating all over the world. This, of course, is a good thing because we need to build more efficiently and sustainably in order to address climate change.

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  • 17th December 2010

    The trouble with FSC

    Auteur :David Venables in Environment

    Don’t get me wrong I do in principle support FSC certification for wood products. It has played an important role in helping demonstrate sustainability and through very effective marketing, given a strong message to consumers...

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  • 9th November 2010

    Should the word “disposable” be consigned to the bin!

    Auteur :David Venables in Environment

    This weekend I had to return my daughter’s new bright pink designer style desk lamp to Ikea. She had only had it for a few weeks and the bulb had gone - embarrassingly I couldn’t work out how to change it!

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