Prince George wood building sets Canadian record for efficiency and air quality

January 26, 2018
Category: Today's Takeaway

A University of Northern BC wood structure—built to the Passive House standard—has set a Canadian record for air tightness. And once completed, it will be used to build and test large-scale integrated wood structures using cross-laminated timber, glue laminated timber and laminated veneer lumber.

In Forestry news: the BC Forest Practices Board concluded that some at-risk plant communities on Mount Elphinstone are not adequately protected from logging; and California Gov. Brown has established a task force to suggest ways to reduce the threat of devastating forest fires.

Elsewhere: Montana’s USDA researcher Mike Schwartz has been named one of the world’s most influential scientific minds; fellow Montanan Pat McKelvery received a national award for his wildfire mitigation work; and Australian forester Johannes Drielsma was named Member of the Order of Australia.

Finally, researchers at UBC Okanagan have determined how and why you can taste last year’s wildfires in this year’s wine crop.

— Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor

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