AUTHORS: J. Aeyelts, J. Bulkan, D. Roeser (Faculty of Forestry), X. Bi, R. Clift and H. Wang (Faculty of Applied Science Chemical & Biological Engineering) University of British Columbia
In British Columbia (BC) roughly 64 million m³ of logs are harvested annually. Market conditions and government taxes dictate which logs are harvested by forestry companies.
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AUTHORS: J. Aeyelts, J. Bulkan, D. Roeser (Faculty of Forestry), X. Bi, R. Clift and H. Wang (Faculty of Applied Science Chemical & Biological Engineering) University of British Columbia The practice of burning harvest residuals is deeply embedded in British Columbia’s (BC) forestry sector. While this was a logical practice when first mandated in 1938,…
Read More Flipping the Script on Residual Fibre: Enhancing Utilization for a Sustainable Forest Industry
AUTHORS: Meagan Curtis, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia; Janette Bulkan, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia. This policy brief provides a short history of agritechnology (or ‘agritech’) in British Columbia and its purported links with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read More Agritechnology in British Columbia & the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
UBC CAWP and UNBC are hosting the BC Timber Building Tour to showcase BC’s leading mass-timber building component and prefabricated building systems manufacturers.
Read More British Columbia Timber Building Technical Tour