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Legislature approves bonding for the Oregon Forest Science Complex
July 8, 2015Written by: Thomas Maness Photos by: Oregon State Published by: Oregon State University
The Oregon Legislature has approved $29.7 million in state bonding to help fund the Oregon Forest Science Complex at Oregon State University in Corvallis....
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Cross-laminated Timber: the Future of Building?
June 1, 2015Written by: Andrea Watts & Leslie Helm Photos by: D.R. Johnson Published by: Seattle Business
Before aerospace, software and coffee defined the Pacific Northwest, timber was the industry that fueled our economy. Now, a radical new approach toward sustainable construction — building high-rises from wood — could bring timber back into the s...
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UO partners with OSU on a new center for sustainable wood products
May 5, 2015Written by: Heidi Hiaasen Photos by: Published by: University of Oregon
udith Sheine, professor and department head of the UO architecture program, recently provided testimony to the Oregon Legislature in support of a Senate bill that would appropriate lottery funds to the operation and research budget of the National Ce...
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Current Press
Oregon Company is First Certified U.S. Manufacturer of Cross-Laminated Timbers
September 9, 2015D.R. Johnson has received the first U.S. certification to manufacture cross-laminated timbers (CLT) under a new standard approved last year by the American National Standards Institute. The CLT panels were tested and certified by the American Plywoo...
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