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Wood Education and
Resource Center Update April 30, 2012 |
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WERC Rough Mill is Available for Leasing
WERC is now accepting applications for leasing its 42,000-square-foot rough mill and 10,000-square-foot wood shop. In-place machinery is optional for leasing. The facility is located ¼ mile off I-77 near Princeton, WV. Applications will be received through July 12, 2012. Contact Steve Milauskas at 304-487-1510. The prospectus will be placed on the WERC Web site as soon as it is available. |
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WERC Project Highlights
The Tennessee Forest Products Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, recently completed a WERC-sponsored project titled A Life Cycle Inventory for Hardwood Fuel Pellets (Award Number 2009-DG-078). Project personnel completed a life cycle inventory of hardwood fuel pellets from the southeastern United States. Click here for project details and results. For additional information, contact Adam Taylor at 865-946-1125.
The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, recently completed a WERC-sponsored project titled Development of a High Efficiency Steam and Vacuum Phytosanitation Treatment for Solid Wood Packaging Materials (Award Number 2010-DG-090). This project focused on using a unique steam and vacuum treatment as an alternative to using heat and fumigation to sanitize wood pallet and packaging materials. Click here for project details and results,and view a project Webcast here. For additional information, contact Zhangjing Chen at 540-231-4962.
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WERC Related Activities
Ash/Urban Wood Utilization and Marketing Webcasts/Conference Calls - Opportunities and Solutions for Urban Foresters and Forest Health Managers
Interested in learning about efforts to utilize ash and other urban trees? Join us on July 10 at 10:00 a.m. EDT for our next Webcast in a series that shares information about utilization efforts in the United States.
To join the Webcast, connect to this Web link.
For telephone audio, call toll-free at (888) 858-2144. Participant code: 7578516.
View past Webcasts here. For additional information, contact Ed Cesa at 304-285-1530.
Woody Biomass Preliminary Assessments
Woody Biomass Preliminary Assessments conducted by WERC's Woody Biomass Technical Assistance Team can be viewed here. For additional information, contact Lew McCreery at 304-285-1538.
Urban Wood News: Finding More Value in Lost Trees
This report provides updates on current urban wood utilization activities from the Southeast Michigan Resource Conservation and Development Council. For additional information, contact Jessica Simons at 517-851-2372.
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Workshops
Visit the WERC training Web page or WERC Webcast archive
Educational Webinars on
Local Wood Products Marketing
Noon EDT on May 31, June 28,
July 26, and August 16, 2012
North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension is presenting this Webinar series as part of a WERC-funded project. The goal: help wood products manufacturers that use U.S. hardwoods to make value-added wood products expand their sales, profitability, and employment.
The four remaining Webinars will discuss how to expand the production and sale of locally made wood products. The Webinars have interactive PowerPoint slideshows and opportunities for speakers and attendees to interact via a microphone or through real-time text messages. For more information, click here or contact Harry Watt at 704-880-5034.
New Technologies for Value-Added Wood Products Manufacturers -
Cabinets, Furniture, Millwork
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Location: WERC Facility, Princeton, WV
Staying on top of technology can keep a business competitive. Technology is continually advancing, and materials can change too. Get out of the shop and look at what new options may fit your business. This workshop will discuss innovations in equipment as well as software and materials. Information: contact Harry Watt at 704-880-5034 or click here. Sponsors include North Carolina State University, Woodshop News, and WERC.
Profitable Operation of Small Sawmills Workshop with Hands-On Demonstrations
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Location: WERC facility, Princeton, WV
This workshop focuses on small sawmills and lumber drying operations that use gas engines, diesel engines, and single-phase electric power. Equipment vendors are invited to set up exhibits and offer demonstrations. Classroom lectures cover equipment currently available for small sawmill and lumber drying operations, how to saw for improving hardwood lumber grades, basics of the hardwood lumber grading system, lumber drying basics, heating a kiln with a stick wood water stove, profitable business and marketing strategies, and how to make value-added products beyond green and kiln-dried lumber.
Information: contact Harry Watt at 704-880-5034 or click here. Sponsors include North Carolina State University, Woodshop News, and WERC.
Leadership Conference for Promoting Locally Made U.S. Wood Products
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Location: WERC Facility, Princeton, WV
This networking and educational event will lay the foundation for a local wood movement to promote the use of U.S. hardwoods by U.S. manufacturers. Information: contact Harry Watt at 704-880-5034 or click here. Sponsors include North Carolina State University, Woodshop News, and WERC.
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Archived Webinars
Impact of Increasing Energy Costs on the Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing Industry
April 4, 2012 (Award Number 2009-DG-072) - This Webcast provides an overview, including results and findings, of a study funded at the Virginia Tech Department of Sustainable Biomaterials that looked at the impacts of increasing energy costs and actions that can be taken to address this issue.
Relationship of Mineral Stain in Red Oak to Growth Site Variables
March 28, 2012 (Award Number 2009-DG-075) - This overview includes results and findings of a study funded at the Virginia Tech Department of Sustainable Biomaterials that looked at the relationship between growth site variables and the presence of mineral stain in red oak species.
Vacuum/Steam Treatment of Wood Pallets and Pallet Stringers Webcast
January 18, 2012 (Award Number 2010-DG-090) - This Webcast provides results and findings of a study funded at the Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products about using a vacuum/steam treatment process to sanitize wood packaging materials.
Life Cycle Inventory Tools for the Hardwood Industry
December 15, 2011 (Award Number 2010-DG-109) - This Webinar explained the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) process and provided a template for wood product manufacturers to use to build life cycle inventories for their product lines. The Webinar provides a basic explanation and background of LCI based on examples from a solid strip hardwood flooring manufacturer in Wisconsin. The process of developing a LCI for hardwood flooring can be applied to other products in the wood industry.
International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing
October 16-18, 2011 - This conference held in Blacksburg, VA, included contributions, discussions, and networking.
Workshop: Profitable Drying of Small Quantities of Lumber
November 9-10, 2011
PowerPoint presentations and handouts are available.
Workshop: New Profitable Business Strategies That Pay for Valued-Added Wood Products Manufacturers - Cabinets, Furniture, Millwork
November 8, 2011
PowerPoint presentations and handouts are available.
Lake States Excavator-Based Cable Yarding System Demonstration
October 28, 2011
Regional Focus on Biomass Energy - Northeastern Region
October 19, 2011
Agricultural and Woody Biomass - Contrasts and Comparisons
September 28, 2011
Factors to Consider when Establishing a Community Wood Reclamation System
September 28, 2011
The Carbon Impact of Forest Products
July 20, 2011
The Future of Residential Wood & Pellet Heat in America
July 19, 2011
Bioenergy and Climate Policies and the Impact on Existing Forest Products Industries
June 28, 2011
Carbon Storage Factors for Urban Hardwood Forest Products
June 3, 2011
Webinar Series: Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC)
BTEC developed a Webinar series about biomass thermal opportunities and key issues using a WERC grant (Award Number 2010-DG-150).
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Update on the Housing Market
From Urs Buehlmann, Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, and Delton Alderman, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
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Update on Wood Markets
From Don Deckard, Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry
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Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007
View this USDA Economic Research Service report here.
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Hardwood Checkoff Program
The Hardwood Checkoff is an initiative led by a group of U.S. hardwood industry leaders who have developed a Commodity Checkoff program for the hardwood industry. Checkoff programs are industry-funded research and promotions programs tailored to a specific commodity. For additional details, click here.
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Wood Education and Resource Center Staff
Steve Milauskas, Director, (304) 487-1510, smilauskas@fs.fed.us
Ed Cesa, Deputy Director, (304) 285-1530, ecesa@fs.fed.us
Lew McCreery, Biomass Coordinator, (304) 285-1538, lmccreery@fs.fed.us
Debbie Hawkins, Office Administrator, (304) 487-1510, dhawkins@fs.fed.us
Nathan Delimont, Maintenance, (304) 487-1510, ndelimont@fs.fed.us |
The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this Update is for the information and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. |
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