New economic opportunities in Central Kalimantan through reforestation and processing of lightwood timber Wednesday, 27th January 202114.00 – 16.30 JAKARTA TIME 08.00 – 11.30 CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIMEZoom Link Fairventures Worldwide is happy to announce that after an implementation period of 5 years the project “Restoration of degraded land with native tree […]
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Upon its completion in 2021, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will cost about $180 million Singapore Dollars (USD 135 Mio.) and will be Asia´s largest wooden building at 40,000 gross square meters. This six-story building will house the Nanyang Business School as well as activities of several other colleges and […]
Sengon (Paraserianthes Falcataria) is an extraordinary tree species. It grows incredibly fast, can be planted on degraded soils and has material properties that lend themselves well to engineered timber products. The combination of reforestation and timber construction is one of the most promising approaches to combat climate change. Fairventures Worldwide […]
Date: 10-16 November 2020 Participation is free! The Trade Expo Indonesia is an international B2B-focused tradeshow that is designed to boost export product growth and export market expansion. The 35th TEI-VE in 2020 brings up the theme “Sustainable Trade in The Digital Era” to promote quality products made in Indonesia via virtual exhibition […]
Mechanical and physical properties of timber can vary greatly from species to species. But they can also vary greatly within one species itself. Especially fast-growing plantation timber, such as Sengon, which has a high degree of juvenile timber, has a great range of properties (Please also see the article on […]
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how we selected local, fast-growing wood species. These species should have potential in the field of agroforestry as well as potential as timber for use as a building material. To achieve this objective, two sets of criteria have been put in place, […]
Lightwood is an incredible material which has huge potential for the future. Indonesia is the leading country worldwide in producing and exporting plywood and blockboards from lightwood. Fast growing lightwood is abundantly available. To benefit from this potential, the timber industry has to explore possibilities beyond classical commodities. This is […]
Nothing but excited whispers and camera flashes when the Indonesian President Joko Widodo walks down the aisle towards our booth that we realized with our partners Indonesian Lightwood Association (ILWA), Minestry of Trade (MoT) and Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO). The Trade Expo Indonesia is a fare that displays Indonesias […]
Construction of the new 84-meter, 24-storey high ‘HoHo Tower‘ in Vienna, Austria – set to be the world’s tallest timber building – has been underway for over a year now. Around 76 percent of the structure will be constructed from wood. Hoho Wien will house a hotel, apartments, a restaurant, […]
Timber structures know no boundaries. A good example of a successful and sustainable application of timber in modern architecture is the 7-storey Tamedia office building in the heart of Zurich by Shigeru Ban Architects.