After the development of an engineered wood production line of glue laminated (Glulam) and finger jointed timber in Uganda, the interest in application of these products has increased in the country and the region. This has been evidenced by the number of people reaching out online and the physical invitations […]
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General information Glulam is short for glued laminated timber and is a mass timber product which is common to use for engineered timber structures. It is made of different thin wooden boards, which are bonded to one bigger beam with a durable, moisture resistant adhesive. The varieties of designs and […]
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, […]