2016

1. Scientists discover secret plant ‘glue’ that could hold key to wooden skyscrapers. 22 December 2016
2. Wood pellet production soars due to bioenergy targets. 21 December 2016
3. New EU Wood Energy Rules Threaten Climate, Forests. 21 December 2016
4. reThink Wood for Innovative New Construction. 19 December 2016
5. New Opportunities for Biomass Growth: Japan and South Korea. 19 December 2016
6. Global Trade of Softwood Lumber Forecasted to Increase by Almost 14% in 2016, Driven by Higher Wood Demand in China and the US. 19 December 2016
7. October 2016 Housing Report.  15 December 2016
8. Wood Pellet Heat Reduces Carbon Emissions by More Than Half. 12 December 2016
9. Stolen Wood, Certified: Despite finding timber giant awash in stolen wood, FSC allows certification to continue comments EIA. 12 December 2016
10. November Housing Starts. 6 December 2016
11. Timber's popularity growing within commercial construction. 1 December 2016
12. Softwood lumber dispute with U.S. sees B.C. turn to China, India. 1 December 2016
13. Deforestation Of The Amazon Up 29 Percent From Last Year, Study Finds. 1 December 2016
14. Timber trading platform aims to increase transparency, legality.  29 November 2016
15. New Database: Forestry Education at Your Fingertips.  29 November 2016 
16. Finland to phase out coal by 2030 and support waste-based energy.  29 November 2016
17. Northern Forest Center studies GHG impacts of wood pellet heating.  24 November 2016
18. Canada-Feds reveal plan to phase out coal.  24 November 2016 
19. Bio-Based Products Database for Public Procurement. 24 November 2016 
20. Presentations Online: The Path Forward for Wood Products. 18 November 2016 
21. Oregon company ready to license its biomass technology. 18 November 2016 
22. Brexit and the UK biomass burn. 18 November 2016 
23. September 2016 Housing Starts. 17 November 2016
24. SBP moves towards greater market permeation. 17 November 2016
25. Market Trends: A New Quarterly Report. 17 November 2016 
26. Housing Report: September 2016. 17 November 2016
27. Forest-powered flight heads to Washington, D.C. 17 November 2016
28. UK wood pellet imports expected to reach new record in 2016. 11 November 2016 
29. What is preventing the Russian wooden house construction market from developing? 10 November 2016 
30. Sustainable Planted Forests to Meet Growing Global Needs. 10 November 2016 
31. Marketing Guide for SME Primary Forest Products Processors.  10 Novembr 2016
32. Canada developing biomass quality standards. 10 November 2016 
33. Big New EWP to Challenge CLT.Mass Plywood Panel is a new veneer-based engineered product. 28 October 2016
34. ENERGY POLICY: Senators unmoved by growing anti-biomass pushback. 20 October 2016
35. Drax Biomass signs deal with environmental group to avoid timber in forested wetlands. 20 October 2016
36. August 2016 Housing Report. 20 October 2016
37. September Housing Notes. 13 October 2016
38. Press Release: Future of Hardwood Industry. 15 September 2016
39. OSB's climb in U.S. gets bump from growing demand abroad. 15 September 2016
40. Housing Report - July 2016. 15 September 2016
41. Middle East and Northern Africa imported 10% of internationally traded softwood lumber in 2015; Sweden, Finland and Russia the major suppliers. 30 August 2016
42. Deadlock on US-Canada Softwood Lumber deal continues even as time limit draws closer.  30 August 2016
43. Housing Note - August 2016. 25 August 2016
44. Colorful Hexagonal Wall Tiles Made From Sound-Absorbing “Wood Wool.”  25 August 2016
45. EFI Bioeconomy Programme Vacancy. 22 August 2016
46. Dovetail Partners on sources of forest sector information. 18 August 2016
47. Studying Woody Biomass for Energy Across the U.S. 10 August 2016
48. Hungry beetles may end season for baseball's ash bats. 8 August 2016
49. July 2016 Housing Report.  29 July 2016
50. Build with Strength Video: The Concern with Cross-Laminated Timber Construction in Seattle. 22 July 2016
51. Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC. 20 July 2016. 
52. Housing Report - May 2016.  19 July 2022
53. Two-Day Conference: The Future Of The Hardwood Lumber Industry. 19 July 2016
54. Georgia Biomass earns qualification, reaches delivery milestone. 18 July 2016
55. Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass. 13 July 2016
56. Coal, Gas, Nuclear, Hydro? How Your State Generates Power. 13 July 2016
57. Housing Report - April 2016.  23 June 2016
58. Renewable Energy Directive Update: European Commission to Scrap Biofuels Post-2020. 22 June 2016
59. Natural gas surpasses coal as power source for 1st time, BP report says. 22 June 2016
60. June Housing Note.  22 June 2016
61. Green Energy may have Just Cost Britain 40,000 Jobs.  22 June 2016 
62. Demand for Cost-effective and Environmentally Friendly Wood Products to Drive the Global Engineered Wood Products Market Through 2020, Says Technavio. 22 June 2016
63. THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!  16 June 2016
64. Are Guitars Today's Blood Diamonds?  9 June 2016
65. FSC to engage on new forest management standard. 30 May 2016
66. Wood Bioenergy and Soil Productivity Research. 25 May 2016
67. TOP 36 MOST influential leaders in the Biomass Industry. 25 May 2016
68. Job Posting:Analyst/Consultant Position at Dorisk Consulting. 25 May 2016
69. Some News from Eastern Europe: Slovakia Plans to Invest in Timber Industry in Gomel Oblast. 24 May 2016
70. Obama’s Modest Biofuel Quota for 2017 Blasted by Producers. 24 May 2016
71. May Housing Note. 24 May 2016
72. Ex-Nasa man to plant one billion trees a year using drones. 24 May 2016
73. Housing Report - March 2016.  20 May 2016
74. New IRENA App Puts Global Atlas for Renewable Energy In Your Pocket. 17 May 2017
75. Lawmakers Take Aim at Military's Biofuel Procurement Efforts. 17 May 2016
76. Experimental biomass harvest a step toward sustainable, biofuels-powered future. 17 May 2016
77. World’s biomass to be measured with satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space. 11 May 2016
78. What It Would Take to Stop Invasive Pests From Destroying Millions of U.S. Trees. 11 May 2016
79. Report: Wood Bioenergy And Soil Productivity Research. 11 May 2016
80. National Green Building Standard Approved for Use. 11 May 2016
81. Louisiana's Primary and Value-Added Wood Products Industry and the Great Recession. 11 May 2016
82. Forest Products Industry Launches “30 By 30” Climate Change Challenge. 11 May 2016
83. Housing Note - April 2016. 5 May 2016
84. German Pellets administrator agrees to sell plants. 5 May 2016
85. FutureMetrics sets record straight on biomass energy. 5 May 2016
86. Forestry industry must be revived, made attractive to younger workers. 5 May 2016
87. Engineered Timber Could Be Boon to Wood Products Industry. 5 May 2016
88. Bioeconomy: One Billion Tons of Biomass. 5 May 2016
89. North American Wood Pellet Exports Reached Record-Highs in 2015. 4 May 2016
90. Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC. 4 May 2016
91. Wood products, forestry endorse “Timber Innovation Act.”  3 May 2016
92. Canada's wood industry exports are rising out of the sawdust. 3 May 2016
93. Timber! Wooden skyscraper proposed for central London. 28 April 2016 
94. Digging Deeper into-Executive Order -- Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade. 21 April 2016
95. LEED moves to accept SFI, ATFS with FSC.  21 April 2016 
96. Biomass plant closures likely, despite proposed state bailout. 20 April 2016
97. Housing Report - February 2016. 20 April 2016
98. Maine Passes Bill to Boost Biomass Industry. 20 April 2016
99. Private Residential Construction Spending Continues Its Steady Growth. 7 April 2016 
100. Muni-Bond Funds Burned Chasing Yield With Wood-Pellet Bankruptcy. 30 March 2016
101. Housing Report - January 2016.  18 March 2016
102. Biomass Gasification for Electricity Generation: An Integrated Approach for Development of Forest Residue-based Projects in India. 8 March 2016
103. Low Heating Oil Prices Depress Domestic Wood Pellet Market. 7 March 2016
104. Taking Another Look at Logging Debris. 26 February 2016
105. PEFC-FSC Two Global Forest Certification Schemes – What’s the Difference? 26 February 2016
106. Cambodian leader threatens log smugglers with rockets. 26 February 2016
107. February Housing Notes - 2016. 25 February 2016
108. Japan's wood pellet imports surge. 4 February 2016
109. Pacific Rim: Opportunities for Southern Pine. 27 January 2016
110. China’s timber and forest products imports expected to increase by 60 million cubic meters over the next decade. 27 January 2016
111. November 2015 Housing Report: additional data. 22 January 2016
112. Forest Owners to EPA: Clarify Policy on Forest Biomass in State Guidance. 22 January 2016
113. U.S. Wood Pellet Export Market No Threat to U.S. Southern Forests. 19 January 2016
114. Biofuel Mandates Around the World: 2016. 19 January 2016
115. Certification Problems Undermine Forest Stewardship Council.  15 January 2016
116. Cellulosic Biofuel: The Importance of Managing Biomass Supply Chain. 15 January 2016
117. International and Domestic Outlook for the Hardwood Industry. 14 January 2016
118. Enviva launches $5 million forest conservation fund. 14 January 2016