In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Daniel L. Sanchez from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an early developer and leading expert on engineered biomass and bioenergy systems that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Trained as an engineer and energy systems analyst, Sanchez’s work engages technology developers, policymakers, and corporations to advance sustainable biomass carbon removal and storage.

We talk about the state of the forests in California and different concepts of carbon removal and storage from woody biomass.

This episode was recored on the 22nd of May 2024.

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Further information about BOKU University and the Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Resources can be found here.

In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Paul Mayencourt from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a researcher and educator in low-carbon design solutions for the built environment. His research merges the field of structural design, forestry, and materials. He currently studies the use of undervalued timber resources such as small-diameter timbers and underutilized Californian hardwoods species for high-performance architectural and engineering applications.

We talk about the merits of low-tech Mass Timber products for construction and how they can add value to the Californian wood industry. We also talk about his research into shape-optimization in order to increase resource efficiency of timber beams.

Book recommendations:
Holzleimbau: Laminated Timber Construction
Plywood - A Material Story

This episode was recored on the 21st of June 2024.

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Anyone who would like to support the WoodCAST 😊 can now do so via the ‘Support’ button on the homepage (follow the🖤) or via the following link: https://lnkd.in/dnyVmHXy

Further information about BOKU University and the Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Resources can be found here.

The first actual summer break for the WoodCAST.
I would like to use the time thank you very much for the great feedback and your continued support!

Coming back in August, the next four months of the WoodCAST will focus on the wood research at UC Berkeley and the Californian wood industry.
I will talk with Prof. Paul Mayencourt, Prof. Daniel Sanchez and Prof. Philip Tidwell from UC Berkeley and with George Schmidbauer from North Fork Lumber.

Enjoy your summer!

The next episode will be released on the 30th of August 2024.

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Anyone who would like to support the WoodCAST 😊 can now do so via the ‘Support’ button on the homepage (follow the🖤) or via the following link: https://lnkd.in/dnyVmHXy

Further information about BOKU University and the Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Resources can be found here.