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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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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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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In this episode, Prof. Andreja Kutnar from the InnoRenew Center of Excellence. We learn how the idea of a research center for the built environment became reality. Futhermore, we discuss how important finding the right words for research communication is and how the New European Bauhaus initiative aims to change the way we live and interact with our environment.

This episode was recored on the 2nd of March 2024.

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The WoodCAST goes international! In this first english episode, I speak with Prof. Orlando Rojas from the University of British Columbia (UBC) about his mission to make science more impactful. We also talk about emerging carbon capture technologies based on renewable materials.

This episode was recorded on the 9th of October 2023.

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In dieser Folge des WoodCAST spreche ich mit Martin Brettenthaler, dem ehemaligen CEO der SWISS KRONO GROUP, über Herausforderungen aber auch Erfolge als Führungsperson großer Holzbetriebe. Wir erfahren warum man als CEO mehr als nur ein Gefühl für Zahlen benötigt und warum auch die Holzwerkstoffindustrie beim Thema Nachhaltigkeit einen Zahn zulegen muss.

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Zu Beginn der vierten Staffel gleich ein erstes Highlight möchte ich behaupten. In dieser Folge spreche ich mit Gerhard Grüll und Sylvia Polleres über ihre neuen Aufgabenbereiche und die Zukunft der Holzforschung Austria.

Am 1. Jänner 2024 hat Privat­do­zent Dr. Gerhard Grüll die Insti­tuts­lei­tung sowie Geschäfts­füh­rung der Holz­for­schung Austria (HFA) übernommen und damit Dr. Manfred Brand­stätter abgelöst, der die Geschicke des Insti­tutes mehr als 20 Jahre lang geleitet hat und in den verdienten Ruhe­stand geht. Dipl.-Ing. Sylvia Polleres ist neue Insti­tuts­leiter-Stell­ver­tre­terin.

Wer sich für aktuelle Stellen bei der HFA interessiert findet hier weitere Infos.

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Dieses Absolvent*innengespräch des WoodCAST ist aus dem Archiv der ersten Staffel. 2021 habe ich mit Ulrich Müller nicht nur über seine Projekte wie WoodC.A.R. geplaudert. Wir sprachen auch über seine Lehrzeit als Tischler und warum er dann über einen kurzen Umweg über die Forstwirtschaft zur Holztechnologie gekommen ist.

Diese Folge wurde am 4.März 2021 aufgenommen.

Weitere Informationen zur BOKU und dem Institut für Holztechnologie und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe findet ihr hier.
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