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Utilizing small diameter trees for mass timber production: Economic, environmental, and supply chain network assessment

Status
Ongoing

This study aims to assess the feasibility of new mass timber markets for low-value small diameter logs to be generated from planned fuel treatment and ecosystem restoration activities in the Wildfire Crisis Strategy (WCS) landscapes.

Expected Results

  • Help identify a process to convert small diameter logs to mass timber panels.
  • Compare and contrast the economic viability and life-cycle environmental impacts of low-diameter mass timber panels with conventional processes.
  • Identify optimal locations to establish low-diameter log mass timber manufacturing facilities within the Wildfire Crisis Strategy landscapes.

People

Principal Investigator

Collaborators

  • Marco Lo Ricco, Forest Products Laboratory

  • Richard Bergman, Forest Products Laboratory

  • David Nicholls, Pacific Northwest Research Station

  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Oregon State University

  • University of Idaho

  • Vaagen Timbers

  • Freres Engineered Wood

Last updated September 17, 2024
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