He and his team of researchers advocate a more intensive
material use of wood: «Over the mid-term, we need to utilize wood more efficiently, i.e. multiple times as a material, before we burn or turn it into pellets.
Furthermore: «Energetic utilization still has priority over
the material use of wood,» lamented Professor Klaus Richter, who holds the Chair.
Not exact matches
Materials used include leather (a mix
of white and dark, olive - bronze), open - pore ash
wood, and matte and polished aluminum.
Earlier this year Quebec introduced a
wood charter, which doesn't force but strongly encourages the
use of lumber as the chief
material in provincial projects.
«We've identified the key trends and have developed techniques that replicate
materials as diverse as metal,
wood and fabrics, not only in a visual sense but also to the touch, with ingenious
use of varnish, foils and embossing.
This is a very simple project that
uses any sized pieces
of scrap
wood and just a few other
materials.
Target applications for renewably sourced grades
of Fusabond ® include applications like
wood / plastic composites, starch / PE compounds and glass - fiber / PE compounds where
use of a renewably sourced modifier significantly increases the renewable
material percentage in the structures.
Vanrooy
used natural
materials like white washed
woods (sandblasted existing historical
wood and refinished it with a natural sunbleached finish) and plaster walls; with an overall color palette
of white & natural
woods with light grey walls with bronze accents and bright, open, Southern Central American beach enviroment achieved with Palecek chairs, custom booths, butcherblock tables, Spanish chandeliers, LED theatrical lighting, brass metal accents and Panama inspired wall coverings.
I wanted to give the design a real feeling
of how it was made and the
materials that are
used — in this case the type and spacing are both very old
wood which have the dents and damage that comes from being
used year in and year out.»
Because no chemicals are
used in the growing and processing
of eco friendly cotton, wool and bamboo
woods (
used in cribs), there are no toxic elements in the
materials coming into contact with your baby's skin.
Hearth Song makes creative toys and games, mostly manufactured in Thailand, many
of which
use wood materials.
Slight color variations possible due to
use of natural
wood which is by the way, a very safe
material!
The wipe
material used in this product is a blend
of wood pulp, polypropylene and polyethylene, all mild, non-harmful components.
The construction
of this baby crib is high quality pine
wood and composites with no harmful
materials used in finishing.
Creativity / Imagination: To be an artist, one has to be creative and imaginative and produce beauty out
of raw
materials (e.g., painters
use blank canvas, colors, and brushes to create chef - d'oeuvres; sculptors form beautiful and inspiring pieces out
of a variety
of materials, some create masterpieces out
of wood logs and chain saws; fashion designers design couture from unique fabrics and interesting patterns; musicians compose melodies from the alphabet
of music; poets invent impactful stories out
of simple words, etc.).
Much like a guitar's backing, a variety
of wood and composite
materials are
used for the neck.
The general - purpose design allows you to
use it for a variety
of projects and with many different
materials like plywood,
wood, plastics, composites, and thin veneer.
It works well for a range
of metal cutting applications, although it can also be
used with
wood, although the teeth per inch density may require a slower speed to get the results you want when dealing with thicker
materials.
The ancient Maya who built the great cities
of Tikal, Palenque and Calakmul
used the region's trees for building
material and fuel
wood.
While different
materials can be
used, including graphite and copper nanotubes, Hu and his team found
wood to be effective — but not all types
of wood are equal.
They searched burn sites for
materials that might have ignited, collecting samples
of wood chips, industrial sludge, and fresh and rotten tatami, a commonly
used floor covering made
of rice straw.
Cellulose is extracted from
wood to make paper, is the basis
of cellophane, and has also recently been
used by
materials scientists developing novel plastic
materials.
So the researchers, including
materials scientist Lars Berglund
of the Royal Institute
of Technology in Sweden,
used enzymes and a blender to chew standard
wood pulp into a stew
of much finer particles — about one - thousandth their original size.
Since biologically generating
wood differs fundamentally from producing synthetic raw
materials, it is important to examine whether and to what extent cascading
use of renewable raw
materials pays off in terms
of efficiency.
Intensification
of forestry in Russia will result in increasing availability
of wood for
material and energy
uses.
Builders
of the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach, Va.,
used locally sourced
materials, as well as salvaged
wood and granite, instead
of new products that had to be mined and transported long distances.
In order to account for the characteristic features
of cascading
use,
wood researcher Michael Risse applied the holistic life cycle approach and analyzed the exergy
of all
materials used, the internal recycling processes, and the consumption
of other primary resources, such as the forest land areas required.
In a just published report2, the authors explain how much potential there is to gain energy from
used wood and how the utilisation
of this raw
material could develop in the future.
«Our
wood foam can be
used in exactly the same way as conventional plastic spray foams, but is an entirely natural product made from sustainable raw
materials,» explains Professor Volker Thole
of the WKI.
As part
of the international ERA - NET project, VTT Technical Research Centre
of Finland Ltd developed, in collaboration with its partners, a tannin extraction process from bark
material generated as a by - product in the paper and
wood industry to give added value to the fraction currently
used for incineration.
For instance, if the transportation sector one day shifts to a smaller fleet
of self - driving vehicles and if builders are able to reduce steel demand by
using alternate
materials — like, say,
wood - framed buildings — it could drastically reduce the overall metal footprint.
Lars Berglund, a professor at Wallenberg
Wood Science Center at KTH, says that while optically transparent
wood has been developed for microscopic samples in the study
of wood anatomy, the KTH project introduces a way to
use the
material on a large scale.
Use of wood - based
material will lower energy consumption at the production stage, as well as reducing the products» carbon footprint.
A new international standard for
wood packaging
material used in international trade is significantly slowing the inadvertent export
of stowaway invasive bark - and
wood - boring insects, according to a study by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS).
The International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) is a set
of standards developed by the International Plant Protection Convention stipulating how
wood packaging
material used for international trade, such as pallets and crating, should be treated before export.
«By supporting the
use of this beautiful and versatile
material as a complete
wood replacement, we are all helping to keep the world a greener place!»
While previous methods
used county - level slash data to estimate the amount
of wood residue available as a feedstock, the new research reported in the journal Biomass and Bioenergy,
uses more refined data on demand from individual sawmills, said Natalie Martinkus, one
of the authors
of the paper and an assistant professor in WSU's Composite
Materials and Engineering Center.
There are also potential industrial and environmental
uses: Cellulose and woody stems from plants — in the form
of paper,
wood, and related
materials — account for more than half
of the biomass in waste dumps worldwide.
Other sustainable design strategies include recycled content, natural ventilation and passive cooling, low - water landscaping, high - efficiency plumbing, sustainably harvested
wood, and
use of regional
materials.
Professional - grade plastic features an excellent flow rate, and the stainless steel is even faster in this regard, while
wood spigots do have a bit
of a slower flow rate, but each
of these
materials is effective and safe to
use with Kombucha.
Some
of her prescriptions for a healthy home include
using natural
materials —
wood, stone, bamboo, and natural fibers; mood - enhancing colors — soft neutrals, blues, greens — and plants to purify the air.
It was more compact than its predecessors and incorporated more consistent
materials than the
wood traditionally
used in the manufacture
of clubs.
Crafted
using renewable synthetic
materials that closely resemble real
wood, our Abrego dining table collection offers the classic good looks
of natural
materials but without the fuss.
12 x suggested 1 hour revision lessons on the theme
of WOODS and manufactured boards METALS PLASTICS SMART and modern
materials COMPONENTS STOCK SIZES
WOOD JOINTS ADHESIVES FINISHES HAND TOOLS POWER TOOLS COMPOSITE
MATERIALS Powerpoint so can be
used on the board or printed as a series
of activities and worksheets.
We fulfil them with composure and meticulous care, through precision handcrafting and the
use of exquisite
materials such as leather, fine
wood or aluminium.
We fulfil them with composure and meticulous care, by means
of precision handcrafting and the
use of exquisite
materials such as leather, Alcantara ®, carbon, fine
wood or aluminium.
We fulfill them with composure and meticulous care, through precision handcrafting and the
use of exquisite
materials such as leather, fine
wood or aluminum.
The interior
wood - tone trim changed to a lighter shade, glove compartment and storage bins were now covered in charcoal gray
material (formerly black), the door - mounted power window switch panels now matched the interior color (previously, they were high - gloss
wood - tone), recessed seat tethers allowed for secure installation
of child seats in all three rear seat positions, and the trunk hinges were now supported
using hydraulic pistons.
The new exterior design
of the RDX is carried through to its more spacious, sophisticated and tech - savvy cabin, which boasts a floating center console inspired by the Acura Precision Cockpit, newly designed power sport seats with a matching sports steering wheel, and contemporary detailing
using authentic, high - grade
materials throughout, including Napa leather, brushed aluminum and open - pore Olive Ash
wood.
The BMW i3 and BMW i3s apply the concept
of sustainability throughout as other
materials used are recycled plastics, renewable raw
materials, natural fibers and open - pored, unbleached eucalyptus
wood.