Timber, steel and concrete are three of the most common structural materials in the world, and each material has pros and cons. We asked industry bodies representing each to argue their case.
TIMBER
Timber has higher structural efficiency as carried load per unit weight compared to reinforced concrete and steel structures. A common ... Read More
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Mar2015
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Feb2015
US exports of hardwood lumber in 2014 as a whole were 13% higher than a year earlier at 3.901m m³. At +26% to $2.337bn, the value of the exports rose even more sharply than the volume. According to information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (FAS), almost all the wood ... Read More
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Feb2015
The total exports of US hardwood lumber to the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region reached a value of $56.3 million and a volume of 71,761 cu m during the first three quarters of the year, according to recent figures.
The statistics which were complied by the American Hardwood Export ... Read More