World’s tallest hybrid wood building: Vancouver’s 18-storey student residence 7 things to know about the Brock Commons UBC Residence, the world’s tallest hybrid wood building. Keywords: Forestry and insects Read more
Biorefineries: Helping Transform Canada’s Forest Industry Pulp and paper mills across Canada are transforming themselves into modern biorefineries by producing a wide range of new forest products. Keywords: Energy Forestry and insects Read more
Pipelines - now and then Over the last 20 years, the pipeline industry has gone from a little-noticed utility to front-page news and a proxy for the war against fossil fuels writ large. Keywords: Energy Read more
Studying Seaweed Extract to Enhance Drought Resistance in Trees Joanne MacDonald, a research scientist with the Atlantic Forestry Centre is studying the potential of a liquid seaweed to ensure the survival of tree seedlings used in reforestation efforts. Keywords: Forestry and insects Read more
New Method for Detecting Pine Wood Nematodes A new method for detecting nematodes in pine wood is facilitating the export of Canadian forest products. Keywords: Forestry and insects Read more
New Energy Efficient Way to Heat and Cool Buildings Researchers with Natural Resources Canada analyzed the effectiveness of earth tube heat exchanger systems - a new and viable way to reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and cool a building. Keywords: Energy Energy efficiency Read more
Supporting Airport Infrastructure in Canada’s North Scientists are studying permafrost and terrain conditions at the Iqaluit International Airport in Nunavut to help ensure the safe transportation of people, goods and services to and from Canada’s North. Keywords: Arctic Geosciences Read more
