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Talking Timber

These regular one page articles are topical, informative and educational, covering a range of aspects relating to wood and the timber business.

This is an ongoing series contributed by IOM3 members or contacts, published in the TTJ (Timber Trade Journal) and reproduced with their kind permission.

18 December 2024

Talking Timber Nov Dec 2024

Highlighting various anniversaries and achievements for 2024 and 2025

1 September 2024

Talking Timber: Trees, traffic and pollution

WTG Team Member, Martin Ansell considers the role of trees (and bushes) in controlling airborne pollutants, backed up by solid research.

1 July 2024

Talking Timber: A living lab approach

Tim Belden discusses a Living Lab approach to research and development, and how it can help provide real life experience. One such current project is moisture movement in a CLT building.

24 May 2024

Talking timber: the mysteries of ancient timber

Dating ancient timber is easier said than done, as Dr Jonathan Foyle explains.

22 April 2024

Talking timber: coppice construction

George Fereday explores the potential of coppiced sweet chestnut in buildings.

6 February 2024

Talking timber: 're-emergent' properties of wood

Parvez Alam explores the growth in metamaterials research in recent years.

15 November 2023

Talking timber: 'Lavers' labour last'

Dan Ridley-Ellis highlights the wood science pioneering work of Gwendoline Lavers, and her legacy. Dan’s article also hints that wood science can be fun!

15 November 2023

Talking timber: going local

Structural engineer, Iain Thew, discusses the importance of using home grown hardwoods in construction, and the possibilities for using species other than the traditional oak.

17 August 2023

Talking timber: combustibility challenge

Dr Daniel Brandon discusses recent advances in fire safety for mass timber buildings.

1 June 2023

Dr Morwenna Spear has been appointed Chair of the IOM3 Wood Technology Group. Here, Andrew True presents the biographies of Morwenna and Jean Taylor, the only other female President of the former IWSc

18 April 2023

Talking timber: dendrochronology

An interesting discussion by Dr Martin Bridge about the scientific dating of growth rings and the consequent historical understanding of structures

21 February 2023

Talking timber: Circular Economy

Dr Andrew Shea and Dr Eleni Toumpanaki highlight the carbon footprint contribution of the construction sector and introduce research into how home grown timber can help in meeting net zero

8 December 2022

Talking timber: your waste could be treasure

Gervais Sawyer, a member of the WTG Leadership Team and editor of International Wood Products Journal, laments about the invisibility of the timber trade in our schools.

1 October 2022

Talking timber current challenges

A synopsis of their recent lecture for the WTG Timber 2022 Conference, the authors highlight current challenges facing timber engineers

7 August 2022

Talking timber: carbon emissions

Tabitha Binding discusses the importance of timber in tackling climate change by embracing natural carbon capture.

7 June 2022

Talking timber: superheroes at work

Marlene Cramer presents a thought provoking piece on the recycling and re-use of wood and structural timber

IOM3 Investigates... The Mary Rose

On this episode of IOM3 Investigates... The Mary Rose, Katherine Williams speaks exclusively to Eleanor Schofield from the Mary Rose Trust and Giannantonio Cibin from Diamond Light Source about what processes and techniques have been used as part of ongoing conservation on the Mary Rose.

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31 December 2024

Timber & Sustainability 2024

Exploring sustainability in the timber industry

Distance Learning

International Wood Products Journal

International Wood Products Journal (formerly The Journal of the Institute of Wood Science) publishes peer reviewed contributions on all aspects of wood science, engineering and technology, its processing and applications.

IOM3 members:

Have free online access to journals (please log in and click on the 'Access publications' page in the side menu).
Can subscribe to print copies of the journals at a reduced rate. Visit Sage.
Have online access to additional journals within Sage's portfolio.

International Wood Products Journal

Distance learning courses to support professional development in the wood industry

Want to develop your career in the wood industry and study at your own pace?

We offer a number distance learning courses leading to qualifications that can be followed at a time and pace to suit you. You can sign up to the following at any time throughout the year.