News and Events

Aug 7, 2015

Forest Products Manufacturing is Important to the Biobased Products Economy

Wood Products Extension collaborated with Duke University’s Center for Sustainability and Commerce and NC State’s Supply Chain Resource Cooperative to produce, “An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: A Report to the Congress of the United States of America.” This technical report was prepared for the US Department of Agriculture BioPreferred® program and… 

Aug 7, 2015

Quality Index Developed for Northern Red Oak Logs Based Upon Green Lumber Yields

The Quality Index is a timber measure that dates to the 1940s. It is a single number that expresses the relative value of a log as determined by the value of different grades of 4/4 lumber that can be sawn from it. A great deal of research on Quality Indexes was conducted by the US… 

Jun 8, 2015

NC State Announces NHLA Hardwood Lumber Grading Workshop

NHLA HARDWOOD LUMBER GRADING WORKSHOP Sponsored by the SouthEastern Dry Kiln ClubJuly 21 – 23, 2015NC State UniversityRaleigh, NC The value of “rules conscious” employees is a more carefully manufactured product, a more profitable yield from the log, and a better sense of the value of the lumber being handled. This three-day workshop will include a… 

Apr 8, 2015

NC State Announces Dry Kiln Operator’s Short Course to be Held in May

ANNUAL HARDWOOD DRY KILN OPERATOR’S SHORT COURSESponsored by the Southeastern Dry Kiln ClubMay 19 – 22, 2015NC State UniversityRaleigh, NC This short course will provide practical knowledge about how lumber is effectively kiln dried and scientific background on related wood properties and processes.  It will have value for the beginner as well as experienced kiln operators… 

Mar 6, 2015

Wood Products Extension Partners to Define the Economic Contributions of the Biobased Products Industry

Earlier this year Wood Products Extension was approached by members of Duke University’s Center for Sustainability and Commerce and North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management to collaborate on the project, “An Economic and Environmental Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry.” This will be a follow-up to an earlier report released in October,… 

Feb 2, 2015

Summer Interns Available: May 2015 Graduates Looking for Full-Time Employment

Our undergraduate Sustainable Materials and Technology (SMT) program (formerly the Wood Products program) is part of the Forest Biomaterials Department.  SMT is an applied material science and engineering program focused on the economic, environmental, and social attributes of renewable materials (of which wood is the premier sustainable material). Our program provides specialized training and hands… 

Oct 9, 2014

Farm Harvests Contribute to Forestry Too

With fall in the air, harvest season is upon us. Revenues generated from farming include not only crops and livestock, but also forest products. The USDA, when compiling farm income statistics, classifies forest products produced on farms as either timber, firewood, maple syrup, Christmas trees, or decorative products. The total value of forest-based production on U.S.… 

Aug 25, 2014

NC State’s Wood Products Extension Attends IWF 2014 in Atlanta

A group from NC State University Wood Products Extension and the Sustainable Materials and Technology program (formerly the Wood Products program, both housed in NCSU’s Department of Forest Biomaterials) recently attended IWF 2014 (International Woodworking Fair). Our consensus was that this year’s show was better attended than the previous two shows in Atlanta. We had a… 

Jun 26, 2014

Dr. Eric McConnell Joins Wood Products Extension at NC State

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Eric McConnell to the Wood Products Extension team in the Department of Forest Biomaterials. Eric will start at NC State in September as an Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor, and he will be part of our eight-person Sustainable Materials and Technology program.  Eric is coming to us from Ohio State… 

Feb 11, 2014

Your Largest Financial Investment in a Single Wood Product

Okay, pop quiz time.  Put away your book and take out your number two pencil. Ready? Circle the best answer to the following question: Approximately how much wood is in the 2,400 sq. ft. American home shown below? a).   4,000 board feet b). 14,000 board feet c). 24,000 board feet d). 34,000 board feet…