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Digest 417 Hardwoods for construction and joinery: current and future sources of supply
Publication Year
1996
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Describes the significant changes occurring in the supply of hardwood timber in the UK, particularly in the types of wood and relative amounts imported from tropical regions. It discusses the importance of identifying sustainable and well-managed sources and the difficulties of defining sustainability. It suggests that greater use can be made of lesser-known or lesser-used species, and of material from plantations, provided adequate data are obtained on their relevant properties. This digest lists 16 timbers that are expected to be of increasing significance in the near future. BRE is evaluating the properties of many of them.
ISBN
9781860810954
Publisher Information
BRE
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