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  • Potential utilization of western juniper residues

    Creator:
    Sichamba, Kennedy
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    Logging and forest thinning operations generate large amounts of residues in the form of small trees, branches and foliage that are usually left on the ground to decay or are burned. These resources are readily available, but it is uneconomical to remove them from the forest. The potential utilization of...
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    Scott A. Leavengood Logging and forest thinning operations generate large amounts of residues in

  • Implications of the 2008 Lacey Act amendments : insights from the wood products industry

    Creator:
    Tibbets, Ashlee
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    Export-oriented illegal logging has been recognized as a major global problem in environmental, social, and economic terms. It has been argued that export-oriented illegal logging does not benefit the community or government that should be benefited by its own natural resources. The emergence of policy initiatives targeting illegal logging could...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Christopher Knowles Export-oriented illegal logging has been recognized as a major global

  • Global Overview of the Cross-Laminated Timber Industry

    Creator:
    Albee, Raquel R.
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    The global Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) industry has changed dramatically within the past decade, with expansion outside of its start in Alpine Europe. The societal focus on more sustainable options within the built environment has led to an increased use of mass timber construction and its products including cross-laminated timber. Examining...
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    including Eric Hansen, Scott Leavengood, José Guerrero Martinez, Pipiet Larasatie, Kendall Conroy, and

  • Developing a Standard to Assess Water Repellency and Dimensional Stability of Preservative Treated Railroad Ties or Other Large Timbers

    Creator:
    Trebelhorn, Daniel B.
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    Untreated wood is inherently hygroscopic and moisture content variations can have substantial effects on dimensional stability leading to the development of deep surface checks that further enhance moisture uptake and ultimately encourage deterioration. The horizontal exposure of wood crossties makes water repellency and dimensional stability particularly important in railroad applications....
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    : Developing a Standard to Assess Water Repellency and Dimensional Stability of Preservative Treated Railroad

  • Local Specialty and Niche Market Potential: Opportunities for Oregon's Small Woodland Owners

    Creator:
    Wade, Alyson
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    Small landowners in the state of Oregon find it difficult to be competitive with larger companies to provide traditional forest products to consumers. Additionally, many landowners hope to be profitable from their land, but are not necessarily interested in or have the capability to harvest large tracts of timber. Specialty...
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    ! Thanks to Scott Leavengood who helped me figure out how to use the OFID and provided feedback in

  • Modeling the fixed bed drying characteristics of biomass particles

    Creator:
    Yang, Hai
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    The fixed bed drying of western hemlock and Douglas-fir biomass particles at temperatures ranging from 50°C to 200°C and air velocities from 0.3 to 0.9 m/s was investigated. The objectives were to describe the drying characteristics of the particles, fit a model for thin-layer drying, and develop and test a...
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    minor professor, Dr. Lan Xue, for her support, as well as my committee members, Dr. Scott Leavengood

  • Opportunities and limitations for community forest enterprises : case of TIP Muebles, Oaxaca, Mexico.

    Creator:
    Villavicencio Valdez, Gabriela Valeria
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    The fact that 80 percent of Mexican forestlands are under common ownership impacts the competitiveness of the forest products industry and forest sustainability. Community forest enterprises (CFE) are a heterogeneous group of forest industries managed by indigenous and local communities for livelihood and profit. Many CFEs face inner competitiveness problems,...
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    enterprises (CFE) are a heterogeneous group of forest industries managed by indigenous and local communities

  • Lean thinking in the secondary woodproducts industry : challenges and benefits

    Creator:
    Czabke, Jochen
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    Due to growing global competition, especially in the last decade, the United States wood and wood-based industries have suffered significant market share losses. The wood industry in Germany is facing similar challenges. To stay competitive in an increasingly global marketplace, many wood manufacturers are adopting new management/manufacturing approaches. Lean manufacturing...
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    is a widely accepted and adopted approach across industries. Lean thinking captures the holistic

  • Effects of Temperature and Moisture Content on Bonding Performance of Mass Plywood Panels

    Creator:
    Wind, Matthias C.
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    As a new product patented by Freres Lumber Company in 2018, little information exists for manu-facturing procedures of mass plywood panels (MPP). At first glance, MPP may appear to be ply-wood, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or similar to conventional cross-laminated timber (CLT). Often manufacturers, as well as users, of MPP...
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    having Claudio Fuentes, Scott Leavengood, Lech Muszynski and David Cann on my committee and for their

  • Open Innovation and Corporate Foresight: Practices in Equipment and Technology Suppliers to the US Forest Sector

    Creator:
    Liu, Ping
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    Equipment and technology suppliers to the US forest sector are confronting challenges and opportunities to meet the need for disruptive changes in an increasingly complex business environment. Open innovation is crucial for survival and success in the complex and changing operational environment due to its inherent openness and interdisciplinary nature....
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    a key step on the path towards improved open innovation in the US forest sector through