Newsletter NRP 66 – 23 March 2016
Focus
From the dialogue to the synthesis phase
The next programme conference for NRP 66, on 14 and 15 April 2016, will mark the transition from dialogue-based events to the synthesis phase. The foundation for the four partial syntheses will be laid at the two-day dialogue platform event in Olten.
News
Claudia Binder appointed delegate of the Research Council for NRP 66 and 68
Claudia Binder is the new delegate of the Research Council for the National Research Programmes "Resource Wood" and "Soil as a Resource".
Nanocellulose on the advance?
In science and industry, nanocellulose is fast gaining a reputation as the super material of the future. At a workshop held as part of NRP 66, representatives from industry, research and public offices met in mid-January 2016 to discuss how the industrial exploitation of this material could be driven forward in the future in Switzerland.
Hardwood in timber construction: blueprint for successful applications
With his intriguing pronouncement “Beech is the Ferrari of timber construction”, Prof. Andrea Frangi opened the ETH workshop on 28 January 2016 devoted to the use of hardwood in load-bearing structures and buildings, organised jointly by NRP 66 and S-WIN.
Between utilisation and speculation – Benefits and risks of monetising forestry services
The workshop held in January and initiated by the Geneva School of Business Administration (Haute Ecole de Gestion, HEG) on “Economic valuation of forest ecosystem services” marked the conclusion of a research project implemented under the leadership of Milad Zarin-Nejadan and Andrea Baranzini as part of NRP 66.
Wood-based bio-refinery in Switzerland? What are the possibilities and opportunities?
Review of the 2nd workshop for the dialogue platform “Novel ways in bio-refining of wood”.
Events
   “Industrial production” workshop

06.04.2016, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL)

Industrial processes can help timber construction to achieve a breakthrough. At the invitation of NRP 66, experts from the timber industry are due to meet on 6 April to exchange ideas and opinions on the current situation, challenges and new solutions.

   Launch of programme synthesis stage

14.04. and 15.04.2016, Hotel Arte, Olten

The 2016 annual meeting marks the transition from the dialogue platform phase to the launch of the synthesis process in NRP 66.

   S-WIN status seminar: Wood surfaces and modifications

13.06.2016, Kälin & Co, Oberwinterthur

Conference organisers: Prof. Dr. Peter Niemz and Dr. Heiko Thömen, Bern University of Applied Sciences – Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering (BFH-AHB), Bienne

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Publications
   S-WIN Aspects 2014/2015

In its latest annual report, Swiss Wood Innovation Network (S-WIN) reviews developments in its third year. In addition to looking back at the various events and painting a richly illustrated picture of the AXPO Tegra AG wood-fired power station in Domat/Ems, the publication also casts light on various aspects of cooperation between S-WIN and NRP 66 “Resource Wood”.

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