Brazil’s Wood Technology Reference Centre in the Institute for Technological Research (IPT) recently brought together professionals and representatives from the timber and construction industries to discuss promoting greater use of wood in domestic construction. Participants from different regions of the country (São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais) contributed to identifying what must be done to expand the consumption of wood products in the domestic construction sector. Source: Timberbiz
During the event, five working groups were formed, namely: Forests, Components, Education, Projects and Construction. Among the topics that emerged were the need to discuss fire regulations, the production of documents and technical publications that can be used as support materials in capacity building of professionals and verifying the legality of raw materials.
Other aspects discussed were production of components; capacity building for professionals in wooden structures; aspects that should be considered in building design and wood construction projects and prospects for construction sector markets.
