Doctoral thesis places poplar wood in high technological responsibility as a structural material

La investigadora Yaiza Fuentes García, Ingeniera de Edificación por la Universidad de Granada, defendió ayer la tesis doctoral titulada “Caracterización mecánica de clones de chopo MC y Luisa Avanzo y su viabilidad para laminados estructurales” en el Salón de Grados de la ETS de Ingeniería de Edificación de la Universidad de Granada (UGR).

LIFE WOOD FOR FUTURE TO ATTEND THE WOOD CONSTRUCTION FORUM IN PAMPLONA

El 14 y 15 de mayo de 2025 se celebrará el 5º Fórum de Construcción con Madera en el Palacio de Congresos Baluarte de Pamplona. Dos días para conocer el presente y futuro de la construcción industrializada y sostenible; así como para conectar con los principales agentes del sector de la madera.

Agrupación Marjal participates in the course on alternative crops at the Escuela Familiar Agraria El Soto in Chauchina.

The poplar crop has been the protagonist of one of the four days of the course on “New crops and alternative crops” promoted by the Escuela Familiar Agraria (EFA) El Soto located in Chauchina. The Escuela Familiar Agraria (EFA) “El Soto” is a vocational training center whose mission is to achieve the development of the rural environment.

LIFE Wood for Future will disseminate its final results at the III Congress on Wood Construction LIGNOMAD 25

The event on construction with wood and other lignocellulosic materials will be held in Granada on September 24, 25 and 26, 2025. The congress is organized by the Lignomad Network, the UIMA laboratory of the University of Granada and the LIFE Wood for Future project.

Publication of the ninth edition of the LIFE Wood For Future Project Newsletter

The 9th edition of the LIFE Wood For Future Newsletter is now available, where you can consult the latest news of the project.

More wood by 2025

By Antolino Gallego Molina Coordinator of LIFE Wood for Future Published in Opinión de Ideal on 01/13/2025

Research by the University of Granada demonstrates the protective role of poplar trees against polluting gases and particles from traffic and Saharan dust intrusions.

La calidad del aire en la arboleda y sus alrededores se mantuvo “buena” el 97% del tiempo, frente a los registros de las estaciones de medición de Granada Norte (37%) y el Palacio de Congresos (26%) “El chopo en Granada es un cultivo estratégico frente a la contaminación y debería recibir ayudas públicas”, subraya Antolino Gallego, coordinador del proyecto LIFE Madera para el Futuro, promotor del estudio

Students of the Geography and Land Management degree program learn about the project at the foot of poplar groves

20 students of the Geography and Land Management Degree of the University of Granada have visited today Friday, December 13, 2024, the poplar grove area of Fuentevaqueros, as part of a field visit to learn about different projects in the Vega de Granada, organized by Professor Helios Escalante.

NETWORKING projects LIFE Bauhausing Europe E1, C10 UGR, 3EDATA

Networking with LIFE Bauhausing Europe in the search for joint contributions. The LIFE Wood for Future and Bauhausing Europe project managers had a first meeting to discover in detail aspects of these ambitious LIFE projects.

The Civitas-UGR Chair presents the book “Trends and innovation in sustainable construction”.

The Civitas-UGR Chair presented yesterday afternoon the book “Trends and innovation in sustainable construction”, in an event led by the director of the Chair, Mercedes García de Quesada. The presentation was held at the Royal Hospital, headquarters of the Rectorate of the University of Granada.