The visit to the wooden structures of the Alhambra and the Palacio de los Vargas in Granada, led by Ignacio Arto, professor at the University of Granada, has put the finishing touch to the M5 training module on durability, protection, diagnosis and rehabilitation given by the spinoff Iberolam Timber Technology, created for the transfer of the LIFE Wood for Future project.

The coordinator of the LIFE Wood for Future project, Antolino Gallego, participated last Thursday, November 7, in a Bioeconomy conference organized by the Málaga Provincial Council at La Noria, a social innovation center located in the capital of Málaga. Professor Gallego presented the talk "Structural bioproducts made in Andalucía" within the Bioproducts and Circularity panel.

The lots auctioned by Agrupación Marjal were sold for more than 500,000 euros, at an average price of 92.5 euros per cubic meter. PEFC certification guarantees that the plantations have been managed in accordance with sustainability criteria and strict environmental requirements.

The Manuel Carra Theater in Castril hosted today, Saturday, October 26, the seminar 'Poplar, water and landowners', in which a dozen professors, researchers and specialists have exposed the positive impact that this crop so deeply rooted in the Castril-Castillejar-Cortes de Baza area has on biodiversity, carbon absorption, soil and water quality and soil quality.

The UGR researcher Antolino Gallego has presented the structural products of the project (MCLam and MCLamBS) during the scientific sessions of the 27th International Commission on Poplar other Fast Growing Species for the Maintenance of People and the Environment of the FAO, held in Bordeaux, France, between 22 and 25 October.

UGR researchers Irene Gil and Elísabet Suarez successfully presented the first version of the TIK (Tree Inspection Kit) tool during the scientific sessions of the 27th International Commission on Poplar and Other Fast-Growing Species for the Maintenance of People and the Environment of the FAO, held in Bordeaux, France, between 22 and 25 October.

During a 4-day study tour (October 17-20, 2024) and within the framework of the 27th Session of the FAO International Commission on Poplar and other Fast-Growing Species for the Maintenance of People and the Environment, held in Bordeaux (France), the coordinator of the LIFE Wood for Future project had the opportunity to establish contact and learn from the sector worldwide.

The Agrupación Marjal, which brings together one hundred owners, is offering 17 lots for sale with a total of 10,087 cubic meters and an average price of 93 euros per cubic meter. The plantations have received PEFC certification, which guarantees that they have been managed in accordance with sustainability criteria and strict environmental requirements. Bids can be submitted until October 28 at the headquarters of the Marjal group and the auction will take place before a notary on November 5.

The LIFE Wood for Future project and its spinoff Iberolam Timber&Technology have actively participated in the II Sustainability Fair of Granada, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and the City Council of Granada.

Yesterday, October 10, the coordinator of the LIFE Timber for the Future project participated in the round table on Forest Bioeconomy at the Territorial Innovation Center of Jaén in Siles (Sierra de Segura).

The researcher Francisco Rescalvo has presented today the talk “Industrialized building solutions to decarbonize construction” as part of the first day of the program “Impronta Granada, Ceuta and Melilla” organized by the Vice Chancellors of Social Innovation and the Ceuta and Melilla Campuses of the UGR.

On September 26 and 27, a second edition of the course “From theory to practice” on training in the assembly of structural timber structures was held at the Technical School of Building Engineering.