During late June and early July has been developed the first edition of the course “Wood as a Building Material”, launched from the spinoff Iberolam Timber & Technology through the Iberolam Timber Academy platform.
The course has covered transversal aspects of wood, from sustainable forest harvesting, the first transformation of wood, wood anatomy, water in wood, mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties of wood, non-destructive testing in wood, as well as the quality parameters of wood and regulatory classification for structural use for technical wood products.
The course ended with an ambitious plan of laboratory practices carried out within the framework of the joint collaboration unit between Iberolam and the UIMA group (Structural Wood Research Unit of Andalusia) of the University of Granada.
This is the first course of a series of 5 modules covering the entire construction process, from the properties of wood and its classification, 3D modeling of structures, calculation, assembly of wooden structures and rehabilitation of wooden structures.
The objective of Iberolam Timber Academy is to generate knowledge and training as a basis for prescribing wood in architectural projects and its proper execution on site and factory processing. It is intended to complement, both in level and content, the academic and practical knowledge of architects, quantity surveyors, technical architects, building engineers, civil engineers, forestry and forest engineers, as well as professionals, teachers and students and graduates of higher vocational training in the timber industry.
In 2025 a new edition is expected to be held in the new UIMA facilities at the San Isidro Sugar Factory.
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The breakfast was attended by Yaiza Fuentes, a researcher from the UIMA-University of Granada laboratory, a recent doctor who has carried out the mandatory mechanical tests to incorporate poplar into the Spanish and European structural wood standards. During the debate, Yaiza Fuentes spoke about the progress of the project and the importance of the University as an agent to give added value to poplar trees and their wood.
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).
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.
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.
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