Wood properties of grand fir (Abies grandis)
Abstract
Climate change with an already significant increase in damaged spruce causes great challenges to the forestry-wood chain, but also to society. Due to the climate problem, a clear trend towards the increased use of hardwood can already be observed in Austria. Based on the current raw material supply in Austria and Central Europe, the corresponding industrial processing chains and product categories have developed. A fundamental and significant change in tree species, in particular a clear shift in the supply spectrum from spruce-dominated softwood to hardwood, poses major challenges for the timber industry, which is currently operating very successfully. In particular, the currently strongly growing market of timber construction, which is mainly based on spruce wood, will come under pressure as a result. The competitiveness of the timber construction industry, which is in strong competition with other building materials, is threatened by a lack of raw material supply. Alternative softwood species besides spruce, such as Douglas fir and Coast grand fir and other potentially useful softwood species, will therefore gain in importance. The present project proposal focuses on the Coast grand fir as a possible alternative or supplement to the changing tree species spectrum. Based on a well-founded literature research in the international and national context, supplemented by international practical experience (above all on the part of the timber industry), which is available for the Coast grand fir (also in comparison to other coniferous species), this literature research is to be supplemented by qualitative expert interviews. The aim is to identify and evaluate forestry potentials that go beyond publications on the basis of international case studies.
keywords Grand fir Wood properties Alternative wood species Wood technology Building with wood
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Project staff
Ulrich Müller
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ulrich Müller
ulrich.mueller@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-89112
Project Leader
04.06.2021 - 03.03.2022
Christian Huber
Dipl.-Ing. Christian Huber
christian.huber@students.boku.ac.at
Project Staff
04.06.2021 - 30.12.2021