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University academic to insist "no such thing as a tree" (to foresters)

University academic to insist "no such thing as a tree" (to foresters)
Mar 13, 2019

Summary Dan Ridley-Ellis, the Head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology, will be giving the Royal Forestry Society's Lawrence Pilling Memorial Lecture at the Worcestershire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs.

People Dan Ridley-Ellis

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Areas Wood science
Timber engineering

Themes Culture and Communities

Research Centres/Groups Institute for Sustainable Construction

URL http://www.rfs.org.uk/events/2019/march/worcestershire-federation-of-young-farmers-clubs-worcestershire/

Summary	Dan Ridley-Ellis, the Head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology, will be giving the Royal Forestry Society's Lawrence Pilling Memorial Lecture at the Worcestershire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs.
People	Dan Ridley-Ellis
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Wood science Timber engineering
Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Institute for Sustainable Construction
URL	http://www.rfs.org.uk/events/2019/march/worcestershire-federation-of-young-farmers-clubs-worcestershire/

Edinburgh Napier University plays vital role for production of structural timber throughout Europe
Dec 7, 2018

Summary Dan Ridley-Elis, head of the Centre for Wood Science an Technology at Edinburgh Napier University has been made convenor of the European Standards expert group that supports the production of graded timber, throughout Europe. David Gil-Moreno, former PhD student at Napier, and now researcher at NUI Galway, has taken over the role of secretary. TG1 reviews and approves reports for machine and visual grading of structural timber, and one very important aspect of its work is to avoid issues that could lead to unsafe grading.

TG1 is the shorthand name for CEN TC124/WG2/TG1, a task group within the CEN (European Standards) committee structure for timber structures. It consists of a panel of experts with knowledge of the correct standard procedures, and sufficient experience to be able to query potential problems. Since it is a vital matter for construction safety, the reports are thoroughly examined before they are approved. This feeds back into the standards development process, but also allows the timber industry to advance at a much faster pace than standards review can work.

Linked Funders DAFM Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
ConFor Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Ltd

People Dan Ridley-Ellis

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Projects Irish forest products and standards
SIRT WP2 2017-18

Research Areas Timber engineering
Wood science

Themes Culture and Communities

Research Centres/Groups Institute for Sustainable Construction

Summary	Dan Ridley-Elis, head of the Centre for Wood Science an Technology at Edinburgh Napier University has been made convenor of the European Standards expert group that supports the production of graded timber, throughout Europe. David Gil-Moreno, former PhD student at Napier, and now researcher at NUI Galway, has taken over the role of secretary. TG1 reviews and approves reports for machine and visual grading of structural timber, and one very important aspect of its work is to avoid issues that could lead to unsafe grading. TG1 is the shorthand name for CEN TC124/WG2/TG1, a task group within the CEN (European Standards) committee structure for timber structures. It consists of a panel of experts with knowledge of the correct standard procedures, and sufficient experience to be able to query potential problems. Since it is a vital matter for construction safety, the reports are thoroughly examined before they are approved. This feeds back into the standards development process, but also allows the timber industry to advance at a much faster pace than standards review can work.
Linked Funders	DAFM Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine ConFor Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Ltd
People	Dan Ridley-Ellis
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Projects	Irish forest products and standards SIRT WP2 2017-18
Research Areas	Timber engineering Wood science
Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Institute for Sustainable Construction