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NMBUwood is a shared arena for collaboration on the use of wood in construction across the university, and a common point of contact for business and industry.

About NMBUwood

Our activities span research and innovation related to the planning, production, and use of wood products in timber buildings, including aesthetics, environment, health, and the business models associated with these.

  • Forest Business, Climate

    • Forest business and forest industry
    • Forest products markets
    • Forest sector analyses
    • Forests and climate
    • Forest economics
    • Bioenergy
    • Chain-of-Custody for forest products
    • Forest Certification

    Key researchers

  • Bioeconomy
    • Bioeconomy
    • Bio-based resources
    • Forest biomass utilization
    • Sustainability reporting
    • Life Cycle Assessement
    • Material flow analysis
    • Circular Economy

    Key researchers:

  • Wood Science and Forest-Based Materials
    • Properties of wood
    • Forest management and wood properties
    • Sorting of logs and sawn timber
    • Methods for determining wood properties
    • Industrial processing of wood
    • Timber drying
    • Wood Chemistry
    • Circular wood use / recycled wood
  • Timber Engineering and Strutural Systems
    • Timber structures
    • Structural and Civil Engineering
    • Dynamic and structural health monitoring of timber structures
    • Seismic behavior of multi-story timber buildings
    • Timber composite and hybrid structures
    • Retrofitting of reinforced concrete frame and masonry structures using timber elements
  • Building Physics, Energy, Indoor Environment and Architecture
  • Imaging, and Materials Interaction

Contact us

We facilitate collaboration with businesses and industry across NMBU’s faculties and scientific fields. Feel free to contact project manager Knut Magnar Sandland to learn how we can contribute.

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