The TreProX Project
Aims to create the foundation for an emerging small-scale, forest-based industry in Iceland by learning from experiences of other Scandinavian partners.
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Fifth day of the workshop: Small scale sawmill and tiny houses
The fifth and last day of the workshop started with a field trip to Petur. He has managing his own small scale company for 16 years and has been sawing throughout the years between 200 to 400 cubic meters per year. He presented his work procedures and shared his...
Fourth day of the workshop: Poplar standards and a log house
The day started off with a lecture of Dr Ólafur Eggertsson from the Icelandic Forest Service. He gave insight into his work with preparing Icelandic standards for Alaskan poplar. Various indicators have to be checked in order to fulfill the relevant standard criteria....
Third day of the workshop: Open air drying and a lot of practical work
The morning started off with a lecture about open air drying by Bent Jensen from Skovskolen.TreProX training courses are built up as practical training units. The courses combine theoretical instructions with practical exercises. Later today, the students were divided...
