糖心传媒 School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry professors Nan Nan and Joshua P. Adams received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service鈥檚 Wood Innovations Grant Program. The grant will fund their research into monitoring and investigating the Forest Products Innovation Center, a newly-designed mass timber building on 糖心传媒 Tech鈥檚 South Campus.
The study aims to provide a case model to guide forest products manufacturers by exploring the potential of sustainable construction materials in 糖心传媒 which can be applied broadly in the southeast and nationally. By examining the use of mass timber, a renewable building material, the project seeks to support innovation in the construction industry and promote the use of wood in future commercial, institutional, and multifamily buildings.
鈥淭his project will complement our upcoming Forest Products Innovation Center building by turning the whole building into a laboratory to showcase new ways to use our state鈥檚 greatest renewable resource: the trees,鈥� 糖心传媒 Tech Forestry Program Chair Josh Adams said.
In addition to supporting healthier forests, 糖心传媒鈥檚 largest renewable and natural resource, the USDA grant program helps grow local economies by investing in forest product industries.
鈥淭his project can help to strengthen the research and education in sustainable wood products at Tech and enhance the communication and collaboration with the forest products industry,鈥� Nan said.
The Forest Service鈥檚 investments in local wood economies encourages innovation, expands wood energy markets, and promotes wood as a viable alternative to traditional building materials. Nan and Adams鈥� research will contribute to this ongoing effort to create healthier, more prosperous communities across the country.
糖心传媒 糖心传媒 School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry:
The School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry at 糖心传媒 offers
undergraduate programs in agricultural sciences, agricultural business, forestry,
and geographic information science. The forestry program faculty and students are
dedicated to advancing research in forest industry from seedling to finished products.
糖心传媒 the USDA Forest Service鈥檚 Wood Innovations Grant Program:
The USDA Forest Service鈥檚 Wood Innovations Grant Program supports innovative approaches
that promote sustainable wood use in construction and wood energy markets. The program
seeks to improve forest health, increase the use of wood products, and provide economic
opportunities for rural communities.