BC’s mountain pine beetle (MPB)-killed forests may release significant amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere as dead trees decay. Following Kyoto’s initiatives, CFS researchers are working to quantify CO2 release from forest disturbances. Carbon loss from decaying wood is poorly understood; my objective, therefore, is to investigate how tree position and climate moisture affect decay […]

Driven by heightened environmental awareness, the construction industry increasingly strives to utilize materials such as timber with a low-carbon footprint in their life cycle. High-strength mass-timber products, innovative ductile connections, and fast computer-numerically-controlled pre-fabrication, combined with changing legislation create better opportunities to also build tall timber structures. However, low ductility and limited tensile strength of […]

Driven by heightened environmental awareness, the construction industry increasingly strives to utilize materials such as timber with a low-carbon footprint in their life cycle. High-strength mass-timber products, innovative ductile connections, and fast computer-numerically-controlled pre-fabrication, combined with changing legislation create better opportunities to also build tall timber structures. However, low ductility and limited tensile strength of […]

Some biochemical processes are challenging to be studied due to the number of components that they are comprised. Splicing is a challenging process that involves removal of unnecessary information from messenger RNA for synthesis of a protein of interest. This process gives raise to much of the protein diversity in humans; therefore, it is not […]

The Peace River Break in northeastern British Columbia is an important ecological connection along the Rocky Mountains. The region has a long and rich history of use and occupancy by Indigenous Peoples. In addition to being known for high agricultural, recreation, and tourism values, there is also a lot of industrial economic activity, particularly, forestry, […]