FIRST VISITS TO SAWMILLS IN NAVARRE TO PROMOTE THE STRUCTURAL CLASSIFICATION OF BEECHWOOD
Maderas Usarbarrena and Maderas Legarda, pioneers in exploring the implementation of this innovative technology. The LIFE HAYA project has started a series of visits to sawmills in Navarre with the aim of informing and promoting the implementation of structural grading tools for beech wood. This technology, recently developed by the Fagus Operational Group, will allow […]
WEBINAR ON CERTIFICATION OF SUSTAINABLE TIMBER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Pablo Narváez, responsible for Chain of Custody and use of the PEFC Spain Marks, participated in the webinar ‘Wood as a sustainable construction solution: PEFC certification of projects’ organised by PEFC Galicia in collaboration with the Xunta de Galicia, and other speakers such as Xilonor, Maderas Rubén, AITIM, Ezcurra and Ouzande arquitectura. In this webinar, […]
THE LIFE HAYA PROJECT AT THE UPM FORESTRY WEEK
PEFC Spain presented the LIFE HAYA project and promoted sustainable forest management during the “Forestry Week” at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. PEFC Spain, as a partner of the LIFE HAYA project, participated in the Forestry Week organised by the School of Forestry, Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). […]
LIFE HAYA PROJECT HOLDS ITS 5TH EXPERT COMMITTEE WITH MORE THAN 60 PARTICIPANTS
The LIFE HAYA project has successfully held its 5th Expert Committee, bringing together more than 60 representatives of administrations, companies and project partners. This meeting has served as a key forum to analyse the situation of beech in Navarra, a region that concentrates the largest volume of felling and has a long tradition and a […]
V JORNADA DE COMITÉ DE EXPERTOS LIFE HARDWOOD FOR THE HOME
The next 5th LIFE HAYA Committee of Experts will be held on 30 January in Navarre, and we will take a guided tour of the facilities of the Asterbide sawmill, an example of generational change in the sector.We will continue with the exchange of knowledge between managers, owners and entrepreneurs of the first transformation, but […]
THE 4TH COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS OF THE LIFE HAYA PROJECT WAS HELD IN NAVARRE
The 4th Committee of Experts of the LIFE HAYA Project took place in Pamplona on 19 September, with the aim of connecting with the main actors of the wood value chain and especially with the industry. It was a day of knowledge transfer and debate, under the title ‘ New tools for the incorporation of […]
IV DAY OF THE LIFE HARDWOOD FOR THE HOME EXPERT COMMITTEE
On the 19th of September, the 4th Committee of Experts of the LIFE HAYA Project will take place, in which we will learn about the opportunities of beech wood applied to construction and the different species that can be found in Navarre. The event will take place in Pamplona, which will become the meeting point […]
FIRST NETWORKING BETWEEN PROJECTS DURING CIMAD 2024
LIFE Wood for Future, LIFE+REB and LIFE Haya pool their activities to valorise local wood In the framework of the last CIMAD 2024 held in Madrid, the LIFE Wood for Future, LIFE+REB and LIFE Haya projects shared the objectives and activities developed by each of the projects and evaluated the possible interactions or synergies. The […]
THE BEECH BECOMES THE PROTAGONIST OF A DAY HELD IN EZCARAY
On 25 June, Ezcaray Town Council held the conference ‘THE BEECH: Forestry and new uses for its wood,’ organised by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture of La Rioja in collaboration with the LIFE Haya project on sustainable management of the beech tree.