Standards-Slideshow
Course material
Tomas Ivarsson
Timber Quality Sorting
This slideshow is in English and tells about what part of conifer the timber comes from and how to saw it and sort for different uses.
The slideshow is based on the new book Gæðafjalir Viðskiptaflokkun á timbri úr barrtrjám which is one of the main outputs of the TreProX project.
Eiríkur Þorsteinsson
Sögun og flokkun á timbri í göngubrú yfir Þjórsá
This is a slide show which shows the progress of the project Pedestrian bridge over the river Þjórsá in Iceland. From choosing the logs, how they were sawn and sorted for this project; the first Icelandic pedestrian bridge made entirely of wood.
Eiríkur Þorsteinsson
Certification Waranty & Standards
This slideshow is in English and traces the beginning of forestry and timber processing/use in Iceland. It also covers the history of timber classification in Iceland and how timber is valued. Swan certification and CE marking of timber are also discussed.
Ólafur Eggertsson
Poplar standards
This slideshow is in English and is about the need for new standard for Alaskan poplar, as well as regulations on how timber is classified for strength. Also about how poplar has been used in Iceland and about whether it will be possible to use it in construction.
FÁS-2a-ÍST INSTA 142-Icelandic
This slideshow is in English and is an introduction to the standard ÍST-INSTA 142:2009, which is used in the Nordic countries for the strength classification of timber from coniferous trees.
FÁS-2b-ÍST INSTA 142-English
This slideshow is in English and is an introduction to the standard ÍST-INSTA 142:2009, which is used in the Nordic countries for the strength classification of timber from coniferous trees.
FÁS-12-Sýnataka úr ösp til rannsókna
This slideshow is in Icelandic and is a report on a study done on samples of poplar to assess the quality of aspen wood.
About
This project aims to create the foundation for an emerging small-scale, forest-based industry in Iceland by learning from experiences of other Scandinavian partners.
The Agricultural University of Iceland and the Iceland Forest Service have followed closely the forest development in Iceland over past decades. The history of forestry in Iceland is rather short since the first woods were only planted about 100 years ago. But growing timber for harvesting only began around the 1980s, when farmers started planned forestry with governmental support schemes.
Today – 40 years later it has become an urgent matter to formulate and implement coordinated quality assessment guides for the main tree species used in Icelandic forestry.
The creation of wood-processing knowledge on an Iceland-specific level will be the foundation to kick off this development. Wider possibilities of using Icelandic quality timber will also serve to make the forest industry more sustainable. Therefore a main outcome of this innovative project will be to build up wood-processing education in Iceland and furthermore transfer and adapt existing European timber standards to Icelandic circumstances in close cooperation with experienced partners from countries with a long wood processing history (Sweden and Denmark).
The exciting training and teaching materials from Denmark and Sweden will be updated and adapted to Icelandic circumstances. All of the materials will be adjusted to digital learning principles.
Further project outcome will be the revision of a curriculum that enables the transfer of Icelandic lessons learned from kickstarting commercial timberlands to third countries who are facing similar challenges.