Archives: Thermal News
Sustainable Forestry in BC.
How Western Forest Products conserves ecosystems, and builds climate-resilient forests across 1.62 million hectares of coastal British Columbia.
The Interior Design Show Vancouver – Partner Profile
The Interior Design Show Vancouver gives Western Forest Products a focused platform to introduce thermally modified Hem-Fir to the people who influence how new materials are understood, specified, fabricated, and adopted.
Western’s thermally modified Hem-Fir selected for local Vancouver house exterior cladding pilot.
Through a residential pilot with architecture by Leckie Studio and construction by Forte Projects, thermally modified Hem-Fir will move from research, development, and trial material into its first built residential application.
Sepideh Nourian – Product Developer.
Sepideh’s experience with thermal modification began a decade ago during her master’s studies, contributing to early North American research on the thermal modification of Western Hemlock.
Ara Koh – Market Intelligence Manager.
Ara works at the intersection of product, market, and customer. She leads Western’s go-to-market strategy, pilot projects, and commercialization planning for thermally modified Hem-Fir.
Mark Dubois Phillips – Director, Business Development
Mark brings more than 40 years of forest industry experience to Western, witnessing the industry evolve through changing markets, fibre availability, customer expectations, and product innovation.