Thermal News Category: General
Inside Western’s Kiln Startup with Jartek’s Mika Talja
Mika is a project manager with Jartek, the Finnish company supplying Western’s kiln technology. He has worked with Jartek for almost 19 years and has been involved in approximately fifty kiln installations around the world.
The Thermal Modification Kiln Team
Behind Western’s new thermal modification kiln is a story of local expertise, global technology, and a team building something new on Vancouver Island. See how we’re helping shape the next chapter for value added coastal B.C. wood.
Forte Projects – Partner Profile
Forte Projects is our builder partner bringing Western’s thermally modified Hem-Fir into its first Vancouver residential pilot. Forte is helping translate the design vision into a built application that tests the material in a real home environment
Synthesis Design – Partner Profile.
Synthesis Design is a North Vancouver-based design firm known for thoughtful residential work. They are helping us bring thermally modified Hem-Fir into architectural design.
The Interior Design Show Vancouver – Pilot
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.
Growing the Future at the Saanich Forestry Centre.
https://www.westernforest.com/products/thermally-modified-wood/thermal-news/saanich-forestry-centre/Our Saanich Forestry Centre, located on 26 hectares in Saanichton, B.C., is the foundation of our reforestation program and one of the clearest examples of how forest science, long-term planning, and responsible fibre management come together.