Year in Review

Year in Review
Author: United States International Trade Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2007
Genre: Commerce
ISBN:

International Wooden Furniture Markets

International Wooden Furniture Markets
Author: International Tropical Timber Organization
Publisher: International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This publication reviews wooden furniture markets in United States, Canada, China, Japan, Egypt, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Sweden. For each country, it provides an overview of basic demand factors and market drivers, the domestic furniture industry, market trends and developments, distribution channels, and market access conditions. It deals with technical standards, as well as international and national certification schemes in the furniture sector, and identifies furniture networks and clusters. It outlines a strategy for developing the wooden furniture sector in tropical countries and outlines step-by step value-added processing of wooden furniture in tropical countries, based on local conditions. It also includes statistical data, selected German furniture standards, a list of useful contacts in China, and list of members of the Global Forest and Trade Network.

Application of Bamboo in Building Envelope

Application of Bamboo in Building Envelope
Author: Zujian Huang
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3030120325

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of bamboo in building industry. It systematically demonstrates bamboo’s utility in terms of its properties, describing the material properties of typical industrial bamboo products, and discussing their performance evaluation and optimization as building components and in the creation of building envelopes. The book also includes examples of the high-value utilization of bamboo forest resources. Further, it examines how building performance may be affected by conditions such as climate. Including insights from material science, construction design, building physics and building climatology, the book also provides data obtained from technology and market status investigation, laboratory test and the computer simulation.This book appeals to scientists and professionals, as it introduces and tests various bamboo products, demonstrating the advantages and disadvantages for each one. The book is also a valuable resource for civil engineers and students interested in this unique plant material and its application in the building industry.