The seminar allowed construction industry professionals, architects, and university and technical college students to gather information on using underutilized pine and other timber resources in the country. Resource persons discussed timber treatment, thermal聽modification, and seasoning methods to improve the quality of timber and the use of engineered wood products such as glulam and cross-laminated wood.

It was held on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 at the in Colombo 07.

Prof Hiran Amarasekera discussed “Current Use of Construction Timber and Future Trends and Technologies”, while the Chief Guest聽Dr. Dr K M A Bandara (Conservator General of Forests) explained “Supply of Timber from state forests”.

The other topics discussed at the seminar included a welcome speech by Eng. Nissanka N Wijeratne, Secretary General/CEO of the Chamber of Construction Industry of 91传媒, and presentations on topics such as 鈥淪upply trends and Grading of Timber in 91传媒 with special reference to Pine timber鈥� by Dr. C. K. Muthumala (State Timber Corporation),聽聽“Converting Pine as Dimensionally stable durable construction timber” by Mr. Jude Katukurunda (Furnicraft), , 鈥淐onverting Pine and other non-durable timber to durable timber by seasoning and preservation鈥� by Mr. Punitha Satharasinghe (A Wood Lanka),聽聽鈥淪ervices offered by TPIC for the Timber Industry鈥� by Prof. Priyan Perera, 聽and “Joinery and furniture industry based on locally available timber” by Mr. Channa Wijesekera (Leema Creations).

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