Hawaii’s 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations could become a local source of lumber for homes and infrastructure
- Image: CanvaHawaii imports much of the lumber used to build its homes, schools and infrastructure, but a new University of Hawaii at Mānoa research project is asking whether some of that material could instead come from trees already growing on the islands.
- More than 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations exist across Hawaii, yet much of the wood is not used for structural construction because engineers and builders lack the locally specific design data required to certify it for that purpose.
- Led by civil engineering researcher Jun Wang, the new project will harvest Hawaii-grown eucal
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- Image: CanvaHawaii imports much of the lumber used to build its homes, schools and infrastructure, but a new University of Hawaii at Mānoa research project is asking whether some of that material could instead come from trees already growing on the islands.
- More than 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations exist across Hawaii, yet much of the wood is not used for structural construction because engineers and builders lack the locally specific design data required to certify it for that purpose.
- Led by civil engineering researcher Jun Wang, the new project will harvest Hawaii-grown eucal
Sources: Times of India