In Epinal, the benchmark school for timber construction turns 40

The Enstib (Ecole nationale supérieure des technologies et industries du bois d'Epinal), founded in 1985, has established itself as a leader in wood engineering training through its teaching and facilities.…

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MBEF consortium sets up to produce biofuel

When Eqtec set up shop in the Vosges region, its aim was to further develop the gasification pilot plant developed over the last ten years by Professor Yann Rogaume's Laboratoire…

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Cooperation adds value to bark

By joining forces with three other laboratories from Lorraine and Luxembourg in the Interreg “ExtraBark” project, Walloon researchers are opening up new avenues for transforming old forest bark into basic…

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The secret of square and bridge trees

In August 2018, Bruno Thommeray-Dumay discovered an atypical stump left over from the 1999 storm. Its square cross-section caught his eye. He contacted Marie-Christine Trouy, lecturer at the University of…

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