COST FP1303 held its first Workshop at FCBA, Paris on 27 and 28 January 2014. The programme for the event helped identify many of the key areas across all 3 Working Groups, as well as introducing national capabilities and interests. The programme from the event can be downloaded here, whilst a list of delegates can be downloaded here.
The following national presentations were given:
In addition to these national national presentations and the 3 sessions dedicated to the Working Groups, there was also a general session, under the theme "Moisture Interactions". The presentations given in this session were:
- Emil Engelund Thybring (CH) - Introduction to moisture relationships in biobased materials
- Jan Van den Bulcke (BE) and Joris Van Acker (BE) - Moisture performance testing of wood based materials under laboratory conditions
- Linda Meyer (DE) and Christian Brischke (DE) - Moisture performance testing of wood based materials in the field
- Stig Bardage (SE) - Aesthetic performance - overview on mould research
- Annica Pilgård (SE) - Understand fungal decay processes – How and why
- Daniel Ridley-Ellis (UK) - Introduction to FP1004 - Enhance mechanical properties of timber, engineered wood products and timber structures
Presentations from each of the working groups can be found here.
Working Group 1: Material Capacity and Enhancement
Working Group 2: Functionality and Performance
Working Group 3: