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Industrialization is beginning to change the way buildings are built, and the ICM promotes works with wood

For decades, the image of a work remained practically intact: materials that arrive on site, workers who carry out each stage on site, unforeseen events that alter deadlines and processes that depend, to a large extent, on the conditions of the site. However, a transformation is modifying this logic in different markets around the world: more and more building components can be designed, manufactured and prepared before reaching the construction site.

Pine firewood: a study in Lanín Park debunks myths and confirms its power to heat

A study carried out within the framework of the Pewén Project, in the Lanín National Park, demonstrated that pine firewood, when properly dried, has a good caloric value and can be an alternative to the shortage of native firewood. The research also seeks to take advantage of the advance of pines and reduce their impact on araucaria and nothofagus forests.

The National Wood Festival will celebrate its 41st edition from November 5 to 8 in San Vicente

The National Wood Festival is one of the most important cultural events in the Upper Uruguay region, it pays tribute to the workers and industries of the forestry-industrial sector, an economic activity that marked its beginnings as a city and is why it is considered the capital of wood in the region. The first edition was held in October 1982, since then it has been held annually.

In 1979, a producer from Córdoba planted 7,000 trees for his wife and created a 1 km guitar visible from space

The work is made up of cypresses and eucalyptus trees, is located near General Levalle and took several decades to reach its final appearance. Pedro Martín Ureta, an agricultural producer from Córdoba, began an ambitious and emotional project in 1979: planting thousands of trees to form a giant guitar in memory of Graciela Yraizoz, his wife, who had died two years earlier.

Sierras de Comechingones: they fight a forest fire on the interprovincial boundary in Córdoba and San Luis

The forest fire detected on Monday, October 19 in the Sierras de los Comechingones, affected an estimated area of ??between 10 and 15 hectares, according to preliminary information obtained during an overflight carried out this Tuesday morning. The flames advanced mainly over sectors of low vegetation, in a mountainous area that was difficult to access. The aerial evaluation made it possible to identify the extent of the compromised sector and organize the entry of firefighters to work directly on the ground.

INTA ForestMap: from drone data to forest management

INTA researchers developed INTA ForestMap, an application that processes photogrammetric and LiDAR surveys through a graphical interface. The development was led by Eduardo Hildt, a researcher in the Forestry group at INTA Montecarlo, together with Abel Scherf, from the same Experimental, and Martín Galarza, from INTA Yuto, Jujuy. It is an application that allows you to transform surveys carried out with drones into information on the number and height of trees, canopy coverage and terrain characteristics. It is a free and open source tool, aimed at professionals who already work with photogrammetry and generate 3D point clouds.