| Starting date | Ending date | Duration |
| 21/11/2002 | 26/05/2007 | 54 months |
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| What is COST E31 | ||
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The main objective of this Action is the improvement of the management of recovered wood towards a higher common technical, economic and environmental standard.
To advance the management of recovered wood significantly on a European level, this Action aims to take into account in particular the following specific issues:
further enhancement of the integration of the management systems for recovered wood;
examination of the technical potentials of recovered wood and wood residues as both secondary raw materials and as energy sources;
improvement of the quality of the European databases on the technical, economical and statistical information for recovered wood and its potential;
analysis of all different management approaches for recovered wood in all the European countries to establish a reliable basis for strategic decisions;
broadening of the knowledge basis and improvement of assessment procedures to advance the common understanding and to promote the development of appropriate wood recovery systems at the European level to optimize the use of wood resources;
further development of methodologies including the analysis of different recovered wood management systems to achieve an integrated, common description of the recovered wood management sector in the different European countries;
enhancement of the systems for the collection of technical, economic and statistical data concerning the different recovered management systems, and on the quantities and qualities of recovered wood ;
improvement of the methods to monitor the implementation of new systems for the management of recovered wood to avoid landfilling and through the supply of sustainable energy;
expansion of the knowledge base on current recovered wood management as well as the available qualities and quantities of recovered wood to support the technical development of further possibilities to use recovered wood in (new) materials and products.
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Chairman: Gerfried JUNGMEIER |
Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft m.b.H Fax: +43 316 876 1320
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| Vice-Chairman: Bengt HILLRING |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Fax: +46 18 67 38 00
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| Scientific Secretary: Günter SIEGEL |
European Commission, DG Research COST Secretariat, SDME 1/26
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| Action Secretary: Simon DICK |
Clearpower Limited Fax: +353 1 669 0978
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| Co-ordinator WG1: Bengt HILLRING |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Fax: +46 18 67 38 00
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| Co-ordinator WG2: Arno FRUHWALD |
Universität Hamburg - Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft Institut für Holzphysik Fax: +49 40 42891 2925
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| Deputy co-ordinator WG1: Katie LIVESEY |
Centre for Timber Technology & Construction (Garston) Fax: +44 1923 664 785
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| Deputy co-ordinator WG2: Miha HUMAR |
University of Ljubljana - Department of Wood Science and Technology Fax: +386 1 423 5035
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| STSM: Joris VAN ACKER |
Ghent University - Laboratory of Wood Technology Fax: +32-(0)9-264 62 33
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| Web site: Marc VAN LEEMPUT |
Centre technique de l'Industrie du Bois Fax: +32-(0)2-558 15 89
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| TC Rapporteur: Valez PICARDO |
Enterprise Ireland Fax: +353 1 808 2669
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Last update: 6/01/2007
General information related to the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research: COST-ESF and Cordis.
