The WoodCAST – Details, episodes & analysis

Der WoodCAST wurde kürzlich mit dem Leading Lights Preis der BOKU University ausgezeichnet! 

Ich möchte mich daher bei allen Hörer*innen und der BOKU University bedanken und freue mich wenn ihr euch den BOKU Leading Lights Podcast von Alina Hauke anhört. Überall wo es Podcasts gibt. 

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Aus gegebenen Anlass möchte ich auf mein Gespräch mit Universtitätsprofessorin Antje Potthast vom Institut für Chemie nachwachsender  Rohstoffe hinweisen. 

Sie wurde kürzlich als Erfinderin des Jahres 2025 der BOKU University geehrt. Aus dem Pressetext: Mit ihrem Engagement, ihrer Innovationskraft und ihrer wissenschaftlichen Expertise ist Antje Potthast ein inspirierendes Role Model an der BOKU. Als Forscherin ist sie erfolgreich in einer nach wie vor männerdominierten Branche und arbeitet eng mit internationalen Unternehmen der Papier-, Zellstoff- und Faserindustrie zusammen. Als national und international anerkannte Expertin trägt sie maßgeblich zum exzellenten Ruf der BOKU bei. Als Pionierin in der Forschung zu nachwachsenden Rohstoffen bringt Antje Potthast das für die BOKU zentrale Thema Nachhaltigkeit seit Jahrzehnten in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft und ist damit eine würdige BOKU Erfinderin 2025.  

Im Juni 2022 habe ich mit ihr über ihre Studienzeit in der DDR gesprochen. Thema waren auch nachhaltige Textilfasern aus Holz und warum diese dennoch keine nachhaltige Variante der aktuellen Fast Fashion Kultur der Industrieländer sind.  

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In dieser Episode des WoodCAST spreche ich mit Prof. Josef Füssl von der TU Wien über die vielseitigen Methoden um Holz berechenbar zu machen und welche Rolle Künstliche Intelligenz dabei spielen kann. Weiter Information zur CompWood 2025 bekommt ihr hier.  

Diese Episode wurde am 03.Februar 2025 aufgezeichnet. 

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In dieser Folge werfe ich einen Blick auf die Gäste des vergangenen Jahres und präsentiere meine Highlights aus einem Jahr #WoodCAST! Außerdem erfährt ihr welche Themen euch 2025 erwarten. 

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In dieser Folge des WoodCAST: DI Erich Reiner, BOKU-Absolvent und Holzwirt der ersten Stunde. Wir sprechen über seine Arbeit als selbständiger Sachverständiger und seine Tätigkeiten als Österreich-Vertretung bei Holz-von-Hier®. 

Diese Folge wurde am 22.Oktober 2024 aufgenommen.

Weitere Informationen zur BOKU und dem Institut für Holztechnologie und Nachwachsende Rohstoffe findet ihr hier.
Solltet Ihr Fragen oder Feedback haben dann freue ich mich auf eure Nachricht per Mail oder auf LinkedIn.

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This episode is sponsored by Evergreen Privatstiftung.
Check out the Evergreen Prize here with a chance to win € 300.000,-

In this episode of the WoodCAST: George Schmidbauer. Business Development Manager at the North Fork Lumber Company. A samwilling company based in California with a rich history in processing wood. 

We talk about the family history in wood processing, current products and future processes to strengthen the Californian wood industry once again. 

This episode was recored on the 1st of August 2024.   

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This episode is sponsored by Evergreen Privatstiftung.
Check out the Evergreen Prize here with a chance to win € 300.000,-

In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor Philip Tidwell from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a registered architect in Finland and has practiced professionally in the offices of Juhani Pallasmaa, Agrest & Gandelsonas, and Perkins Eastman. As a designer and educator, Philip focuses on wood construction and emerging technologies in timber.

We talk about his teaching concept and why CLT might not be the best solution for Californias construction sector. We also talk about his book New Standards, which focues on wood construction in post-war (WWII) Finnland. 

 This episode was recored on the 11th of June 2024.  

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In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Daniel L. Sanchez from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an early developer and leading expert on engineered biomass and bioenergy systems that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Trained as an engineer and energy systems analyst, Sanchez’s work engages technology developers, policymakers, and corporations to advance sustainable biomass carbon removal and storage. 

We talk about the state of the forests in California and different concepts of carbon removal and storage from woody biomass. 

This episode was recored on the 22nd of May 2024.  

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In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension  Paul Mayencourt from the University of California, Berkeley.  He is a researcher and educator in low-carbon design solutions for the built environment. His research merges the field of structural design, forestry, and materials. He currently studies the use of undervalued timber resources such as small-diameter timbers and underutilized Californian hardwoods species for high-performance architectural and engineering applications.

We talk about the merits of low-tech Mass Timber products for construction and how they can add value to the Californian wood industry. We also talk about his research into shape-optimization in order to increase resource efficiency of timber beams.

Book recommendations:
Holzleimbau: Laminated Timber Construction
Plywood - A Material Story

This episode was recored on the 21st of June 2024.   

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The first actual summer break for the WoodCAST.
I would like to use the time thank you very much for the great feedback and your continued support!

Coming back in August, the next four months of the WoodCAST will focus on the wood research at UC Berkeley and the Californian wood industry.
I will talk with Prof. Paul Mayencourt, Prof. Daniel Sanchez and Prof. Philip Tidwell from UC Berkeley and with George Schmidbauer from North Fork Lumber. 

Enjoy your summer! 

The next episode will be released on the 30th of August 2024.

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Further information about BOKU University and the Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Resources can be found here.