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One Team, One Goal: FPRDI@57 Anniversary Highlights
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One Team, One Goal: FPRDI@57 Anniversary Highlights
The Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) recently celebrated its 57th Anniversary with the theme “FPRDI@57: Meeting the Challenges for Stronger Forest-based Industries”. Affirming FPRDI’s role as a prime mover in the local forest-based and related industries, this year’s celebration was spearheaded by the Material Science Division with activities held on 03-04 July 2014.
Amid rising cost of commodities, households welcome use of kiln-dried wood
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Amid rising cost of commodities, households welcome use of kiln-dried wood
The unabated price hike of goods has made many Filipino housewives more mindful of the way they spend money. For mothers Jeannette Austria and Wency Carmelo, for instance, saving has always been a big concern, as they want to ensure that each hard-earned peso is well-spent. To save on house repairs, both had used kiln-dried wood in their homes as housing components and furniture.
“We made use of kiln-dried wood when we had our ancestral house restored in 2004,” shared Austria. “Our door and window jambs, flooring, bed frames, and stair tread and handrails are all made of kiln-dried wood.”
Kiln-dried wood is achieved thru the artificial drying of wood using a kiln-dryer, which is like a very large oven. The Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) offers a cheap yet effective kiln-dryer that reduces the moisture content of lumber to the desired level.
FPRDI opens satellite furniture testing center in Cebu
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FPRDI opens satellite furniture testing center in Cebu
In a bid to extend its services to furniture-makers in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Department of Science and Technology- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) opened in Lahug, Cebu City a satellite furniture testing center that became operational April this year. The project is funded by the DOST Grants-in-Aid (DOST-GIA) and supervised by DOST-Region 7.
“After consulting with local industry players thru DOST-7, we were able to identify Cebu as a strategic area to host a furniture testing facility,” said Mr. Victor Revilleza, Technical Manager of the FPRDI National Furniture Testing Center (NFTC). Revilleza cited Cebu’s proximity to NFTC clients in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces. He also recognized Cebu’s booming furniture industry, with some of its local craftsmen being internationally recognized for their innovative furniture pieces.
