Overly intensive forest management is a huge problem in my country these days. Nonetheless, the general progress in wood processing technologies does feel remar

Overly intensive forest management is a huge problem in my country these days. Nonetheless, the general progress in wood processing technologies does feel remarkable. I remember discussions on somehow pre-processing softer wood like alder or aspen (or maybe it was still birch) to make it stronger, and then and then using it for building structures. This is interesting for sure (considering how quickly these species grow), even if one would philosophically side with the environmentalists.