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- Custom-peeled alder veneer to produce various thicknesses of multi-layer
plywood for prototype RTA furniture designs (in co-operation with Sauder
Industries Ltd. and Ron Neilson, Forintek Canada Corp.).
- Manufactured experimental parallel laminated veneer lumber from Douglas-fir veneer provided by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. and Richmond Plywood Ltd. (in co-operation with Sauder Industries Ltd.).
- Evaluated the economic and design potential of "marginal"
B.C. wood species: red alder, bigleaf maple, white birch, black cottonwood,
western larch (in co-operation with Ron Neilson, Forintek Canada Corp.).
- Supervised production of the first graduate thesis on videotape (about
hardboard production) presented to UBC Faculty of Forestry; videotape was produced in co-operation with Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
- Participated in forums and conferences (Habitat; Small Is Possible) relating to community economic development in B.C.
- Supervised the production of videotapes (Made in B.C.; Design Analogy) that advocated design-based local manufacturing to develop economic diversity, employment opportunities and community stability.
- Member of the British Columbia Design Committee (BCIDC) 1968 - 1977
- Consulted on the proposed establishment of a furniture factory for Kootenay West Wood Design Ltd., Nelson.
- Wrote and managed production of TEG Times (a tabloid size newsletter distributed to B.C. schools), promoting technology, economic and design issues.
- Conducted survey of wood utilization in British Columbia K-12 schools that showed a consumption of 691,230 board feet in 1990/1991.
- Events directory editor, British Columbia Wood Fibre Network Web site.
- Contributor, Kootenay WoodVine Quarterly.
- Publisher, Value-Created Review. (quarterly design and sustainability e-zine)
- Consultant to Circle Craft Cooperative on design and Internet projects.
- Toured Italian furniture manufacturers implementing their "Green Home" eco-labelling program based on LCA criteria.
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