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UC Berkeley researchers give new life to wildfire wood through innovative construction techniques
UC Berkeley researchers are using a technique called dowel-laminated timber (DLT) to salvage wood from forest fires and fabricate mass timber panels. This method aims to repurpose wildfire-affected wood into construction materials.
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