Development And Commercialization of Advanced Wood-Based Composites In Maine

缅因州先进木基复合材料的开发和商业化

• 批准号: 0125343
• 负责人: H.Joseph Dagher
• 金额: $ 57.55万
• 依托单位: University of Maine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0125343&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Commercialization; Advanced; Wood; Based

0125343 Dagher This award is to the University of Maine to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0179).PartnersThe partners for the award include the University of Maine (Lead Institution), Maine Technology Institute, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, State Department of Economic and Community Development, The Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Maine Department of Transportation, Louisiana Pacific, Dow Chemical, State Farm Insurance, Henderson and Bodwell, The Kenway Corporation, Market Development Alliance of the FRP Composites Industry, APA the Engineered Wood Association, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, USDA Forest Products Laboratory.Proposed ActivitiesThe award will support the following activities: (1) strengthen partnerships among the University of Maine, private industry, state organizations, forest product industry organizations, and national laboratories to foster commercialization of composite reinforced wood, (2) develop innovative strategies for commercializing composite reinforced wood hybrids that can become models for other university research centers, establish commercialization projects (reinforced wood composite beams using low-grade hardwoods, disaster-resistant housing using reinforced sheathing panels, novel long-strand composite lumber beams and columns).Proposed InnovationHousing industry in the US accounts for 28% of the total construction industry, and most of the wood used is high-grade conventional wood lumber. The supply of high-grade lumber is declining in the US. Reinforced composite wood will allow the use of low-grade lumber from other species of trees in more abundant supply, and provide skilled jobs in Maine. These products will lower the cost of wood products for housing in the US. Increasing the resistance of housing to disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes will make a major impact on the economy of the nation.Potential Economic ImpactNinety percent of Maine is forested, and 25% of the state's economy is based on forest resources. The forest economy has traditionally been based on export of raw lumber with unskilled labor and few value added timber products. Other manufacturing jobs have moved from the state recently, leaving unskilled jobs and service industries (e.g., tourism) as the major source of income. Successful commercialization of composite reinforced wood will play a large role in developing a growing state economy. Lower costs for wood products for housing construction will have a major economic impact in the US. Increasing the resistance of housing to disasters will lower the cost of repair, maintenance, and insurance for disasters.Potential Societal ImpactMaine ranks 29th in the nation in terms of advanced degree scientists/engineers and 50th in science/engineering graduate students. The job market for young scientists and engineers is bleak in Maine. The educational program will include entrepreneurial education as well as science and engineering to provide a skilled workforce for the economy surrounding the new wood-based technology/economy. The housing industry amounts to $800 billion/year in the US alone.

0125343达格尔该奖项授予缅因州大学，以支持下文所述的活动36个月。该提案是应创新伙伴计划征集(NSF 0179)提交的。该奖项的合作伙伴包括缅因州大学(牵头机构)、缅因州技术研究所、缅因州东部开发公司、州经济和社区发展部、制造业推广伙伴关系、缅因州交通部、路易斯安那太平洋公司、陶氏化学公司、州立农场保险公司、亨德森和博德韦尔公司、肯威公司、玻璃钢复合材料行业市场开发联盟、APA工程木材协会、国家标准与技术研究院、美国农业部森林产品实验室。该奖项将支持以下活动：(1)加强缅因州大学、私营行业、州组织、亨德森和博德韦尔公司之间的合作伙伴关系林产品行业组织和国家实验室，以促进复合增强木材的商业化；(2)开发可成为其他大学研究中心样板的复合增强木材混杂木材商业化的创新战略，建立商业化项目(使用低等级硬木增强木复合梁，使用增强护套板的抗灾房屋，新型长股复合木梁和柱)。在美国，高档木材的供应正在减少。强化复合木材将允许使用供应更充足的其他树种的低等级木材，并在缅因州提供熟练的工作岗位。这些产品将降低美国住房用木制品的成本。提高住房对飓风和地震等灾害的抵抗力将对国家经济产生重大影响。潜在的经济影响缅因州90%的地区有森林，该州25%的经济基于森林资源。森林经济传统上是以出口原木为基础的，没有熟练的劳动力，几乎没有附加值的木材产品。其他制造业工作最近从国家转移，留下了非技术性工作和服务行业(例如旅游业)作为主要收入来源。复合增强木材的成功商业化将在发展不断增长的国有经济方面发挥重要作用。房屋建筑用木制品的较低成本将对美国的经济产生重大影响。增加住房的抗灾能力将降低维修、维护和灾害保险的成本。潜在的社会影响缅因州在高级学位科学家/工程师方面在全国排名第29，在科学/工程研究生方面排名第50。缅因州年轻科学家和工程师的就业市场前景黯淡。教育计划将包括创业教育以及科学和工程，为围绕新的木质技术/经济的经济提供熟练的劳动力。仅在美国，房地产业就达到了8000亿美元/年。