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Leftover chairs

28 November 2022
Leftover Synthesis makes use of leftover material that would otherwise be sorted out, burned or shredded. Embracing their organic forms and shapes, the wood scraps are minimally processed. An algorithmic tool responds and adapts to the unique shapes, rearranging them into the form of
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Latest high-tech drones used in seeding and mapping Canada

28 November 2022
The latest drones in Resolute’s Ontario woodland operations will help the company reduce its carbon footprint and could even lead to faster forest regeneration after harvesting. Source: Timberbiz Those are just some of the strengths remote piloting systems, or drones, are bringing to
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New data estimates 33 million employed in forestry worldwide

28 November 2022
Quantifying how many people are employed in the forest sector is not a straightforward exercise. Nonetheless, the ILO, FAO and the Thünen-Institute of Forestry joined forces to estimate the global workforce in forest-related activities and provide insights on labour market trends in
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Mass timber use – barriers and perceptions

28 November 2022
A New Zealand 2022 survey of design, construction and building professionals into the perceptions and barriers to mass timber use in construction highlights a growing awareness and adoption of mass timber however, more can be done. Source: Timberbiz The survey was distributed to manuf
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Two new courses for mass timber mid-rise construction

28 November 2022
As mass timber projects gain in popularity, it is important for the design and build sector to have access to the most current know-how. Through a long-standing collaboration with the Property Council of Australia, WoodSolutions has released two new CPD courses on timber mid-rise stru
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NZ Fieldays opening and launch of Forestry & Wood Processing transformation plan

28 November 2022
A range of solutions to farmers’ current problems will be on display in the Fieldays Forestry Hub in Hamilton, New Zealand, the Minister of Forestry, Hon Stuart Nash, will open the hub on Wednesday 30 November and launch the Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan. S
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New FoRUM report provides overview of forest resources

28 November 2022
The sustainable management of natural resources is important to policy makers around the world; Australia’s forest resources are no different. The Forest Resource Use Model (FoRUM) was developed to inform this debate by evaluating the economic impacts of changes in the Australian fore
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Work plan joins ABARES and FWPA

28 November 2022
A new work plan will provide forest and wood products industry stakeholders with fast and easy access to relevant, up-to-date data, while simultaneously increasing the reliability of existing information and helping to fill knowledge gaps. Sources: Timberbiz, FWPA The initiative, whic
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Slow start to WA land purchase means plantation is behind schedule

28 November 2022
The Forestry Minister’s planned $350 million purchase of land for Western Australia’s softwood plantation is already behind schedule according to the State Opposition. Source: Timberbiz It was revealed in the WA Parliament last week that the Government had purchased land worth $6.2 mi
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Nationals were winners in Vic election as were Greens

28 November 2022
The Nationals, Legalise Cannabis Party, and the Greens are expected to be the big winners in the new-look Victorian Upper House. Sources: Timberbiz, Herald Sun, Weekly Times, chart WA Today Labor is unlikely to win a majority so the state’s Upper House will again be controlled by mino
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