Fellowship for researching high and low tech timber construction
25 January 2017
The South Australian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects has awarded Matiya Marovich the 2017 Jack Hobbs McConnell Travelling Fellowship. Source: ArchitectureAU Now in its 10th year, the $15,000 fellowship is awarded each year to a promising designer, who might ultimatel
Continue Reading →Multinail invitation
25 January 2017
Multinail invites you to attend the installation of the commercial floor truss cassette at its new head office at Stapylton, south-east Queensland. Source: Timberbiz “With the recent changes to the National Construction Code allowing timber to be used in more applications, we’re
Continue Reading →Hyne timber behind Fraser Coast announcement
25 January 2017
Hyne Timber congratulated the Fraser Coast Council on their announcement of a Wood Encouragement Policy. Source: Timberbiz Hyne Timber’s CEO, Jon Kleinschmidt said a number of progressive regions throughout the world have such a policy and it is fitting for the Fraser Coast to t
Continue Reading →Gympie joins Fraser Coast in Wood First
25 January 2017
Timber Queensland has applauded the adoption by the Gympie Regional Council of a Wood Encouragement Policy (WEP), which will help drive the greater use of timber in local building and construction. Source: Timberbiz This news followed hot on the heels of the announcement by Fraser Coa
Continue Reading →Global Sawlog prices
19 January 2017
Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3% lower in the 3Q/16 than in the 3Q/14, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Forestry Industry The GSPI sawlog price index fell again in the 3Q/16 and was 21% be
Continue Reading →China Forestry in court
19 January 2017
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has filed a suit against Standard Chartered Plc UBS Group AG and four other parties over the 2009 Initial Public Offering (IPO) of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd according to court documents. Source: Reuters The Securities and Futu
Continue Reading →Are forests a good investment
19 January 2017
Trees don’t watch the stock market. Forests keep growing — and potentially increasing their value — even when inflation surges or the market swoons. Source: The New York Times Big investors, like university endowments and insurance companies, have long allocated money to timberland in
Continue Reading →Otago Polytechnics new student digs in CLT
19 January 2017
The construction of Otago Polytechnic’s new 20 million-dollar student accommodation village is running on time, and will soon take form. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ The village already has a solid foundation, with 700 stone columns of stone chipping drilled into the soil. Naylor Love
Continue Reading →Tarkeeth protesters guilty and fined
19 January 2017
Two men and a woman known as the ‘Tarkeeth Three’ have been found guilty of protest action after they attempted to block Forestry Corporation NSW’s logging operation at Tarkeeth State Forest. Source: The Coffs Coast Advocate Protesters rallied outside the Coffs Harbo
Continue Reading →Marlo Woodchop attracts champions
19 January 2017
Some of Australia’s leading woodchoppers are making the trip to East Gippsland to be part of the Marlo Woodchop this weekend. Source: Timberbiz It will be game on for world champion woodchopper Glen Gillam this Saturday with rising stars Andrew Kelly and Vinny Williams taking him on f
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