19th Australian Timber Design Awards
25 June 2018
There is still time to enter your creations, but hurry 19th Australian Timber Design Awards entries close 6 July 2018. Source: Timberbiz The Awards are organised under three timber design categories Timber Design, Merits, and Timber Products. Your entry may also be nominated for any M
Continue Reading →Australian designers in Tulipwood
21 June 2018
Eight of Australia’s most highly regarded designers have re-imagined their works in American tulipwood. The designs were launched at Denfair, one of Australia’s premier design showcases, in Melbourne from 14-16 June 2018. Source: Timberbiz Anne-Claire Petre, Adam Goodrum, Adam Markowi
Continue Reading →Timber education website makeover
21 June 2018
FWPA’s WoodSolutions Campus – a collaboration with the University of Tasmania to provide free online timber education – has had a website make-over, and is the subject of a new promotional campaign. Source: Timberbiz The campaign invites timber salespeople and others in the timber sup
Continue Reading →The switch to timber is well underway
21 June 2018
Timber is being used instead of conventional materials in 21 substantial building projects from government housing to hotels and offices, thanks to the hard work of FWPA’s Mid-rise Advisory Program. Sources: Timberbiz, FWPA Developers of a further 262 projects are also expressing inte
Continue Reading →Frame conference wrap-up
21 June 2018
Australia now has the third highest number of tall buildings in the world made from wood. More than 50 buildings in Australia have been built from engineered timber in the past five years, with Australia now having the third highest number of tall buildings in the world made from wood
Continue Reading →Innovative journey drives innovative use of technology
19 June 2018
Last year Hyne Timber was approved by the Queensland Government to proceed to the detailed design stage of an engineered timber Fire and Emergency Services Complex (QFES Complex) in Maryborough. Source: Timberiz While this Market Led Proposal to design and build the facility continues
Continue Reading →Grow a building in an hour? Yes, we can!
19 June 2018
In just one hour, Australian softwood plantations can grow enough timber to create a nine-storey building’s worth of engineered timber, according to calculations by FWPA’s Mid-rise Advisory Program. Source: Timberiz The Program estimates that more than one million hectares of Australi
Continue Reading →AFPA backs Labor’s forestry plan
19 June 2018
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Federal Labor’s commitment, that should it be elected, a Labor Government will deliver “a comprehensive strategic plan” for the forest sector. Source: Timberbiz Labor’s agriculture spokesperson the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon made
Continue Reading →Forestry innovation research grants open
19 June 2018
The Australian and Tasmanian governments are supporting advances in a sustainable and productive forestry industry with wood product innovation they hope will grow the sector. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Anne Ruston, and Tasmanian
Continue Reading →Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge
14 June 2018
594,354 bdmt – Australia’s woodchip exports were just 2,173 bone dried metric tonnes less than the prior month in April 2018 4.467 million m3 – Australia’s softwood log exports for the year-ended April 2018 6.7% – the Producer Price Index (Output) for Log Sawmilling & Timber Dress
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