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Housing construction loans to investors surge in March

19 May 2016
ABS housing finance figures show that lending to investors constructing new housing surged in March, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of the residential building industry. Source: Timberbiz “While total home lending edged marginally lower in March, lending to investors
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Forest industries say include Greens in Leaders Debate

19 May 2016
A leading industry group representing the forestry and forest products industries agrees that the Australian Greens should be included in the election ‘Leaders Debates’. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Mr Ross Hampton said
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Frame 2016 speaker specifics

19 May 2016
Speakers from Europe, Canada, USA and local experts will present at the Frame Australia 2016 Conference and Exhibition with delegate attendance expected to be a record high for the 18 years of the event. Source: Timberbiz The conference theme “Building construction with prefabricated
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Xlam to manufacture CLT in Australia

19 May 2016
Australia’s first CLT manufacturing facility is to be officially announced by New Zealand’s XLam at Frame Australia 2016 Conference & Exhibition, which starts Monday 23 May at Park Hyatt Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Xlam has an outline of its plans to expand into Australia to meet
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Going up!

12 May 2016
Over the past few years, wood has emerged as an unlikely yet desirable material for the design of future skyscrapers. This is what London’s first tall timber structure could look like, wrote Jamie Condliffe, contributing Editor at Gizmodo [Engineering & Technology]. Source: Timber
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Education for sustainable timber mills

12 May 2016
Education is key to ensuring timber resources last the distance, a sustainable timber mill operator says. Source: ABC News Annabel Kater operates an Australian Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified sustainable milling operation at Monkerai, north of Newcastle, with her husband Ja
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David Chandler Keynote for “Doing Timber Business in Queensland”

12 May 2016
Housing industry expert David Chandler OAM will make the Keynote Address “Shaking the Tree – Challenging our Conventional Thinking” at the Doing Timber Business in Queensland conference on 9 June 2016. Source: Timberbiz David has led major construction projects such
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Innovation through partnerships

12 May 2016
The commercialisation of the Low Odour Timberlink Green LOSP outdoor product will be presented as a case study example of successful innovation in the timber products market in Australia, at the upcoming Wood Innovations conference to be held in late May/June in Melbourne and Rotorua.
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Changing Perceptions of Engineered Timber for Construction

12 May 2016
A conference in Rotorua under the banner “Changing Perceptions of Engineered Timber for Construction” aims to encourage collaboration among designers, engineers, quantity surveyors, architects and developers. Source: Timberbiz This special one-day conference on 26 May from 8am-7pm at
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Quality building products remain an issue

12 May 2016
An interim report by the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into non-conforming building products shows a bipartisan commitment to ensure the quality of building products used in Australian buildings remains on the national agenda after the Federal election. Source: Timberbiz The comm
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