The prestigious 2016 HIA Australian GreenSmart Home award was presented this week to Queensland’s Eco Essence Homes. The award is the highest accolade at the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Australian GreenSmart Awards. Source: Timberbiz HIA GreenSmart Awards recognise the best in

The Australian Institute of Architects has been forced to close its building advisory service, Archicentre, because it was financially unsustainable, despite the spectacular property boom on the east coast. Source: Business Insider Archicentre was a business subsidiary established by

Winners in the 17th Annual Australian Timber Design Awards, Australia’s most recognised stamp of excellence in timber design, will be announced next week. Source: Timberbiz This much-vaunted national competition is open to architects, landscape architects, building and interior

The latest wave of consumer tracking research shows an increase in the number of respondents who prefer wood – and also confirms the forest and wood products industry’s reliability as a source of environmental information. Source: Timberbiz Analysis of the data has shown sharp drops i

More than 2300 people from Australia and New Zealand’s emergency services met last week in Brisbane to discuss the latest in disaster-related research and experience. Source: BNHCRC With more than 100 speakers on the program, the AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ conference is the largest

Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers Ltd will carry out a soil and groundwater study as part of its effort to establish a multi-user wharf site at Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Source: Proactive Investors Kangaroo Island Plantation is Australia’s only listed timber comp

Foresters are concerned by a proposal from the Yabberup Community Association to nearly double the size of the Wellington National Park by including adjacent areas of state forest and the Wellington Discovery Forest. Source: Timberbiz “Changing tenure from state forest to nation

Humans utilise forests and watercourses in a way that depletes ecosystem habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Source: Umea University Many areas are restored to break the trend, but to succeed you need to consider not only the ecosystem in mind, but also surrounding ecosyste