Researchers at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in the US are testing trusses, which provide structural support for buildings, made from whole trees. Source: FPL One truss, pictured, had a clear span of 55 feet and was made from low-value red pine logs. Similar trusses will be ins

The timber industry has reported mixed fortunes with Russia increasing exports overseas but losing its position as the powerhouse of the Asia-Pacific region. Source: The Siberian Times New figures have shown raw timber exports rose by 7% year-on-year to almost 30 million cubic metres,

  People who make speakers worry about wood, because most speaker cabinets are made of the stuff now they are worrying about headphones. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Their task is to find the wood that gives the best audible results with their hardware, design and budget. Th

  Nelson City Council is not serving its residents well and frustration over woodburner regulations are more than justified, according to the director of a hightech energy company. Source: Stuff.co.nz Envirosolve director Rene Haeberli has just been given resource consent for a D

  His workplace is now the Australian Senate, but it was back to a sawmill in Victoria’s east on Monday for Ricky Muir. Source: Yahoo The Motoring Enthusiast Party senator reflected on the job he held before starting in the Senate last year. “I think I spent, from mem

Independent home improvement retailers are going out of business at a rapid rate as Bunnings defends its market-leading position and Woolworths tries to stem losses at Masters. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Almost six years after Woolworths’ entry into the $45 billion home i

An environment group has accused VicForests of illegally logging rainforest in East Gippsland. Source: ABC News The Goongerah Environment Centre alleged the state-owned timber company had logged about one hectare of rainforest on the Errindura Plateau. The group’s spokesman, Ed

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.4% year-on-year in 2013, but deforestation is continuing apace, according to a recent government report. Source: Interaksyon The Greenhouse Gas Inventory report from the Ministry of the Environment estimated New Zealand’s to