Preliminary ABS figures indicate that the recovery in residential construction activity took a backwards step in the December quarter of 2013 according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz
The GreenWood Tree Farm Fund (GTFF) in the US has become the first short rotation forest plantation worldwide to earn certification under the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB). Source: PR News Wire
Illegal logging has topped a list of Lao's fraud or economic-related cases for 2013 according to state-run daily Vientiane Times. Source: Shanghai Daily
Massive Timber Construction” could very well become a key part of the future of sustainable building according to Rod Bligh of Bligh Tanner Consulting Engineers in New Zealand. Source: Sourceable
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