Architectural practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is pushing the boundaries of timber buildings with a study entitled the Timber Tower Research Project. Source: The Construction Index

Logging companies are exploiting a loophole in Papua New Guinea's ban on exporting natural timber logs, according to a new report. Source: Australia Network News

A new home build in Herne Bay and a renovation in Westmere have been named this year’s top Auckland homes in the Auckland Registered Master Builders 2013 House of the Year. Source: Scoop

Forestry ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries have agreed to isolate the United States and Australia for using trade bans to tackle illegal logging through a “non-binding” accord. Source: The Jakarta Post

The Forest Owners Association has rejected the Climate Change Minister's criticism of its stance on the Emissions Trading Scheme. Source: Radio New Zealand

In a first for a New Zealand prison, timber products made by offenders at Hawke’s Bay Prison are being exported directly to Australia. Source: Voxy

Twenty per cent of the new forest planted in New Zealand last year was the result of Horizons Regional Council's Sustainable Land Use Initiative. Source: The New Zealand Herald

Serano Timber in Dandenong, Melbourne launched its new hardware and outdoor timber supplies store for online purchases. Source: Newswire