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By Emma Watt Throughout the timber industry in Australia, many businesses use contractors. There is, unfortunately, a great deal of confusion about the rules surrounding contractors, and a significant minority of businesses could be at risk of prosecution and fines...

Metsa Wood launches Open Source Wood

A pioneering open innovation project to accelerate growth in large scale wood construction, Metsa Wood's Open Source Wood initiative is a call to action to architects, designers and engineers to join forces, share innovation and contribute knowledge about large-scale,...

Timber and architecture – Australian style

Peter Georgiev, Archicentre Australia director Timber - old and new – has some Australian stories to tell. As a most resilient material it has naturally provided early settlers and our modern building industry with versions of utility. East Gippsland’s historic...

Building breakthrough

World’s first building made from hardwood cross-laminated Tulipwood opens in UK. Maggie’s Oldham, the world’s first building made from hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT), has opened in the UK. Designed by dRMM Architects and supported by the American Hardwood...

VicForests 2017 Resource Outlook

VicForests has released its 2017 Resource Outlook which forecasts the amount of high quality timber that can be commercially supplied from state forests in eastern Victoria on a sustainable basis. Nathan Trushell, acting CEO VicForests, says the Resource Outlook is...

Young blood

Encouraging more young people into the industry is crucial to its survival – but where to start? Unlike many other more glamorous industries, the timber industry is not often considered as a career option for young people today. But the survival of the industry...

Where Munich meets Melbourne

Just like a crisp, golden pint of fine beer, traditional Bavarian bier hall architecture often mirrors the warm, honeyed tones of the popular beverage by using natural woods to create a feeling of cosiness and intimacy. Echoing this sentiment perfectly is the Hophaus...

Timber transforms Maryborough icon

Industry welcomes progress toward timber constructed fire station The peak state body for the timber industry has welcomed the announcement by the treasurer, Curtis Pitt, that a new fire station in Maryborough is progressing toward construction using Queensland grown...

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Natural capital

$2m project to help put a dollar value on forest and farmland environmental benefits A collaborative research project will help industries put an economic value on the environmental benefits they offer using a system known as Natural Capital Accounting. An initiative...

Engineered timber is King

Start of construction for the world’s tallest engineered timber office building. Acting Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Jackie Trad and Impact Investment Group joined Lendlease in Brisbane on June 22 to celebrate the launch of what’s set to be the...

About face

Visually striking and great for the planet, timber cladding is enjoying its heyday. If you want your home or business to stand out from the crowd, using a natural product like timber cladding is the perfect way to create a unique and stunning façade that will offer...

Aussie man is king of the world

Brad De Losa crowned champion of champions in Germany Australian Stihl Timbersports® powerhouse Brad De Losa from Lithgow, NSW, has reclaimed his title of champion of champions at the world’s toughest logger sports duel, the Stihl Timbersports® Champions Trophy, in...

Timber framing growing in Western Australia

A new guide has been launched to support lightweight timber construction in WA. Unlike the rest of Australia, Western Australia (particularly the Perth metropolitan area) has traditionally favoured double-brick masonry construction systems for the building of detached...

Does your timber floor pass?

One of the most important timber flooring issues is quality assurance – an issue is probably not as highly valued as it should be. Normally this only comes into play after a timber floor is laid and there is a problem with it. At this stage it’s too late to easily fix...

Tall wooden buildings promoted at Austrian event

A slick, upbeat timber construction seminar was staged in Sydney in May by the Austrian Trade Commission to coincide with the DesignBuild exhibition. It was standing room only at the event hosted by the Austrian Consul General and Trade Commissioner Karl Hartleb, with...

Inaugural Clive Martella Service to Industry Award

Clive Martella, FTMA board member and director of MB Prefab Framing in Geelong was down to earth, funny, straight up and a hardworking and honest person. He was an essential person within the FTMA Board. Not only was he one of the people who worked hard to get the...

Timber use in Far North Queensland stacks up

Timber Queensland, in conjunction with Planet Ark Environmental Foundation, is promoting the many benefits of building with timber when it comes to delivering better environmental outcomes in Far North Queensland. Consistent with the Far North Queensland Regional Plan...

Smooth Operators

Quality, innovation, knowledge and experience set Hermes at the head of the pack. When you think of smooth, perfect surfaces, sandpaper may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but its inclusion in the finishing process is instrumental to the many products you...

Forests in the Sky

Remote sensing advances to cut costs, increase speed and usher in virtual reality. New technological tools harnessing the power of remote sensing to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to measure forest inventory will soon be unveiled – and in future could potentially...

Captain of Industry

Peter Taylor has faced countless setbacks over the past few decades, but his dogged determination has seen him build a true Australian success story. Peter Taylor, CEO of the Multinail Group, has quite the story to tell. He has been at the forefront of the nail plate...

First Australian school of the timber age

Cross laminated timber is being used for the first time in Australia to transform a 1970s concrete building into a school for 21st century learning. Knut Menden, BVN Senior Associate, presented details of this design at the Designing Tall Timber Building Seminar, held...

How timber puts money in the bank

In a construction market where budgets are forever under pressure, the use of timber materials in combination with offsite construction approaches can be a genuine silver bullet for astute builders. Richard Smith, Associate Director of MBMpl says where timber wins...

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