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Cross-laminated timber fire testing sees promising results
The International Code Council Ad-hoc Committee on Tall Wood Buildings provided five fire scenarios that were tested in each of the two one-bedroom apartments constructed using mass timber in a multi-story apartment building. The test scenarios included various arrangements... -
Australia’s largest commercial timber building rises in Sydney
Timber constructions are rapidly carving a place in urban environments all over the world. Now, Sydney is home to the Australia’s largest commercial all-timber building. The International House by Tzannes Architects is a seven-story building constructed entirely with engineered... -
Wood be good: Why top Australian architects love timber for building homes
John Wardle Architects readily admits to being “obsessed” with using timber in residential designs. “Every piece is different and unique,” says Diego Bekinschtein, who oversees the Melbourne practice’s residential houses sector. JWA‘s affection for wood reflects the attraction of many to this... -
Labour constraints eased with wood for commercial building
Labour shortages are limiting growth in both commercial building, with the recent profit downgrades at Fletcher Challenge highlighting the depth of the problems. However, commercial wood solutions already being implemented by industry leaders in Australia, Canada and New Zealand... -
Canada-U.S. softwood deal possible by next month: forestry analyst
(CA) – The framework for a 10-year softwood lumber agreement between Canada and the United States could be reached in the coming weeks, an industry analyst says, citing discussions with unnamed trade contacts. In a report released on Thursday,... -
Could forestry help protect farm incomes as Brexit looms?
(IE) – Brexit is probably the biggest political and economic event of recent times facing Ireland’s economy and, also, its forestry sector. Given the Irish agricultural sector’s dependence on the UK market, particularly for beef exports, farmers may need... -
EU timber license could help Indonesian small-scale furniture exporters access global markets
(EU) – Indonesia started issuing FLEGT (Forest, Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) licenses in November 2016. With this license, timber exports from Indonesia can enter the European Union market without the need for importers to conduct further due diligence... -
Researcher studies cross-laminated timber as seismic retrofit tool
(USA) – Safer historic buildings and more jobs for the timber industry are the goals of a partnership between an Oregon State University structural engineering researcher and a newly formed nonprofit group in Corvallis, Oregon. Andre Barbosa of the... -
Canadian fires leave US builders critically short of timber
Wildfires in Canada are making lumber harder to find for US home builders. Lumber futures have soared in July as blazes spread across the province of British Columbia, leaving many US wholesalers shorthanded. Lumber dealers ran down their inventories... -
Pressure builds to stop logging
Nannup residents met with members of the Greens Party on Thursday as they continued to press for a moratorium on logging of Barrabup Forest. The forest, located 5km from the town centre, is top of the list on the...
