Bunjil Place - Grand Prix winner in the 2018 Australian Timber Design Awards
Guest blog by: News Team
Melbourne’s City of Casey’s spectacular new entertainment precinct, Bunjil Place, added the Grand Prix Award at the Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) to its impressive list of achievements.
New research: increased perceptions of wood benefits and support for extending BCA changes
Guest blog by: News Team
The most recent biennial WoodSolutions tracking research has shown that positive perceptions of wood have increased, almost two thirds of respondents thought changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) should be extended – and 90%of specifiers were aware of WoodSolutions.
New Podcast: Adam Strong - Enabling Productivity with Prefabricated Timber Systems
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Adam Strong is Managing Director at Strongbuild, a Sydney-based company specialising in streamlined building systems and sustainable resources with a focus on the design and delivery of multi-residential, aged-care and retirement living projects.
New Podcast: Biophilia with Caroline Pidcock
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Architect Caroline Pidcock has run her practice with a focus on biophilic design
Why external timber cladding is OK for Class 2 and Class 3 Low-rise
Guest blog by: Boris Iskra
If your building surveyor questions the use of external timber cladding a low-rise project, this article provides you with the reasons why you’re within the requirements of the Code.
Wood Makes More Workable Workplaces Assoc. Professor Jacki Schirmer
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A two minute video in which the University of Canberra's Assoc. Professor Jacki Schirmer talks about the role of wood in the workplace in increasing productivity and feelings of wellbeing.
Hear a material disruptor at Frame Australia 2018 - Register Now!
Guest blog by: News Team
Now in its 20th year, Frame Australia 2018 –Timber Offsite Construction (Monday & Tuesday 18-19 June at Park Hyatt Melbourne), features serial construction disruptor Nick Milestone as a keynote speaker
Wood in the workplace on TV
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Planet Ark's Make It Wood is promoting the wellbeing and productivity benefits of wood in the workplace
New research shows the benefits of bringing nature to work
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Employers looking to boost worker productivity should consider using more of one of the world’s oldest and most sustainable materials in their office fit-outs: wood.
New guide provides timber design and construction solutions for aged care accommodation
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