2019 Australian Timber Design Awards
Guest blog by: News Team
The Seed House by fitzpatrick + partners headed an impressive list of winners at the 2019 awards
The Ultimate Renewable™ launched to reposition forestry
Guest blog by: News Team
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), the industry body that resources WoodSolutions, is preparing to launch The Ultimate Renewable™, a new brand that offers a universal, positive communications message for the forest and wood products sector to promote.
New report: Unintended consequences of mandatory height controls excludes timber
Guest blog by: News Team
A new report has found that mandatory height controls in the Victorian planning system have unintentionally penalised cost-effficient, environmentally friendly timber building systems, favouring the use of expensive, energy-intensive concrete and steel alternatives.
12 reasons why more Australian home designers, builders and owners choose timber framing
Guest blog by: News Team
There are many advantages that choosing timber framing brings to a project, from a single home to mid-rise apartments - this article explores 12.
2019 changes to the National Construction Code (NCC)
Guest blog by: News Team
Changes to the 2019 National Construction Code Volume One (NCC) increase the range of buildings, up to an effective height of 25m, in which fire-protected timber construction systems can be used.
Hello Wood Hungarian Summer Festival
Guest blog by: Alex Troup
A Class Act. 2019 NCC Changes create more opportunities for wood
Guest blog by: News Team
Changes to the NCC make the benefits of building in wood more easily accessible for more building classes - including schools and aged care.
DeHavilland Apartments - mid-rise timber challenges in WA
Guest blog by: News Team
We spoke to Stuart Hawley, a Perth builder/developer from Bluerock Projects, who is hoping to use his latest project as a demonstration to drive the uptake of timber mid-rise building systems
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.
