With endless online resources promising to show Australians how to build their dream home, today’s increasingly environmentally conscious buyers are doing more research than ever before. But as many...
While structural choices and their carbon impact may rarely be the first question clients ask on entering a home display centre, recent FWPA research shows sustainability features are increasingly inf...
Together, these products serve three roles in the built environment: ...they hold the building up (structural), ...they make it last (exterior), and ...they make it look and feel good (...
Key TakeawaysTimber is hygroscopic. It continuously exchanges moisture with its environment, seeking equilibrium. This natural behaviour is predictable and manageable through appropriate design, speci...
The silent partner for thermal performance: Renewable timber framing ‘the obvious choice’ for Green Homes Australia When Green Homes Australia (GHA) designs a home, the structural system isnâ...