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Responsible Wood, Kids Under Cover featured in national woodworking magazine

Case Studies, NewsBy responsiblewood March 13, 2019

Responsible Wood featured on page 13 in AWISA national magazine Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme was recently featured in page 13 of the Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association (AWISA) magazine. Showcasing the Nest’d™ ‘Kids Under Cover’, Responsible Wood features prominently within a publication that is distributed extensively throughout the woodworking community. Highlighting the importance of targeting specifiers and end consumers of…

Hot off the press! Presenting the Responsible Wood Bulletin Autumn 2019…

Bulletins, Case Studies, Events, News, Press Releases, TechnicalBy responsiblewood March 13, 2019

Extended 16 page edition builds on Responsible Wood’s momentum in the market… Ahead of the autumn release of the Responsible Wood Bulletin, Simon Dorries, CEO of Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, reflected on the shifting perceptions of forest certification in the forest products industry. “For the first time, the Australian Forestry Standard now known as Responsible Wood has developed a…

Responsible Wood to spread message at national construction expo

Events, NewsBy responsiblewood March 8, 2019

“Responsible Wood an important consideration when selecting timber for construction projects” Speaking ahead of the Sydney Build’ expo, Responsible Wood Marketing and Communications Officer, Jason Ross, doubled down on the importance of forest certification in supporting responsible forestry. “More and more timber is being identified as a preferred material on construction projects, which is fantastic, however greater awareness must be…

Responsible Wood, forest certification key features in forest science course

Events, NewsBy responsiblewood March 6, 2019

“Week long courses in Forest and Wood Science tailored for the forest products industry” Invited by the Gottstein Trust to present as part of the 2019 Forest Science course, Responsible Wood CEO, Simon Dorries, reiterated the importance of forest certification in verifying the origin of forest products and demonstrating timber legality. “Responsible Wood in Australia, and PEFC throughout the globe,…

Responsible Wood, PEFC meets with the NZGBC to discuss Green Star and Home Star timber credits

News, TechnicalBy responsiblewood February 28, 2019

“PEFC, forest certification can be used to verify origin of timber for material credits” Meeting with representatives from the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) Responsible Wood Marketing and Communications Officer, Jason Ross, discussed forest certification and how it can be used to verify the origin of timber materials for Green Star and Home Star projects. “When it comes to…

Better use of Crown land to help boost Australia’s forest resource

NewsBy responsiblewood February 27, 2019

AUSTRALIA is stuck with a seemingly impossible problem when it comes to expanding the nation’s plantation estate. The winning entry in a Timber&Forestry enews contest – held in collaboration with HQ Plantations, FWPA, and Responsible Wood – that asked young minds how the domestic wood fibre supply basket might be filled, has presented a proposal for better utilisation of Crown…

Responsible Wood excited by NZ interest in new forest standard

NewsBy responsiblewood February 25, 2019

“New Zealand and Australian stakeholders identified, as time frames for joint forestry standard takes shape” Fresh from returning to Australia after a challenging itinerary involving meetings in Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, Simon Dorries, Responsible Wood CEO, has been ‘blown away’ by the response of New Zealanders towards developing a new Trans-Tasman forestry standard. “This has been a long time…

Responsible Wood, more than just a trust issue for Austral Plywoods

NewsBy responsiblewood February 11, 2019

Tucked away in the side streets of Tennyson, an inner city suburb in Brisbane, Austral Plywoods is an institution, a leading supplier of premium grade Australian plywood, with origins dating back to 1925. Using 100% Hoop Pine, sourced from HQPlantations, a Responsible Wood certified softwood plantation in South East Queensland, Austral Plywoods manufactures a wide range of panel products, specialising…

We have a winner! International House, Sydney claims coveted WAF design prize!

Case Studies, EventsBy responsiblewood February 11, 2019

The wait has come to an end! At an impressive gala dinner with over 1000 attendees, the jury of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) awarded the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize, supported by PEFC. We are delighted to announce that the winner is the International House in Sydney, designed by Tzannes architecture and built by Lendlease with PEFC-certified cross laminated timber (CLT) supplied by Stora Enso. A prime…

Responsible Wood goes Trans-Tasman as momentum builds for new standard

Events, NewsBy responsiblewood February 4, 2019

“Call for nominations as historic joint standard forest standard remains on course” Responsible Wood is set to travel to New Zealand as impetus builds towards a historic joint Australian and New Zealand standard for Sustainable Forest Management. Meeting with New Zealand government officials, the New Zealand Green Building Council and a range of PEFC accredited Sustainable Forest Management and Chain…

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