Find out how Responsible Wood scheme member Simmonds Lumber is supplying OSB SimBoard to the Australian construction industry… OSB (oriented strand board) is the most used structural board for bracing, flooring and sheeting in timber frame buildings in many parts of the world. Perhaps it has been surprising that OSB is not been more commonly used in building and construction…
THE Queensland Minister for Education and Minister for Industrial Relations Grace Grace and Impact Investment Group joined Lendlease yesterday to celebrate the official opening of Australia’s tallest engineered timber office building 25 King a $2.9 billion renewal development on Brisbane showgrounds at Bowen Hills. The $140 million nine storey building involved 3097 individual timber elements, including 33 timber columns on…
PEFC endorses new benchmarks, Responsible Wood director presents to the General Assembly and PEFC elect Tasmanian forester to peak board… “NOVEMBER 14 was a future defining day for PEFC,” secretary-general Ben Gunneberg said as the PEFC general assembly in Geneva voted on the approval of the revised Sustainable Forest Management and Group Forest Management Certication benchmark standards. “We are delighted…
The new benchmarks are a leap forward for sustainable forest management and small forest holders… Endorsed following a vote of the PEFC General Assembly in Switzerland, Responsible Wood is proud to announce that new Sustainable Forest Management and Group Forest Management Certification benchmark standards have been developed for use. Representing Responsible Wood, the PEFC National Governing Body in Australia, Simon Dorries advised that the…
In the Brisbane suburb of Yeerongpilly flat-pack furniture is being re-imagined. Here, joiner Ben McGreevy recently launched furniture company Oak and Hide, using Australian Hoop Pine to craft furniture that will be ingeniously flat-packed for delivery but guaranteed to out-live its cheaper flat-packed rivals by decades. McGreevy has abolished the need for allan keys, dowels, fasteners and bolts (which are…
“We are developing teaching tools that will engage technology savvy learners in schools today, aiming to provide greater visibility of our ultimate renewable forest and wood industry in classrooms” According to ForestLearning Program Manager Beth Welden, the answer increasingly lies in the realms of ‘virtual reality.’ Presenting to delegates at the Australian Forest Education Alliance in Canberra, Beth Welden briefed…
Welcome to the spring edition of the Responsible Wood Bulletin. New 12 page extended edition! Features include: Hyne Timber team wins coveted Richard Stanton Award; New directors bring wide knowledge; Managing forest landscapes; Responsible Wood stamp of approval at the Timber Design Awards; PEFC brand on tallest timber office; AS 4708 revision in a 5 yearly review and more… Click…
“Momentum is building, we remain on track to develop a historic Joint Australian and New Zealand standard for Sustainable Forest Management” Responsible Wood’s Simon Dorries travelled to the land of the long white cloud to discuss forest certification in detail… Meeting with the New Zealand Forest Certification Association (NZFCA), the National Governing Body for PEFC in New Zealand, Mr Dorries…
“Collaboration is the name of the game, today is our chance to discuss how we can better communicate with our audiences…” And with that the convener for the day’s proceedings, Joe Prevedello, AFPA’s Communication Manager welcomed attendees to the inaugural AFPA Communications summit at the picturesque Manuka Oval on Wednesday, November 7 2018. The movers and shakers of Australian timber…
Responsible Wood is set to take its message across the Bass Strait with a series of workshops organised with Fine Timber Tasmania licensee holders. Set to be held in Launceston and Hobart the workshops will provide Fine Timber Tasmania licensee holders with the opportunity to discuss the Responsible Wood certification scheme as well as to reinforce the logo usage requirements…