As featured by PEFC International Launched to celebrate Earth Day, the ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ Photo Contest is back! For the fifth time, we are inviting professional and amateur photographers to submit their best forest photos, for the chance to become the 2021 PEFC Photographer of the Year. Colourful trees, forest…
Located in the heart of Benalla, famed for is connection to Ned Kelly and the Kelly gang, the Benalla Sports and Equestrian Centre is a melting pot for equestrian community activity in the high country of north-eastern Victoria. The picturesque venue boasts high quality infrastructure including a 72 m x…
As featured in the Timber and Forestry E News Hyne has welcomed the Queensland government’s decision to build the replacement, state-of-the-art Maryborough Fire and Emergency Services complex from the company’s engineered timber solutions. The first glimpse of the design shows how the design team will retain and restore the existing,…
Building with certified wood is brilliant for the planet, our health, and the economy. In addition, buying locally certified wood reduces our carbon footprint and supports local communities connected to sustainable forest management. As Australian builders declare a climate and biodiversity emergency material selection plays an all-important role in protecting…
As featured by PEFC International The most-visited tourism destination of the Australian state Victoria has an award-winning visitor centre which uses certified timber to achieve a delicate balance between landscape and built form, and between people and wildlife habitat Achieving this balance was a challenge facing Terroir Architects when designing the new Penguin Parade Visitor Centre…
As featured in the Timber and Forestry E News How native timbers can advance habitat creation and a sustainable resource THE launch of a 21st century drop slab hut in the ImLaL bio-rich plantation at Ballarat, Vic, marks the first project completed under Responsible Wood’s Small Grants initiative. The ceremony,…
As featured in the Timber and Forestry E News AUSTRALIA’S largest forest certification scheme, Responsible Wood, will showcase at the United Nations and Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum in Melbourne this month. Some 40 entrepreneurs, universities, government agencies, not for profits and schools will showcase what they are doing to progress…
As featured by PEFC International This April let’s have a closer look at ‘The Blue Carpet’, one of the finalists in our 2020 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. Photographer Wim de Baets tells us more about his extraordinary image and why you often need luck and patience to take the…
With Easter upon us, Responsible Wood is on the lookout for family friendly activities around the home. Below is a post shared from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), one of our PEFC members in North America… If your family can go outside and be in a safe space, check out our…
As featured by PEFC International Are you an architect or part of a project team building with certified timber? Take your chance to gain recognition by the renowned World Architecture Festival (WAF) for your commitment to building with sustainable timber. The World Architecture Festival takes place 1-3 December 2021 in Lisbon.…
