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International House wins 2017 Grand Prix Award
Thursday, 26th Oct 2017
International House Sydney builds on its winning reputation at the 2017 Australian Timber Design Awards Melbourne, 25 October, 2017 - Australia’s first engineered timber multi-storey office building, International House at Sydney’s Barangaroo, was announced as... Read more
Five Advantages of Wooden Furniture
Thursday, 17th Aug 2017
Five advantages of wooden furniture There is no household area that doesn’t suit the warmth, richness, comfort and finesse of wooden furniture. Tables, chairs, bed frames, shelves, chests of drawers, cupboards and even ornaments—the advantages of wooden furniture in... Read more
The mindfulness of wood at home
Wednesday, 16th Aug 2017
Want a more mindful home? Start with wood! The relaxing interior of Cabin 2 - courtesy of Madisson Architects Australians lead busy lives, and with most of us now owning a smartphone, much of our day is spent looking at screens. We’re desperate to relax and unwind when... Read more
Make it Wood? You Could!
Monday, 5th Jun 2017
Whether responsibly sourced wood is being used to make beautiful furniture or practical packaging it is a natural store of carbon for life. It's renewable, sustainable and versatile. Inside or outside you could make it wood. ... Read more
Two New Wood Encouragement Policies in WA
Monday, 19th Dec 2016
Planet Ark Environmental Foundation’s Make It Wood campaign aims to encourage the increased use of responsibly sourced wood as a building material. A key part of this initiative is helping drive the adoption of Wood Encouragement Policies (WEPs) throughout... Read more
Ten Reasons Why Your Council Should Adopt a WEP
Saturday, 3rd Dec 2016
A WEP generally requires responsibly sourced wood to be considered, where feasible, as the primary construction material in all new-build and refurbishment projects. As such is it not intended to be a draconian, all encompassing dictum, but rather seeks to ensure that... Read more
Australian Councils Adopt Wood Encouragement Policies
Friday, 2nd Dec 2016
How wood can help councils to reduce carbon emissions and save money Across the country, local governments are increasingly looking at ways to improve their operations by initiating policies with results that include; reducing their carbon footprints, maximising the... Read more
New National Centre for Timber Durability
Friday, 18th Nov 2016
New National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life to Benefit all Timber Users Putting Australia at the forefront of international best practice Industry, academia and government have partnered to create the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life... Read more
21 Reasons Why Wood is Better: Prof. Alex de Rijke
Tuesday, 17th Nov 2015
21 Reasons Why Wood is Better than Steel and Concrete: Prof. Alex de Rijke Responsible for the often-quoted statement, “If the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century the century of concrete, then the 21st century is about engineered timber.”... Read more
New Print & Online Advertisements
Friday, 8th Mar 2013
Now appearing in weekend magazines, selected print media and online – three new Wood. Naturally Better.™ advertisements featuring three applications of wood – structural, cladding and flooring and furniture. The new ads build on the first series –... Read more
