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ICC code for tall buildings

28 January 2016
The International Code Council (ICC) board of directors has established an ad hoc committee to explore the building science of tall wood buildings. Sources: Timberbiz, Forestry Expo Co NZ Tall wood is a term used in the industry to identify wood construction, which utilises Cross Lami
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Heading in the right direction

28 January 2016
Maybe soon we can say goodbye to polystyrene, the petroleum-based material that is used to make Styrofoam. Source: Timberbiz In what looks like an ordinary bicycle helmet, Swedish designers have replaced Styrofoam with a new shock-absorbing material made with renewable and biodegradab
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France unveils new agroforestry plans

28 January 2016
As part of the 2nd National Day of Agroforestry, France unveiled new plans for developing ecologically sustainable forestry practices throughout the country. Source: Agri eu The plan aims to reduce the environmental impact of forestry and to integrate forest management practices into
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China to increase future wood imports

28 January 2016
China’s huge wood demand, in relation with its economic and social evolution, faced with the insufficient forestry development, will inevitably increase wood imports in the following years. Source: Forestry Expo Co NZ China will push forward its Natural Forest Protection Program
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China slows down forest products importing

28 January 2016
The reduction in house construction in China has resulted in a substantial decline in the importation of forest products during 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). Sources: Timberbiz, Forestry Expo Co NZ The total value of imported softwood logs and lumber has fallen 25%
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Canada to face steep slope logging

28 January 2016
In Canada easy-access timber pretty much used up, they are logging in increasingly challenging terrain, including steep slopes that had previously been bypassed because they’re too steep for traditional machinery. Source: Business Vancouver A relatively new approach to operating on st
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Tasmanian fires threaten world heritage forest

28 January 2016
Fires burning across Tasmania are producing the worst crisis the world heritage forests there have faced in decades, says a long-term conservationist from the area. Source: The Guardian “In my opinion – and I’ve been working on these issues since 1981 – it’s the gravest crisis the wor
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New Forests new MD

28 January 2016
New Forests has appointed Mark Rogers as managing director for Australia-New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mr Rogers will be the senior executive responsible for the company’s investment activities in the region, including oversight of acquisitions as well as management of existing inves
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NZ logging tech goes to Canada

28 January 2016
The tables are being turned on foresters and logging contractors in British Columbia as technology from New Zealand is set to create a whole new way of logging in BC’s forests. Source: Scoop NZ When meeting challenges to safely harvest NZ’s steep sloped forests, practicing foresters f
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Woolworths and Lowes can’t agree on price

28 January 2016
Woolworths and its US joint venture partner Lowe’s are expected to appoint independent experts this week to value the loss-making Masters chain after failing to agree on price. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Woolworths and Lowe’s had until Monday to agree on the price t
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