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Turning timber tables on technology

Office furniture manufacturer Okamura unveiled Traverse V and Traverse X, a pair of conference table designs inspired by architecture and employing advances in structural engineering. Source: Woodworking Network The Traverse 5, which won a NeoCon Gold Award, is really a sight to behol
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HIA wants more government housing

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the national focus on increasing housing supply in order to address affordability pressures. Source: Timberbiz “Shelter is a basic human requirement, and access to affordable housing underpins our capacity to prosper and contribute t
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Building design and construction framed in new conference

Frame 2015, which was held in early June, set the scene for opportunities and ongoing challenges for the industry to move prefab timber construction to a new level of acceptance and participation in Australia’s growing building industry. Source: Timberbiz This year’s conference,
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Nutty idea has potential

Nuts and forestry waste will be the new engineered timber to use if Australian researchers have they way. Source: Timberbiz A research team led by University of Sydney architecture and engineering experts has received funding to investigate ways to 3D-print a new gradient timber panel
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Free Mass Timber Seminar

Australian mass timber experts will come together in Sydney in June to discuss the part that mass timber elements such as Cross Laminated Timber panels, large glulam and LVL are playing in the Australian construction sector. Source: Timberbiz The “Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Comme
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Reminder FIAC submission

Stakeholders have until June 5 2015 to make a submission to the Forest Industry Advisory Council (FIAC) to help shape the future of the forest industry. In March the FIAC’s issues paper Meeting future market demand: Australia’s forest products and forest industry – a strat
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Timbercorp investors hit with bankruptcy

More than 50 investors in collapsed forestry scheme Timbercorp have been slapped with bankruptcy notices as liquidators ramp up their collection processes after a ‘Christmas’ moratorium on the recovery process lapsed. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Three investors have
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NZ Future Forests will have different trees

A Future Forests Research (FFR) program is creating high value specialty wood products from species other than radiata pine. Source: Timberbiz The new government funding awarded to the FFR led program is a significant boost and will help to create a high-value specialty wood products
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Hyne Timber welcomes Deputy Prime Minister

Hyne Timber has welcomed the opportunity to showcase one of its flagship operations to the Deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss and Federal Minister for Agriculture, the Honourable Barnaby Joyce. Source: The Fraser Coast Chronicle Hosted by Director Chris Hyne, CEO Jon Kleinschmidt and
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