Three JW Gottstein fellowships were awarded this year for overseas study. Recipients are a built environment specialist, an architect and a resources policy expert. Source: Timberbiz Recipients were: Perry Forsyth professor of built environment at the University of Technology Sydney;

Sydney’s Luna Park was the spectacular venue for the announcement of award winners in this year’s Australian Timber Design Awards. Source: Timberbiz Organised by the Timber Development Association, the awards, which are now in their 17th year, attract the best of the best

A scientific breakthrough could replenish vast expanses of our countryside with lush native forest – and offer a lucrative new forestry industry for New Zealand. Source: NZ Herald, Jamie Morton Scion researchers have discovered how to grow native trees, including rimu and totara

By Jack Kyle Thanks to a recent decision now allowing mid-rise residential buildings to be made of timber, a new affordable housing project called The Gardens is being built in Campbelltown, NSW. The development will consist of three towers, with a total of 101 apartments, including o

Tasmania’s largest native timber sawmill’s latest expansion demonstrates the sector is thriving, the company’s chairman says. Source: ABC Online Neville-Smith Forest Products is spending $1.3 million on the expansion, with the help of a $440,000 government grant. The

A three-tower residential development with 101 apartments, The Gardens in Campbelltown, is Australia’s largest multi-storey prefabricated timber construction project. It’s also the largest affordable housing project to be delivered without any government funding. Source: Timberbiz Cos

Diana Lloyd has been appointed General Manager of ForestWorks. Jane Calvert, ForestWorks Acting Chair, made the announcement this week, saying the Board was delighted to welcome Diana to the new role. “Diana joined ForestWorks two years ago as the Contracts and Projects Manager and in

Your next house could snap together like a jigsaw puzzle without the need for any power tools. Clemson University students designed and built Indigo Pine, a Southern hospitality-inspired home that’s powered entirely by rooftop solar. Constructed from CNC-milled plywood, the innovative

Trees that are removed during forest restoration projects could find their way into car bumpers and fenders as part of a study led by Srikanth Pilla of Clemson University. Pilla is collaborating on the study with researchers from the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory in