The first shipment of Cross Laminated Timber – a product used as an alternative to steel and concrete- has arrived onsite for what will become Australia’s largest tall timber building at Campbelltown. Source: The Urban Developer ‘The Gardens’ is the largest affordable housing project

The Sunshine State’s top university has teamed up with leading members of industry to establish a new research centre that focuses on the development of innovative methods for creating taller timber buildings. Source: Sourceable The University of Queensland has established the Centre

Lynea Advisory, in association with Oregon State University, Oregon Wood Innovation Center and the Institute of Foresters of Australia conducted a forest and forest products innovation tour of the Oregon forest sector this July. Source: Timberbiz “This 7-night tour focused on innovati

AFCA has become an advocate of the FOLS Skills Verification Program signing an agreement with ForestWorks to provide AFCA members and their operators with discounted FOLS fees. Source: Timberbiz AFCA Chairman, Ian Reid said they are pleased to be working with ForestWorks to implement

About 120 new jobs are expected to be created through a new multimillion-dollar wood processing plant in New Zealand that could have a global impact on the building industry. Source: The New Zealand Herald In what was described as a “landmark decision” Eastland Community Trust confirm

According to recent data Ireland’s hardest workers are farmers, fishermen and forestry staff. Source: Belfast Telegraph According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) anyone working in these sectors can expect to clock the longest days and rack up an average of 49.1 hours a we

Environmentalists in Siberia are expressing concern over an ongoing fire at the world’s largest sawdust dump — a fire that’s been burning since 2013 and will continue to do so for years to come. Source: Gizmodo As The Siberian Times reports, the monumental mountain of sawdust — which

Using timber in green buildings is a key way for the forestry industry to assist in the transition to a low carbon economy, according to a new United Nations report. Source: The Fifth Estate Released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Forestry for a low-carbon future: In

Bunnings could soon have a new rival in the $46 billion home improvement market, with Metcash poised to merge its Mitre 10 business with Woolworths’ Home Timber and Hardware business. Source: news.com.au The competition watchdog announced it would not oppose Metcash’s bid for HTH afte