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This report is part of a carbon series: Download the Carbon Glossary via this link Download WoodSolutions technical design guide 55: ‘The Role of Wood Products in Zero Carbon Building…
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Opportunities for using western red cedar on the exterior of buildings in bushfire-prone areas are limited by the requirements of Australian Standard (AS) 3959 Construction of buildings i…
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Presented by Tim Langrish, University of Sydney, Wednesday 23 October 2013. There is a lot of experimental evidence for solar kilns being good at drying timber [1-8], but the fundamental sci…
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The saw mill industry in Australia generates large volumes of wood residue in the form of chip, bark and sawdust and understandably it is keen to use this to increase revenue streams. In 2007 t…
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Processing methods for production of solid wood products from plantation-grown Eucalyptus species of importance to Australia. Having the best processing methods increases the quality a…
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Following the Victorian wildfires of 2005/06 and 2009, sawmillers reported abnormally high levels of internal checking in the timber from Victorian Ash fire salvage logs, causing a loss in…
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Drying timber to produce material for high quality applications is an expensive and time- consuming operation. The drying process consumes approximately 70% of the energy required to conv…
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Western Australian Softwood Resource Evaluation: a survey of key characteristics of the Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster resources in Western Australia with links to product performance…