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Wood is a natural, renewable material that stores carbon for the life of the product. Wood is not only durable and adaptable but is beautiful and sustainable too. By designing and building wit…
FWPA
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With the recent publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report providing more evidence of the need for urgent action to address climate change, Austr…
FWPA
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The introduction of Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) method has the potential to directly assist Australia in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by incentivising greater use of sustain…
FWPA
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The aim of this project was to obtain real data on the temperature, relative humidity, moisture content of timber and vertical displacement of a real, six-storey timber-framed building, du…
WoodSolutions
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The aim of this study was to re-establish the characteristic perpendicular to grain values for common timber species used in construction from Australia and overseas and to develop a method…
FWPA
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This draft industry standard (FWPA Standard G02) provides guidelines for visually grading recycled hardwood timber used in decorative applications. The standard, created with input fro…
FWPA
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This project utilised photogrammetry methods to measure installation productivity of CLT panels in a medium-rise timber building. The analysis of the data indicated that an average floor…
FWPA
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Timber Construction and Building Height Planning Controls – The unintended consequences of the Planning System. For the property development industry, the benefits of using timber build…