Now in its fourth year of operation, the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life continues to make a positive impact on furthering research efforts in Australia. Professor Jef…

In light of this, AFPA has commenced a formal consultation process that will help to prepare a case for increasing forest grower levy rates. The move comes at the request of major Australian gr…

The national, cross-industry iMapPESTS program brings together research scientists, government representatives and all plant-based Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDC…

Giant pine scale, which is native to pine forests in the Eastern Mediterranean region, has become established in Melbourne on Pinus radiata. It is also known to infest other softwood conifer…

African mahogany is an internationally important, high-value forest tree species, native to the arid tropical zone of the Sahel region of Africa. It has also proven itself to be compatible w…

However, research has highlighted that inter-tenancy acoustic isolation across timber systems is one of the major barriers to the construction industry’s uptake of timber framing into th…

The physical traits of plants are shaped by internal processes prompted by environmental signals, which include the length of days and presence of nutrients.  These processes help to contr…

Much has been reported in previous editions of R&DWorks regarding the development and advancements of local research efforts in this space. Elsewhere, USA-based company Treeswift p…