A full year of monitoring the movement and moisture content of a mid-rise, timber-framed building has yielded data that will help build confidence and acceptance of wood in the construction…

The importance of the relationship between fungi and plants has been further validated by a study, details of which were published in the Journal of Ecology.  The results demonstrate for the…

When Hurricane Michael made landfall in October 2018 in America’s Southeast, hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of timber was obliterated. In the wake of this Category 5 tropical cyclon…

FWPA congratulates Megan Warner – Seed Production Manager at Australian Bluegum Plantations (ABP) in Albany, Western Australia – for her success in being announced as a recip…

A single, critical gene that’s responsible for modulating plants’ responses to stress has been identified for the first time. The previously uncategorised gene could prove crucial for imp…

Truffles may seem like a lavish snack, but to swamp wallabies they represent a much more run-of-the-mill feed.  Research conducted by a team from Edith Cowan University published this month…

The FWPA-supported National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life continues to collaborate with research partners around Australia to gather evidence-based data, systems and too…

A research project that’s looking into the mechanical properties of softwood sawn timber has resulted in the establishment of a world-leading, dedicated timber testing facility in South A…