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The advantages of prefabricated timber systems in construction are being given a boost by researchers trialing Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking technology to improve on-…
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Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) hosted a launch event in Melbourne last night, unveiling a new brand to the industry ahead of a consumer advertising campaign next month. The Ultima…
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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…
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Australia’s exports of softwood logs have eased over the last year, but remain close to their historic peaks. In particular, exports of Pine logs 15 cm diameter were 1.1% higher at 2.601 milli…
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Australia’s retail sales rose 0.3% in March 2019, ahead of expectations that averaged 0.2%. However, the underlying data – the volume of sales – were down 0.1% in the March quarter. Significa…
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Australia’s unemployment rate moved up to 5.2% in April 2019, as the number of people seeking employment rose to 703,900, the highest level in 9 months. As a result of the increased participat…
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The value of Australia’s imports of sawn softwood products was 10.6% higher over the year-ended march 2019, compared to the prior year. Total value remained just above AUD451.3 million, but…
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ABARES quarterly forecasts show that the main locally produced structural softwood grades exceeded forecasts for the March quarter, with the Treated Structural grade 2.8% higher than the…