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Quality control and assurance (QC/QA) schemes have been developed or are under development in many countries to ensure that treated wood products are fit for purpose. The countries in the No…
Quality control and assurance (QC/QA) schemes have been developed or are under development in many countries to ensure that treated wood products are fit for purpose. The countries in the No…
Over little more than five years, treated or seasoned structural timber – the H2F grade – has grown from a solid participant in the supply of Australia’s sawn softwood, to be the leader of the pa…
Although it is not absolutely clear why this occurred, Australian retail sales rose a strong 0.6% in May 2017, compared with April, after April itself recorded strong 1.0% growth that follow…
In what many may consider to be a surprise, sales of domestically produced sawn softwood products rose strongly in May, pushing year-end sales higher, in defiance of expectations. Sales in M…
In the peculiar world of economics, every now and then, a term takes hold in the popular mind. This seems to occur only when the economist in question is able to sum up their work in a manner that gi…
As the lingering housing boom of the last half-decade continues, the debate about residential property continues, at a public, regulatory and commentariat level. Most of the debate is tied…
A recently completed analysis of Australia’s national forest industry biosecurity programs has revealed exotic pests are a real and rising risk to Australian plantations and native fores…
Implications of NCC 2016 Changes to Deemed-To-Satisfy (DTS) for Mid-Rise Timber Buildings on Supply of Sawn Softwood Timber. The aims of this project were to investigate the Australian tim…