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Density is a key wood quality trait and has been the focus of selective breeding efforts in radiata pine. The aim of this Scion study was to quantify realised genetic gain in radiata pine wood de…
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In what is potentially a world first, a New Zealand company has developed the UniPod, an open-source prefabricated bathroom and kitchen ‘pod’. The UniPod is like a giant piece of Lego and has b…
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Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand will seeking to reduce emissions from their jet fuel by moving towards locally-produced biofuel. The two aviation companies have teamed up and issued to…
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A new satellite built in the UK is designed to weigh the world’s trees. The Biomass mission’s novel space radar will make 3D maps of forests, improving our understanding of how ca…
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New Zealand’s sawn timber production has a distinctly seasonal pattern to it, as many readers of Statistics Count are aware. In the March quarter of 2016, production totalled 958,000 m3, up 2…
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Part of the ‘Builders’ Joinery’ import grouping, imports of Posts & Beams, which includes I-Beams and other engineered wood products, have grown dramatically over recent years. The e…
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Australia’s exports of logs grew a remarkable 38.9% over the year-ended April 2016, reaching over 3.515 million m3 and adding almost 1.000 million m3 to total exports. While exports of softw…
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Across Australia’s major cities, more and more apartment buildings – large and medium-sized – are being built and in most cases, being purchased and populated relatively quickly. What driv…