A recent research project involved developing designs for four building types with timber solutions, as well as alternative designs with conventional steel portal or concrete constructi…

Sponsorships are a cost-effective way of reaching professional audiences. The relationships formed and developed with associations and other bodies provide both cost-effective commun…

Research identified the lack of suitable resources as an impediment to educating engineering students about the use of timber. A new series of video lectures, The Fundamentals of Timber Eng…

Knowledge of the many benefits of wood and wood products among industry members, especially those interacting with customers, is an effective way of promoting the use of wood. WoodSolution…

FWPA is seeking financial commitment from industry to co-fund a pilot program of the WoodSolutions technical field force. In-principal commitments have already been received from indust…

Aecom’s leading timber engineer and advocate Nick Hewson is the latest design and building professional to feature in one of WoodSolutions short video interviews. Peer opinion is one of the…

FWPA submitted three Proposals for Change (PFC) for consideration by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) and each was successful in being incorporated into the draft version of the N…

After nine years in the role, Ron Adams has stepped down as Chairman of FWPA. In his closing address at the AGM, he thanked the Directors and staff with whom he had worked and expressed his confid…