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Planting trees is back-breaking, repetitive work — but if two students from the Canadian University of Victoria have their way, robots will assist tree planters in the future. Third-year el…

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The role of thermal mass in residential design is apparently simple, yet in practice it is frequently poorly understood and applied, especially in timber design and construction. While it i…

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FWPA invites the submission of detailed research proposals for projects commencing from 1 March 2016 addressing published FWPA industry research priorities. Details of current research …

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Webinar held Wednesday 30th September, 2015. Presented by, Howard Parry-Husbands, Pollinate. Design life and durability are becoming increasingly important in the building industry in…

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Sales of softwood packaging rose 12.7% for the year-ended July 2015, lifting to 441,287 m3 to record the second highest growth rate of any of the softwood products. Adding to the strong annual…

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As Australia’s total retail sales growth appeared to stall in July, the housing related indices both declined. The Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies industry eased 1.4% compared to th…

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Over the year-ending August 2015, the number of people employed in Australia rose 2.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis, reaching 11.765 million people. Feeding into the number of employed pe…