FWPA
Report
Exotic softwoods, such as radiata and Caribbean pine, are an important source of structural timber, but the variable properties of wood from these fast grown trees means that mills must sort…
News
Release Date: Thu, 5 November 2009 Since 1991, the Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has been awarding grants of up to 50,000 dollars to ta…
FWPA
Report
Contemporary building codes demand houses reach a 5 star energy level, and in future a 6 star level will be mandatory. The thermal performance of a new house design is predicted using AccuRate…
News
Release Date: Wed, 21 October 2009 Forest & Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) appointed two new directors and passed a special resolution to amend its constitution at its second A…
FWPA
Report
In 1994 there was no market for fire and sound rated timber framing; it now accounts for more than $100 million of timber sales in Australia annually. Technological change meant the Multi Resi…
FWPA
Report
Over the past 10 years the market for wood products such as doors and windows has dropped from 50% of total to around 25% due to perceived maintenance costs and insufficient durability. This t…
FWPA
Report
Foresters can now precisely predict Kraft pulp yield from standing trees in eucalypt plantations with hand-held devices that use near-infrared radiation (NIR) and provide immediate resu…
News
Release Date: Thu, 15 October 2009 Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has welcomed the ACCC finding (9 October 2009) on Wood. Naturally Better.TM advertising. The ACCC found that no a…