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Waterfront Tavern by H&E Architects wins 23rd Australian Timber Design Awards

The winners of the 23rd Australian Timber Design Awards were announced at an event in Sydney on Thursday night, hosted by The Ultimate Renewable™ Brand Ambassador - Adam Dovile.

New Resilient Timber Homes program launched

The Australian forest and wood products industry launches an initiative to reduce the impact of natural disasters through the use of timber in home design and construction.

WoodSolutions Proudly Sponsors the Design Matters National True Zero Carbon Challenge

Omnia House, by Elizabeth Wheeler of Future Focus Buildings and Tamar Boyd of Blue Lotus Energy Rating, have taken out the National Award for the Design Matters National True Zero Carbon Challenge 2022

Assessing moisture affected timber

The ongoing floods across Australia have stranded communities and severely damaged infrastructure and homes – but all may not be lost when talking timber.

Mid-rise Advisory Program - CPD Course: Design and compliance for mid-rise timber structures

In this course you will learn about the consultant’s best approach to using timber structures in mid-rise projects (4+ levels), their advantages when they are correctly designed and procured, and the specific considerations that this may require. In particular, the principles and processes to:

Mid-rise Advisory Program - CPD Course: Feasibility, risk analysis and procurement for mid-rise timber structures

The WoodSolutions Mid-rise Advisory Program has supported building professionals for 6 years, providing evidence-based information and advisory services o

Discover the benefits of timber framing for homeowners, designers and builders

Timber Framing – The Ultimate Renewable™ is the leading choice for building Australian homes and tackling climate change. Strong, sustainable and backed by an entire industry, creating beautiful homes while protecting the home we all share.

New Fact Sheet on Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone Areas

WoodSolutions Fact Sheets are concise and easy to digest one page descriptions of timber products and their benefits.

The Fact Sheets provide free, easy to access information on wood products, wood encouragement policies, building with timber in bushfire prone areas and more!

Building with wood and BALs

With bushfire season once again approaching, thoughts turn to designing and building to minimise the potential risk of damage to homes in bushfire prone areas.

How do the 2022 NCC changes affect timber?

The National Construction Code 2022 (NCC) is to be released shortly and the following article prov

WoodSolutions Fact Sheet 17 | Mid-rise Insurance

A perceived risk for timber mid-rise construction is fire safety, this explains how timber construction can achieve the performance required under the NCC.

The Ultimate Renewable™ promoted

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), the industry body that resources WoodSolutions, is promoting The Ultimate Renewable™, a brand that offers a universal, positive communications message about forest and wood products.

Timber species & suppliers at your fingertips with new SpeciesSolutions app

SpeciesSolutions is an update to the previous WoodSolutions Species app, keeping the original informative content but improving functionality and adding an easily navigable interface.

Handling moisture-affected timber

Moisture management is a critical part of using timber or recovering from flood damage. Discover more...

BVN & TTW win 2020 ATDA with Marrickville library

Marrickville Library wins the coveted overall award for the 2020 Australian Timber Design Awards. Congratulations BVN and TTW

New WoodSolutions InFocus Videos

WoodSolutions launches : InFocus - a new video series offering insights into the forest and wood products industry

Build or rebuild with timber in a BAL-rated location? Yes, free information is available.

Forest and Wood Product Australia Limited (FWPA), the industry body that resources WoodSolutions, has updated resources to help re-build resilient homes in bushfire-prone areas. A program of workshops and further informational resources will be rolled out over the coming months in fire affected communities.

Women in Construction at Sydney Build Expo 2020 - free rego

Sydney Build, is set to host its largest Women in Construction Summit ever, with an impressive line-up of female ambassadors and industry professionals at the International Convention Centre in March.

New Design Guide: Mid-rise Timber Building Structural Engineering

The new design guide has been written to provide structural engineers with the information they require to confidently design a mid-rise timber building.

Timber Framing - The Ultimate Renewable™

They call timber the ultimate renewable framing material, but its environmental advantages are just the beginning of the story. Click through....

2019 Australian Timber Design Awards

The Seed House by fitzpatrick + partners headed an impressive list of winners at the 2019 awards

New report: Unintended consequences of mandatory height controls excludes timber

A new report has found that mandatory height controls in the Victorian planning system have unintentionally penalised cost-effficient, environmentally friendly timber building systems, favouring the use of expensive, energy-intensive concrete and steel alternatives.

12 reasons why more Australian home designers, builders and owners choose timber framing

There are many advantages that choosing timber framing brings to a project, from a single home to mid-rise apartments - this article explores 12 and links to a page with more information.

2019 changes to the National Construction Code (NCC)

Changes to the 2019 National Construction Code Volume One (NCC) increase the range of buildings, up to an effective height of 25m, in which fire-protected timber construction systems can be used.