September 2012

News & Blogs

NEW HARDLAM: MAKING MORE FROM LESS

With the softening global price for wood chips, people are looking for other uses of plantation grown eucalypts, unsuitable for traditional sawn timber production. Hardlam is one solution to this problem - and it has the added advantage of being a great looking, environmentally advantaged product!

CLT ARTICLE AT THE ECONOMIST

There's a sense of momentum behind CLT that will hopefully flow through to other engineered wood building systems and composite possibilities. The UK's Economist is a prestigious magazine with a broad global readership of senior managers and decision makers.

CALL TO ACTION: ARCHITECTURE OF NECESSITY

Sometimes good ideas originate while you’re actually aiming to do something else – as was the case with Architecture of Necessity. The idea originated as Sweden’s Virserum Art Museum developed their WOOD 2010 exhibition. If you think it’s worth supporting, click through the link at the end of the article.

ATDA 2012 PRESENTATION NIGHT: 27 September

The Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) showcase the best of the best - and winners go on to contest international awards too. If you can make it to Sydney for the Awards dinner it's sure to be a great night.

FORTE ON ABC TV NEWS

It's unusual to have the wood and wood products industry in the public eye with a good news story, but this item from ABC Melbourne's weekend news is one more communication to lift the awareness of wood in construction.

SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN DESIGN AND DIGITAL FABRICATION

With spring around the corner it's time to think about summer plans - why not treat yourself to an enjoyable, informative and inspirational experience in Launceston at the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood? Click through for details of the two courses are.

JUICE TURN TO WOOD TO MAKE BLUEWATER HOTEL GREEN

Bluewater is a 'shopping destination' in Kent in the UK, visited by some 500,000 people a week. As part of a strategy to increase the duration of visitors' stays, a hotel with leading edge environmental credentials was commissioned by developers, Lendlease.

INTERLOCKING CLT - ICLT

Just when designers and engineers are coming to grips with the exciting potential of cross laminated timber (CLT) along comes another flavor of the material, interlocking CLT or ICLT, that plans to use no fasteners or adhesives.

OLYMPIC MCDONALDS - FAST BUILDING FOR FAST FOOD

Designed to be used only during the London Olympics, this McDonalds store at Olympic Park is not only their largest store, but also the shortest lived.

AMERICAN HARDWOOD PRESENTATIONS: SYDNEY & BRISBANE, November 2012

American hardwoods offer a wide range of species, primarily used for interior applications. This is an opportunity to familiarise yourself with what's available and ask an expert any questions you may have.

Case Studies

Be inspired and informed by browsing WoodSolutions growing range of case studies. If you have a project you would like to be considered for publication as a Case Study, please contact us.

You can view the presentation slides online, or book a free workplace presentation from a WoodSolutions expert.

Abbotsleigh Research Centre, Wahroonga, North Sydney

The combined timber elements create an unexpected and relaxed environment – quite unlike any other educational building. See more of this impressive design.

Mapleton House, south east Queensland

A beautifully crafted timber home ‘floats’ above the Queensland coast in an extreme bushfire zone.

Species: American Hardwoods

Among the 106 species described in detail at WoodSolutions, you’ll find ten or more of the most popular American hardwoods. From Ash to walnut, hickory to maple, these are largely decorative timbers that contribute to the aesthetic appeal of many commercial and residential interiors.

The Species Comparison tool is a quick and useful way to choose the most appropriate species for a particular application.

Don’t forget the American Hardwood Presentations in Sydney and Brisbane in November.

Future Build, Commercial Construction

2 - 4 October 2012 - Melbourne

Described as 'Australia's only eco event for the complete commercial construction industry' Future Build provides glimpses of what may unfold.

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