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How to Ensure that Mass Timber Construction is NOT the next Cladding Crisis
Buildings
Monday February 6 2023

How to Ensure that Mass Timber Construction is NOT the next Cladding Crisis

At the recent IFE national fire conference in Adelaide, several speakers highlighted the need for ‘horizon scanning’ and to question whether or not the design of...

Commonwealth Pumps $86 million into Timber
Residential
Tuesday February 22 2022

Commonwealth Pumps $86 million into Timber

Australia’s timber industry is set to receive a boost as the Commonwealth Government attempts to bolster long-term domestic supply of important wood products.

Commonwealth Pumps $300 million into Mass Timber Construction
Commercial
Thursday February 3 2022

Commonwealth Pumps $300 million into Mass Timber Construction

Property developers and commercial landlords who use mass timber in construction of commercial, public or multi-residential buildings throughout Australia may be able to access finance from...

Material, Trade Shortages Will Force Builders to the Wall
Residential
Monday November 1 2021

Material, Trade Shortages Will Force Builders to the Wall

Builders are likely to face financial difficulty as labour and material shortages are leading to project delays and cost blowouts, an industry leader in Queensland has...

Behind Australia’s Massive Timber Shortage
Residential
Monday July 19 2021

Behind Australia’s Massive Timber Shortage

Before COVID, builders ordering frame and trusses would expect their product to arrive within about four weeks, according to a recent survey by the Master Builders...

Victoria Puts Construction Material Shortage Under the Microscope
Business
Thursday June 24 2021

Victoria Puts Construction Material Shortage Under the Microscope

Victoria has put the shortage of timber and other building materials under the spotlight as the state moves to address supply constraints.

Site Planning is Critical for Mass Timber Project Success
Prefabrication
Monday January 18 2021

Site Planning is Critical for Mass Timber Project Success

Effective planning of sites is critical for delivery of mass-timber building projects, a leader in multi-storey timber construction says.

NSW Wants to Replace Unsafe Bridges
Infrastructure
Friday August 21 2020

NSW Wants to Replace Unsafe Bridges

Hundreds of old and unsafe timber bridges will be replaced with new modular concrete bridging systems under a $500 million program being run by the NSW...