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PLEASE NOTE: WoodWorks 2021 has been rescheduled to 1-2 March 2022
08 Oct 2021
UPDATE ON 6th ANNUAL WOODWORKS CONFERENCE
The biggest event on the mass timber calendar is our 6th Annual WoodWorks Conference. We have had great support for this event and the associated tours to the nearby Red Stag...
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08 Oct 2021
Fire Professionals Impressed with Test Facility
(Australia) Fire safety professionals impressed by timber demonstration building – Recent tours of the FWPA-supported WoodSolutions mid-rise timber demonstration building were a big success with some of Australia’s leading fire safety professionals. ...
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08 Oct 2021
Swedish Cultural Centre joins Tall Timber Building Leaderboard
Designed by White Arkitekter, one of the world’s tallest timber buildings at last opens its doors to the public. The ‘Sara Cultural Centre’ rises 75 metres (246 feet) above the...
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04 Oct 2021
Techlam Case Study – Pre-Conference Tour insight!
Mass Timber Giant Our Challenge – Produce more than a kilometre of timber rafter beams for Red Stag’s new manufacturing plant – no problem for Techlam.Designed to be 161 meters...
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2-3 November 2021 [NEW DATE] Click here for details
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04 Oct 2021
Brisbane is home to Australasia’s most awarded workspace!
Among the steel and concrete buildings in Brisbane’s landscape, Aurecon’s client, Lendlease, offered an opportunity to be part of something special. Lendlease had an aspiration to construct tall buildings made of timber as part...
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04 Oct 2021
UK pavilion in Dubai uses CLT to celebrate their message
Lauded as one of the “must-see” highlights at this year’s Expo 2020 Dubai, the entry from the United Kingdom stands above the crowd thanks to a unique collaborative design from...
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27 Sep 2021
Peddlethorp’s Manuel Diaz identifies some of the challenges and opportunities facing architects under the New Zealand Government’s Building for Climate Change programme.
Changes are coming fast to the building industry, driven by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Building for Climate Change programme. This is the direction we need to...
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27 Sep 2021
Hines Breaks Ground on Melbourne’s Tallest Timber Tower
US real estate firm Hines will break ground on Melbourne’s tallest mass-engineered timber office building later this year after pausing plans for the $200-million project last year. The 15-level office project, dubbed...
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27 Sep 2021
New leader for tallest timber building in Germany “Roots”
Germany’s tallest wooden skyscraper broke ground in Hamburg. The building is called ‘Roots’ and the impressive wooden structure stands at 65 metres with 19 floors. The building is set to...
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17 Sep 2021
Chris Scott | Meet Our Presenters
Case Studies Showcasing Adaptive Reuse & Engineered Timber – Opportunities for Balancing Carbon Chris Scott, Principal – Registered Architect, JASMAX Jasmax have researched the carbon emissions of a number of...
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17 Sep 2021
Hunt on to find and fund large-scale mass timber buildings
Design funding is now available for qualifying, yet-to-be-constructed wooden buildings as part of a partnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Red Stag. Funding of several hundred thousand...
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17 Sep 2021
Law changes may make apartments less risky
Housing affordability – A select committee report is due back this week on a bill reforming regulations for apartments, townhouses and other types of high-density property. As more home buyers...
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17 Sep 2021
ABBA reunion stage in mass timber
British architecture studio Stufish has revealed the first image of a temporary performance venue that is set to host Swedish pop group ABBA’s reunion tour at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic...
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17 Sep 2021
New residential development planned for Epsom
A new development in Auckland, dubbed ‘Symphony303’ is a great example of an adaptive reuse project being rebuild anew with mass timber. This latest residential project is taking place on...
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17 Sep 2021
Kāinga Ora Passive Houses
Passive House is a performance based standard that is first and foremost about delivering on a promise: a comfortable, well-ventilated home that needs very little energy. These homes regulate their...
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13 Sep 2021
Shamubeel Eaqub | Meet Our Presenters
Build-to-Rent: An Opportunity for Engineered Wood and Commercial Builders Shamubeel Eaqub, Economist, Sense Partners House building is twice as big as non-residential. The way we build houses is about to...
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13 Sep 2021
Compare Embodied Carbon in Mass Timber, Steel, and Concrete Structures
Our climate is changing. Human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land, according to the 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report. 39% of global GHG emissions are...
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13 Sep 2021
Remember the Food Pyramid – here’s a Construction Materials Pyramid
We’ve recently come across a clever saying “Planted-based Building Materials” of which wood is right up there as one of the best. Well, those even cleverer folks at Abodo have...
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13 Sep 2021
Paul Fast – Gold Medal Address
On September 22, 2021, Paul Fast will be giving his Gold Medal Address at The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) International HQ in London. Paul has over 35 years of...
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03 Sep 2021
Are Engineered Wood Products (EWP’s) a viable alternative in commercial construction?
Member Chris Prier of Naylor Love is currently undertaking an MBA at Massey University and has chosen to do his final research project to determine whether engineered wood products can...
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27 Aug 2021
Marty Verry: Building Green – Stuart Nash on Right Side of Climate History
OPINION: The Government is using its own procurement to show how to build green by using less high-emission materials like concrete and steel. The lobbyists from those sectors have attacked...
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17 Aug 2021
Daniel Moroder | Meet Our Presenters
Case Study: From Paper to Reality – Te Ara o Puanga (Mary Potter Hospice Apartments) Daniel Moroder, Senior Structural Engineer, PTL, and President of the NZ Timber Design Society PTL...
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17 Aug 2021
New Leader takes World’s Tallest Timber Crown
World’s tallest timber tower begins overtaking nearby buildings USA – Construction of Ascent, a 25-story mass timber building, is underway in downtown Milwaukee, and it’s beginning to overtake nearby buildings....
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17 Aug 2021
The Treatment & Prevention of Mould on Engineered Timber Products.
We’ve released a new document! The Treatment & Prevention of Mould on Engineered Timber Products.Have a read on our website, and let us know if you want any more information...
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10 Aug 2021
Bernie O’Fagan | Meet Our Presenters
The Tools Required to Advocate for Mass Timber – (Perspectives from a small Christchurch design studio) Bernie O’Fagan, Owner – RM Designs How do you introduce your clients to mass...
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10 Aug 2021
This Week’s Highlights
WoodWorks 2021 Conference – Our 6th Annual WoodWorks 2021 Conference, incorporating local CLT plant tours, has been rescheduled. It will now run, as an in-person event, on Wednesday 3 November 2021. The BRANZ pre-conference workshop and CLT plant tours to Red Stag’s Waipa site are planned to run on Tuesday 2 November. Further details can be found in the story in this week’s issue or from the event website...
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10 Aug 2021
Government Updates on Carbon Reduction for Buildings
MBIE Update – The team at MBIE are busy analysing feedback received on the embodied carbon methodology, and are incredibly grateful for the time and effort that went into submissions,...
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10 Aug 2021
Dr. Tripti Singh | Meet Our Presenters
Potential NZS 3602 Changes Relating to Engineered Wood Products Dr. Tripti Singh, Team Leader (Wood Science Design) & Project Leader (Bioactives, Wood Protection), Scion As a chairperson of the Standards committee for the...
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10 Aug 2021
Curved Stairwell at Clearwater Quays
Rounding it out! Our curved stairwell is starting to take shape at Clearwater Quays. Amazing how a few new timber members make all the difference to a project. Kobe Construction...
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10 Aug 2021
Timber and Digital Design Make Great Dfma Combination
The combination of digital technology and mass timber is revolutionising the way we design and build buildings, according design specialist at Dassault Systèmes. Titled “How Virtual Mass Timber Extends and...
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