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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...