Timber Development Association of New South Wales (TDA)
Welcome to the corporate website of the Timber Development Association of New South Wales (TDA). The TDA is an industry funded association representing all segments of the timber industry, from manufacture to supply.
We provide timber-related services to the timber industry, timber traders, tradespeople, architects, teachers, students and the general public with the aim of promoting the educated use of timber and timber-related products.
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TDA and Sustainability |
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TDA developed a sustainability statement many years ago, repeated below, for assistance in carrying out decisions in our operations.
Sustainability Statement
The TDA will integrate the
principles of ecologically sustainable development
into all our decision making processes, and our own activities, to mutually ensure the optimisation of welfare of this generation and all future generations. We will continue to encourage the industry we represent to be dynamic and develop business practices and products that promote sustainability. We aim to ensure the long term health of the natural resource and achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability within our industry.
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TDA a founding member of Wood Council Australia |
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Wood Council Australia
is made up of a group of existing state timber industry technical bodies. These bodies have agreed to pool their expertise and to cooperatively rationalise their individual activities in order to concentrate on particular areas of expertise – delivering better value for money to industry members. TDA is at the forefront of this initiative and has agreed to specialise in fire and acoustics and post-consumer wood. |
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EXPAN opens the high rise buildings market to timber |
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Monday, 15 August 2011 00:00 |
EXPAN,
a revolutionary new building system from
Structural Timber Innovation Company
is the next big thing in timber design. With joist depths comparable to concrete and steel solutions, EXPAN at last makes possible high rise, wide span timber buildings. No wonder then that industry insiders are gushing:
“EXPAN is a genuine disruptive technology,” says Andrew Dunn, CEO of TDA. “We’re seeing markets open up that have hitherto been closed to timber. I believe that EXPAN and similar systems are about to transform architecture and construction in Australia.”
EXPAN comprises a range of composite and post-stressed, prefabricated timber systems that lock together using embedded metal tendons.
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An action kit to keep non-wood competitors honest |
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Monday, 15 August 2011 00:00 |
Many in the timber industry are acutely aware that some non-wood building products manufacturers are using false or misleading environmental claims to obtain advantage in the marketplace.
To facilitate action against competitors making such claims, Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) engaged TDA to develop an Action Kit for all Wood. Naturally Better™ Partners.
While conducting research for the kit, TDA discovered numerous examples of marketing by steel framing and aluminium fabricators that are potentially non-compliant with the new Australian Consumer Law.
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Lunch & Learn goes statewide |
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Monday, 15 August 2011 00:00 |
TDA is now providing the popular Lunch & Learn inspirational and technical presentations to building professionals in ACT and all NSW.
Following a successful pilot scheme conducted by TDA in Sydney earlier this year, WoodSolutions is offering its Lunch & Learn onsite presentations throughout Australia. TDA staff will be giving the presentations in the ACT and throughout NSW for the next 12 months. Presentations are open to architects, engineers, building designers and other building professionals.
Since the national presentation program began in June, TDA has already delivered over 20 presentations to 304 professionals throughout Sydney, the Central Coast, the Central West, the Southern Highlands and Canberra.
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2011 Awards Presentation Night - Save the Date! |
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Monday, 15 August 2011 00:00 |
The 2011 Australian Timber Design Awards Presentation Night will take place on Tuesday, October 18, at Chapter House, Melbourne. All winners and finalists in this year's
Australian Timber Design Awards
will be announced on the night.
This is the premier event in the Australian timber design calendar, so be sure to keep the evening free. The presentation night is a great opportunity for architects and designers to network and to gain peer recognition. It’s also a great opportunity for the industry to meet Australia’s top timber design trendsetters.
The event comprises a banquet meal and Awards presentations. Australian cricketing legend -- and registered architect --
Max Walker
will be serving as Master of Ceremonies.
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