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Friday, 10 July 2009 00:00

Gary Frencham, Peter Woolard and Building Designers Association Newcastle Branch President, Doug Checinski

Chalk up the Cypress in Action seminars of June 29 and 30 as another success for Cypress NSW and the Timber Development Association. The seminars took place in Newcastle and at Rooty Hill in Sydney and were remarkably well attended. Participants came away from the seminars with, we hope, a much better understanding of the different ways that Australian White Cypress can be used in place of the flooring and cladding that has been the traditional choice in these established market areas.

The sessions were led by two innovative Cypress users, from Geelong in Victoria: Peter Woolard of Studio 101 architects and Gary Frencham from Frencham Cypress. Peter and Gary had previously collaborated to produce the design and detailing content featured at the Cypress NSW Launch in November 2008. They spoke at the recent seminars on reasons to specify Cypress -- emphasising its high durability, termite resistance, sustainable supply and aesthetic properties. They also looked at Cypress’s working characteristics and at its ease of installation, low maintenance and constant availability.

Peter and Gary based their presentation on project examples of high architectural appeal -- including a number of projects that had won national design awards. Some of these projects were harsh terrain applications where the durability and density of Cypress was a determining factor. Cypress was also typically specified because its colour range and sawn textured finishes created features that were required or favoured by Peter and Gary’s clients.

Although scheduled as short design and information sessions, the question and answer segments at the end of the presentations turned the sessions into lengthy affairs. Two and a half hours after session commencement, Peter and Gary were still answering participant questions about applications which they had never previously considered for Cypress.

For copies of the Cypress A sustainable resource information brochure, or to learn more about Cypress termite resistance, certification, quality assurance or sources of supply, go to www.cypressnsw.com.

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