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Timber & Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:00 |
 Unfortunately, bushfires are a fact of life in Australia as the recent tragedy in
Victoria has underscored.
In many parts of Australia, land will be assessed as being at a particular risk of bushfire
hazards using the Australian Standard AS 3959 (in NSW additional guidelines are used; Planning
for Bushfire Protection). AS 3959, which is referenced in the Building Code of Australia has,
among other requirements, requirements for different types of construction (and materials) depending
on the risk of bushfire.
The Standard has been under major revision since publication of the second edition in 1999. Due
to the recent bushfires in Victoria, the Standards committee members (from organisations such as
the fire services, fire testing agencies, the housing industry and timber associations) have recently
completed and published the third edition AS 3959-2009. |
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Green Building Council of Australia – AFS recognition |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:00 |
 It seems that the long awaited outcome from the review of the Green Star Mat-8 Sustainable Timber credit will shortly be released. This review that has been ongoing since December 2007 has been completed and it would appear that it only needs the ratification of the GBCA board to get the necessary approval.
A joint media release from GBCA and the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) on Thursday 19th March gave this strong indication when they said that the Australian Forest Certification Scheme is an appropriate and fair way of continuing to ensure Green Star recognises the needs of the forest industry while achieving positive environmental outcomes.
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Australia's First National Carpenters' Day |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:00 |
 April 21 will mark the first ever national day to celebrate the valuable work of
those in the carpentry trade.
National Carpenters’ Day, is one of the initiatives of the new timber industry marketing
campaign Wood. Naturally Better.
The day will celebrate not just the obvious work that carpenters do, but will also be
a great chance to educate carpenters and consumers about some of the lesser known benefits
of working and living with wood.
National Carpenters’ Day will serve as a timely reminder for why timber and timber products
remain the preferred choice for many building and design applications.
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Andrew Waugh in Australia |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:00 |
Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) have recently confirmed that Mr Andrew Waugh, Director of Waugh
Thistleton Architects Ltd of London, and the principal architect behind the Murray Grove Tower, the
worlds tallest modern timber residential building, will be in Australia for a 2 week tour in late October
this year.
FWPA have confirmed that Mr Waugh will be doing a series of presentations of this and other projects
on his tour which will include guest appearances at the Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) Regional
presentations.
The venues dates and times of the various presentations are still to be finalised but all the
details will be made available on the following web sites as soon as possible:
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Expose your company to over 10,000 visitors a month |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:00 |
The
timber.net.au
website receives over 120,000 unique visitors every year since its revamp in 2008. Have you considered listing your company on our Suppliers Guide, the most popular section of our website? As a listed supplier you would benefit from high volumes of targeted traffic. Even if you already have a webpage listed on timber.net.au, a supplier listing would enhance your search ranking. The majority of our supplier listings return in the top 10 of Google search rankings.
Standard plans start from as little as $240 pa (+GST) and display your logo, all contact details (with hyperlink and email) and 3 category classifications. Enhanced and Premium listings include further information about your company, such as products and services, and other business locations.
If you would like to know more please contact us to obtain an information pack.
For more details, please contact us. |
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