FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED (FWPA) We collaborate with government and industry stakeholders to determine strategy, invest in effective and relevant R&D and deliver programs designed to grow the market for forest and wood products, increase productivity and profitability across the value chain and ensure THE IN-GROUND NATURAL DURABILITY OF AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS INTRODUCTION In 1968-69, Australia’s largest in-ground natural durability trial was established over a range of climatic conditions
at five test sites.
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Showing all results for MAP. “Grow” a building in an hour? Yes, we can! Note: the below information has been reviewed and changed 18/11/2019 In just one hour, Australian softwood plantations can grow enough timber to create a nine-storey building’s worth of engin THE SUITABILITY OF PLANTATION THINNINGS AS VINEYARD POSTS 3 Application of Results The results show that several plantation species are well suited to the production of vineyard posts, besides P. radiata.Ideal hardwood species in terms of strength and a lack of splitting were E. grandis, E. cladocalyx and C. maculata, while E. globulus and E. pilularis suffered a low percentage of splitting and may also prove suitable. MANUAL 7 – MARINE BORER ATTACK ON TIMBER STRUCTURES Manual No. 7: Marine Borer Attack on Timber Structures 7 Test Sites The test sites were selected on the basis of security, and to represent a wide range of borer hazards applicable to the southern coast conditions in which these untreated timbers are likely AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD DRYING BEST PRACTICE MANUAL PART 1 Australian Hardwood Drying Best Practice Manual Part 1 Drying overview & strategy ! Coupe ! Log yard ! Green mill ! Green pack ! Bioprotection ! Rack timber REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WOOD COMPARED WITH 1 SUMMARY Objective The objective of this study was to produce a literature review on the current information available to compare the environmental impact of wood with other alternative products (such as INNOVATIVE ENGINEERED TIMBER BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR NON PROJECT NUMBER: PNA012- 0708 . MARKET ACCESS & DEVELOPMENT . MAY 2010. Innovative engineered timber . building systems for non-residential applications, utilising DR ALASTAIR WOODARD
Dr Alastair Woodard. Showing all results for Dr Alastair Woodard. New FWPA program to uncover opportunities in detached housing market. Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construc PREFABRICATED LIGHTWEIGHT TIMBER GROUND FLOOR SYSTEMS R&D Prefabricated Lightweight Timber . Ground Floor Systems. Prefabricated timber ground floor systems delivered by Australia’s Frame & Truss manufacturing sector FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED (FWPA) We collaborate with government and industry stakeholders to determine strategy, invest in effective and relevant R&D and deliver programs designed to grow the market for forest and wood products, increase productivity and profitability across the value chain and ensure THE IN-GROUND NATURAL DURABILITY OF AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS INTRODUCTION In 1968-69, Australia’s largest in-ground natural durability trial was established over a range of climatic conditions at five test sites.
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Showing all results for MAP. “Grow” a building in an hour? Yes, we can! Note: the below information has been reviewed and changed 18/11/2019 In just one hour, Australian softwood plantations can grow enough timber to create a nine-storey building’s worth of engin THE SUITABILITY OF PLANTATION THINNINGS AS VINEYARD POSTS 3 Application of Results The results show that several plantation species are well suited to the production of vineyard posts, besides P. radiata.Ideal hardwood species in terms of strength and a lack of splitting were E. grandis, E. cladocalyx and C. maculata, while E. globulus and E. pilularis suffered a low percentage of splitting and may also prove suitable. MANUAL 7 – MARINE BORER ATTACK ON TIMBER STRUCTURES Manual No. 7: Marine Borer Attack on Timber Structures 7 Test Sites The test sites were selected on the basis of security, and to represent a wide range of borer hazards applicable to the southern coast conditions in which these untreated timbers are likely AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD DRYING BEST PRACTICE MANUAL PART 1 Australian Hardwood Drying Best Practice Manual Part 1 Drying overview & strategy ! Coupe ! Log yard ! Green mill ! Green pack ! Bioprotection ! Rack timber REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WOOD COMPARED WITH 1 SUMMARY Objective The objective of this study was to produce a literature review on the current information available to compare the environmental impact of wood with other alternative products (such as INNOVATIVE ENGINEERED TIMBER BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR NON PROJECT NUMBER: PNA012- 0708 . MARKET ACCESS & DEVELOPMENT . MAY 2010. Innovative engineered timber . building systems for non-residential applications, utilising DR ALASTAIR WOODARD
Dr Alastair Woodard. Showing all results for Dr Alastair Woodard. New FWPA program to uncover opportunities in detached housing market. Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construc PREFABRICATED LIGHTWEIGHT TIMBER GROUND FLOOR SYSTEMS R&D Prefabricated Lightweight Timber . Ground Floor Systems. Prefabricated timber ground floor systems delivered by Australia’s Frame & Truss manufacturing sector NATIONAL UNIVERSITY WOOD CHALLANGE Rubric: 2021 National University Wood Challenge : Creativity criterion (25%) Creativity unleashes the minds potential to conceive new ideas and it is a mechanism to being innovative. Creativity is subjective and is what fuels big ideas. The challenges and opportunities for NUWC 2021 - FWPA.COM.AU Forest and Wood Products Australia Level 11, 10-16 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia NATIONAL UNIVERSITY WOOD CHALLANGE Who has funded this Challenge? This project has been funded by the Australian Government, through the ‘National Forest Industries Plan’, and will contribute to achieving the objectives of ‘Using our forest resources smarter’ and ‘Growing communi NATIONAL UNIVERSITY WOOD CHALLANGE What needs to be included in the application? Each project application must include: A submission which uses the Key Selection Criteria to explain the project proposal. The submission must not be more than 1,000 words. A signed and dated applicati NATIONAL UNIVERSITY WOOD CHALLANGE Forest and Wood Products Australia Level 11, 10-16 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia RECYCLING AND END-OF-LIFE DISPOSAL OF TIMBER PRODUCTS Recycling and End-of-Life Disposal of Timber Products Prepared for the Forest & Wood Products Research & Development Corporation by J. Taylor, R. Mann, M. Reilly, M. Warnken, D. Pincic A MANUAL FOR DECORATIVE WOOD VENEERING TECHNOLOGY Forest & Wood Products Australia Limited Level 4, 10-16 Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 T +61 3 9416 7544 F +61 3 9416 6822 E info@fwpa.com.au
TASMANIA SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY The forest industry in Australia contributes to jobs and economic activity in many communities. During the last decade, there has been little information on how the industry is changing in different regions, including change in the number of jobs generated, dependence of different communities on the economic activity generated by the industry, the type and quality of work generated in the FEEL THE PULSE OF THE AUSTRALIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY WITH FWPA FWPA’s Statistics and Economics program offers wealth of information – potentially useful to everyone in the timber industry. Through a single source, the FWPA website, you can access a wide range of information in the public domain. Presented under In DR ALASTAIR WOODARD
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Showing all results for MAP. “Grow” a building in an hour? Yes, we can! Note: the below information has been reviewed and changed 18/11/2019 In just one hour, Australian softwood plantations can grow enough timber to create a nine-storey building’s worth of engin THE IN-GROUND NATURAL DURABILITY OF AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS INTRODUCTION In 1968-69, Australia’s largest in-ground natural durability trial was established over a range of climatic conditions at five test sites.
HOUSING DEMAND: INTEREST RATES ARE IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT Housing demand: interest rates are in the driver’s seat. Australian housing prices are driven, almost exclusively it seems, by the level of interest rates. Latest data, from the RBA point to that, and models developed by an investment firm confirm the finding that, under a low interest rate environment, the average price of houses will lift THE SUITABILITY OF PLANTATION THINNINGS AS VINEYARD POSTS 3 Application of Results The results show that several plantation species are well suited to the production of vineyard posts, besides P. radiata.Ideal hardwood species in terms of strength and a lack of splitting were E. grandis, E. cladocalyx and C. maculata, while E. globulus and E. pilularis suffered a low percentage of splitting and may also prove suitable. DR ALASTAIR WOODARD
Dr Alastair Woodard. Showing all results for Dr Alastair Woodard. New FWPA program to uncover opportunities in detached housing market. Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construc REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WOOD COMPARED WITH 1 SUMMARY Objective The objective of this study was to produce a literature review on the current information available to compare the environmental impact of wood with other alternative products (such as MANUAL 7 – MARINE BORER ATTACK ON TIMBER STRUCTURES Manual No. 7: Marine Borer Attack on Timber Structures 7 Test Sites The test sites were selected on the basis of security, and to represent a wide range of borer hazards applicable to the southern coast conditions in which these untreated timbers are likely PROJECT NUMBER: PN06.1039 JULY 2008 INTERIM INDUSTRY 2 INTERIM INDUSTRY STANDARD rec Y c L e D t IM ber – VIS u ALLY G r AD e D rec Y c L e D D ecor A t IV e P ro D uct S 5 Grade descriptions 11 5.1 RECYCLED FEATURE GRADES 11 5.1.1 GeNerAL 11 PREFABRICATED LIGHTWEIGHT TIMBER GROUND FLOOR SYSTEMS R&D Prefabricated Lightweight Timber . Ground Floor Systems. Prefabricated timber ground floor systems delivered by Australia’s Frame & Truss manufacturing sector FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED (FWPA) We collaborate with government and industry stakeholders to determine strategy, invest in effective and relevant R&D and deliver programs designed to grow the market for forest and wood products, increase productivity and profitability across the value chain and ensure MAP - FWPA
Showing all results for MAP. “Grow” a building in an hour? Yes, we can! Note: the below information has been reviewed and changed 18/11/2019 In just one hour, Australian softwood plantations can grow enough timber to create a nine-storey building’s worth of engin THE IN-GROUND NATURAL DURABILITY OF AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS INTRODUCTION In 1968-69, Australia’s largest in-ground natural durability trial was established over a range of climatic conditions at five test sites.
HOUSING DEMAND: INTEREST RATES ARE IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT Housing demand: interest rates are in the driver’s seat. Australian housing prices are driven, almost exclusively it seems, by the level of interest rates. Latest data, from the RBA point to that, and models developed by an investment firm confirm the finding that, under a low interest rate environment, the average price of houses will lift THE SUITABILITY OF PLANTATION THINNINGS AS VINEYARD POSTS 3 Application of Results The results show that several plantation species are well suited to the production of vineyard posts, besides P. radiata.Ideal hardwood species in terms of strength and a lack of splitting were E. grandis, E. cladocalyx and C. maculata, while E. globulus and E. pilularis suffered a low percentage of splitting and may also prove suitable. DR ALASTAIR WOODARD
Dr Alastair Woodard. Showing all results for Dr Alastair Woodard. New FWPA program to uncover opportunities in detached housing market. Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construc REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WOOD COMPARED WITH 1 SUMMARY Objective The objective of this study was to produce a literature review on the current information available to compare the environmental impact of wood with other alternative products (such as MANUAL 7 – MARINE BORER ATTACK ON TIMBER STRUCTURES Manual No. 7: Marine Borer Attack on Timber Structures 7 Test Sites The test sites were selected on the basis of security, and to represent a wide range of borer hazards applicable to the southern coast conditions in which these untreated timbers are likely PROJECT NUMBER: PN06.1039 JULY 2008 INTERIM INDUSTRY 2 INTERIM INDUSTRY STANDARD rec Y c L e D t IM ber – VIS u ALLY G r AD e D rec Y c L e D D ecor A t IV e P ro D uct S 5 Grade descriptions 11 5.1 RECYCLED FEATURE GRADES 11 5.1.1 GeNerAL 11 PREFABRICATED LIGHTWEIGHT TIMBER GROUND FLOOR SYSTEMS R&D Prefabricated Lightweight Timber . Ground Floor Systems. Prefabricated timber ground floor systems delivered by Australia’s Frame & Truss manufacturing sector ABOUT | TEAM | OUR STAFF Over the last 2 years the MAP team has engaged extensively across the market utilising Gerry’s extensive contact network at high level.He brings a wealth of practical experience to every project the MAP team provides input on, and also in managing the MAP team. E. AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD DRYING BEST PRACTICE MANUAL PART 1 Introduction Australian Hardwood Drying Best Practice Manual 00-4 Introduction Across Australia, hardwood producers process and dry a wide variety of native FRAMING MATERIAL USE IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION Forest Wood Products Australia Framing materials used in residential building: 2018 follow up Page 2 of 40 September 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Timber used in the structural load bearing elements of newly built homes represents an important PRA282-1112 LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF A CROSS LAMINATED Forest & Wood Products Australia Limited Level 4, 10-16 Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 T +61 3 9927 3200 F +61 3 9927 3288 E info@fwpa.com.au
REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WOOD COMPARED WITH 1 SUMMARY Objective The objective of this study was to produce a literature review on the current information available to compare the environmental impact of wood with other alternative products (such as DEMONSTRATING LEGAL WOOD PRODUCTS: INDUSTRY BENCHMARKING Forest & Wood Products Australia Limited Level 4, 10-16 Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 T +61 3 9927 3200 F +61 3 9927 3288 E info@fwpa.com.au
INNOVATIVE ENGINEERED TIMBER BUILDING SYSTEMS FOR NON PROJECT NUMBER: PNA012- 0708 . MARKET ACCESS & DEVELOPMENT . MAY 2010. Innovative engineered timber . building systems for non-residential applications, utilising PROJECT NUMBER: PNA008-0708 LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY OF PROJECT NUMBER: PNA008-0708 MARKET ACCESS & DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 2009 Life Cycle Inventory of Australian Forestry and Wood Products This report can also be viewed on the FWPA website CLIMATE CHANGE AND AUSTRALIA’S PLANTATIONS Potential Board Output Site A SPH1300 (Original) SPH1600 (Option1) SPH1300 2 thin (Option2) Reject F4 MGP10 MGP12 MGP15 •SiteA: Option 2, with the highest growth rates ,had COMPARISON OF SOLID WOOD QUALITY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES • Log end-splitting measured just prior to sawing was significantly worse in the E. saligna logs (p 
