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Inspirational & Technical Timber Presentations
5-May-2011

TDA logo & WoodSolutions logo The Timber Development Association is offering a selection of in-house presentations to inspire building professionals in the use of timber for residential, commercial and infrastructure projects.

The presentations are available to architects, engineers, developers, building and interior designers and other design and building professionals. They are conducted by experienced advisers and are available at no cost.

The presentations are sponsored by WoodSolutions -- the forest and wood product industry's information channel to design and building professionals.

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Wooden high-rise to bring cheers to old brewery site
The Age, 28-Feb-2011

The Grollo family plans to build Australia's first high-rise building from timber, at the old Carlton & United Breweries site in Swanston Street.

The $100 million building will be made from soft-wood panels imported from Europe and fitted together in weeks to make 50 apartments over 10 storeys.

The Grocon building, including its lift shafts, will be all timber, and will use similar technology to the nine-storey residential Stadthaus at Hackney, East London. The building, to be known as Delta, will be carbon neutral and have its own gas-fired electrical generator powered by waste woodchips, and a rainwater and a grey-water recycling system.
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Enter the 2011 Australian Timber Design Awards!
11-Feb-2011

Australian Timber Design Awards logo
Entries have now opened for the 12th annual Australian Timber Design Awards.

Big news in 2011 are the growing international opportunities for Awards winners: this year's winners will automatically be entered into the Trans-Tasman Timber Design Awards and the 2012 International Timber Design Awards.

There are now five Application Awards:

  • Residential Class 1 - New Buildings
  • Residential Class 1 - Best Renovation
  • Public or Commercial Buildings
  • Interior Fitout
  • Outdoor Timber - Stand-alone structures.

Entries may be considered also for eight Recognition Awards (previously the "Best Use Of" Awards). Additional awards include the Sustainability Award, the Small Budget Projects Award, ... and the hugely popular People's Choice Award.

Entries close June 17. National winners will be announced in mid September at the Awards Presentation Night in Melbourne.

Get started by reading through the entry categories: we're certain you'll find one to suit your project. When you're ready to begin your online entry submission (you may modify or add to it at any time up until the close of entries), sign up for the 2011 Awards!


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