25-May-2009

In this issue of the newsletter:

• Hello
• Timber & AS 3959-2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas
• National Carpenters Day - 21st April
• Inspiration - Vespa scooter built out of wood
• Shonky Chinese LVL planks under scrutiny
• Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme gets international sustainability endorsement
• Update on Progress of AS 1684 Revisions
• Even More Educational Resources
• www.timber.net.au
• Timber Framing Multi-Resource CD

31-Mar-2009

wood for good have launched a new film to support the Wood CO₂ts Less campaign. The film promotes the low carbon revolution and the part wood has to play for construction and energy generation. It shows how using more wood is a simple way of helping to build the low carbon economy that is vital to the fight against climate change.

View the new "Wood and the low carbon economy" film.

1-March-2009

Welcome to the first TAFE timber education newsletter for 2009.

• Hello
• Timber & Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas
• National Carpenters Day - 21st April
• Inspiration - Use of Timber at the Zoo
• It Keeps Happening, so We'll Keep Reminding!
• Slips, Trips and Falls in Buildings
• BCA Seminars 2009
• Technical Advisory Services
• Even More Educational Resources
• Technical Advisory Services
• timber.net.au
• Timber Framing Multi-Resource CD

13-Feb-2009

Trees that Call Australia Home is a spiritual, cultural, environmental and economic celebration of Australian trees - trees that, according to author John Halkett are increasingly vital as humanity searches for solutions to climate change, renewable energy and more sustainable lifestyles in the 21st century.

Despite being thought of as 'the wide brown land' Australia has a diverse, unique and precious heritage of trees and forest communities. "Their contribution to our welfare and sense of what it is to be Australian is immense," says Mr Halkett.

The ghost gums and baobabs of the outback, the tropical rainforests, the spectacular Victorian mountain ash, the majestic karri and jarrah of Western Australia and the diverse eastern eucalypts, are all among "the trees that call Australia home."

"More recently, they have been joined by introduced pines, which with native trees form the basis of an expanding tree plantation estate," he said.

Trees that Call Australia Home makes the case that together with the Southern Cross, Uluru and Sydney Harbour Bridge, the gum tree is quintessentially Australian. From the early days of European settlement to the mud and blood of Gallipoli, to the cosmopolitan society of the 21st century, it has, the book says remains a defining symbol of Australia and its sense of identity.

The book details how the forests of Australia, manipulated and perpetuated by Aboriginal fire stick farming, were initially regarded as an obstacle to European settlement and destroyed on a dramatic scale. However, trees soon became recognised as an economic catalyst in the fledgling British colony and their contribution to economic well-being continues to this day.

"Trees have been fundamental to human life, to economic welfare and to cultural and spiritual development since time immemorial," says Mr Halkett.

"It is apparent that trees must play a more central role in confronting issues like climate change, resource depletion and renewable energy in the decades ahead."

In saluting the amazing qualities, geographic spread, botanical complexity and the special Australianness of our trees and their forest homes, Trees that Call Australia Home recognises the importance of trees to continuing human existence and survival in Australia and across the globe.

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4-December-2008

Welcome to the third TAFE timber education newsletter for 2008.

• Hello
• Urgent Feedback Request - AS1684 Revision
• BCA Seminars 2009
• Corrections - Timber Stairs, Balustrades and Handrails Manual
• Wood Naturally Campaign
• Inspiration - World's Tallest Modern Timber Building
• New Resources 1: Long span timber beams
• New Resources 2: Box beam
• Even More Resources

15-Oct-2008

The second timber.net.au newsletter for 2008.

• www.timber.net.au - Not just your regular website
• Wood Naturally Better - TDA at the Front of new Industry Campaign
• Cypress NSW - on display
• TDA CEO visits world's tallest modern timber building
• New long span timber beams resource
• Expose your company to over 5,000 visitors a month

10-September-2008

Welcome to the second TAFE timber education newsletter for 2008.

• Hello
  
• www.timber.org.au Educational Resources
• www.timber.org.au Design & Construction
• Raised Timber Floors - Insulation Calculator
• Reuse, Recycle, Renewable Energy
• 2008 National TAFE Building and Construction Conference and Workshops - Victoria University
• Even More Educational Resources
• We're not Junk Mail! Please add us to your address book

10-May-2008

The first timber.net.au newsletter for 2008.

• 2008 Timber Design Awards
• Chain of Custody Forestry Certification
• Verification of structural timber properties
• Fire research and regulatory reform
• TDA helping recycle waste timber packaging
• Recycling power poles and bridge timbers
• NSW Cypress industry regroups / Help needed
• Australian Timber Design Workshops 2008
• Expose your company to over 5,000 visitors a month

15-Apr-2008

Delivered by TPC Solutions with support from Forest & Wood Products Australia 

• GreenStar Credit Update
• Environmental Regulations - Mandating for Change
• 5 Star issues for timber in a Nutshell
• In-Brief: 5 Star Further Information
• In-Brief: 5 Star No Bills Home
  

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15-April-2008

Welcome to the first TAFE timber education newsletter for 2008.

• Hello
  
• Framing Code Teaching Resource Update
• Other New Teaching and Learning Resources
• Interactive Timber Framing Construction Game
• Free NSW Forest Bus Tours
• Timber Design Workshops for Building Professionals
• We're not Junk Mail! Please add us to your address book
• Even More Educational Resources

15-Mar-2008

Delivered by TPC Solutions with support from Forest & Wood Products Australia

• GreenStar Mat-8 Update
• Sustainable Construction - Where is it all Heading? 
• Sustainability Related FWPA R&D Projects
• In-Brief: Sustainability Website 
• In-Brief: Certification Statistics 
• Sign up your colleagues
  

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15-Feb-2008

Delivered by TPC Solutions with support from Forest & Wood Products Australia

• STAR WARS - What does it all mean?
• GreenStar rating Tool - A Commercial issue for timber
• In-Brief: ETS Workshop
• In-Brief: Chain of Custody How-To Guides
• Web links of interest
• Sign up your colleagues

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15-Jan-2008 

Entries open for the 2008 Australian Timber Design Awards on 14th April 2008.

Entries close 29th August 2008.

A discount applies to entries received before 11th July.

The Australian Timber Design Awards are a national competition to promote and encourage outstanding timber design in the built environment professions. A broad range of entry categories demonstrates the diversity of timber and permits recognition of achievement in a variety of areas.

The Australian Timber Design Awards are open to builders, designers, architects, engineers and landscapers: to anyone involved in the design or building of structures that feature timber. A separate section in the residential category is available to students and entrants aged 30 or under.

If you have been involved in the design or building of a timber structure completed in the last 3 years you are eligible to enter the 2008 Australian Timber Design Awards.

Website: www.timberawards.com.au

15-July-2007 

Supply changes mean that Builders, Designers and Specifiers may not be able to source their usual Outdoor Treated timber. This important alert notifies industry of the likely changes to designs and construction.

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