Breaking the glass ceiling
March - 2012It may well be the worst name ever devised for a building system, but FFTT, the open design concept being championed by high-profile Canadian architect Michael Green, is taking timber to new heights.
‘EXPAN’ BUILDINGS FOR CHRISTCHURCH
March - 2012Two buildings soon to be constructed in Christchurch could lead the way for a seismically safer New Zealand.
GREENPEACE ANGRY WITH FSC
March - 2012Greenpeace has “condemned” the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for apparently ignoring human rights violations in the Congo.
‘NEWBUY’ BOOST TO UK BUILDING
March - 2012While lending-averse Australasian banks continue to strangle the life out of new housing starts and general construction, in the UK the government and wood industry have taken the initiative.
RARE AND OUTSTANDING
March - 2012“It is rare that the stuff of a building, as well as its relationship to nature, gives so much pleasure,” – Rowan Moore, The Guardian, writing about Brockholes Visitor Centre at Preston, UK.
SMARTER KIWI TIMBER INDUSTRY
March - 2012The New Zealand forestry industry has decided to have another go at getting out of the commodity rut (unprocessed logs to China), targeting NZ$12 billion a year in export sales within a decade.
FURNITURE MANUFACTURING SHOW
March - 2012An export-oriented platform for woodworking machinery, furniture components and raw materials with an expected 850 exhibitors and 35,000 trade buyers opens in Shanghai in September.
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