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Transformation of concrete eyesore adopts latest in CLT and Glulam timber tech

A school in North Strathfield is being rebuilt using prefabricated cross laminated timber (CLT), a development that is expected to bring substantial benefits to the students.

News | 29/03/2017

Bates Smart propose tapered tower with CLT podium for growing North Sydney

A Section 75W Modification development application for a commercial tower in North Sydney could finally bring the long-awaited project to life.

News | 01/12/2016

The time is now for CLT in Australia: developments, barriers and our first CLT house explored

We have it on good authority that CLT will be a major player in sustainable mid-rise building construction in the future. However, how far into the future that is, and how widespread its effect on Australia’s built environment will be is still a little up in the air.

News | 23/02/2016

Frame 2016 to focus on opportunities bolstered by NCC changes for timber construction

The Frame Australia 2016 Conference and Exhibition being held in Melbourne in May will dwell on new opportunities for the construction sector.

News | 19/02/2016

Wood Solutions to present Masterclass on Designing with Timber

BDAV is offering a subsidy of 25 per cent on the Masterclass and WoodSolutions is also subsidising the cost of this program.

News | 10/02/2016

Lend Lease’s $1 billion prefab start-up to manufacture CLT building components in Sydney factory

Lend Lease will open a factory in Sydney next year dedicated to manufacturing pre-fabricated building components, including cross-laminated timber (CLT) framework.

News | 10/12/2015

"CLT will be considered conventional in Australia by 2020." - Alex de Rijke, dRMM

Architecture & Design caught up with Alex de Rijke to see why he thinks architects are increasingly turning to wood to construct big buildings and how technological advancements will see engineered timber increasingly specified in the future.

News | 23/11/2015

Melbourne School of Design among top 14 world's best new structures

The Melbourne School of Design was one of fourteen projects that were honoured at The Structural Awards 2015 which included projects from Renzo Piano, Norman Foster and Explorations Architecture.

News | 18/11/2015

“Our top tip would be to involve the engineer earlier in projects.”—Dave Kelly, Inertia Engineering

Dave Kelly is the founding director of Inertia Engineering, a Brisbane-based firm specialising in civil, structural and environmental engineering design.

News | 16/11/2015

Five sustainability risks of imported building products and who to contact for compliance questions

While Australia’s planning laws and standards for building product manufacturing are notoriously stringent, there is widespread concern that a growing amount of dodgy imported building materials are being used across the country.

News | 18/08/2015

“NCC and AUS Standards a sound basis but undermined by lack of conformity assessments” David Ryan of the Australian Steel Institute

A third party certification scheme for structural steelwork is gaining momentum as the issue of non-compliant building products in the construction industry intensifies with steel product and materials increasingly not meeting relevant Australian standards.

News | 12/08/2015

"The good wood": Tony Arnel, Global Director Sustainability Norman Disney Young

Tony Arnel of Norman Disney & Young details the history of timber in construction and makes predictions of where its heading.

News | 26/06/2015