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Growing pains: The truth about timber and its alternativesGrowing pains: The truth about timber and its alternatives

Growing pains: The truth about timber and its alternatives

With the influx of new building materials being offered in place of traditional ones such as timber, the process of selecting the right material has become much more difficult. This white paper examines the benefits of timber and its composite alternatives, the common challenges and misconceptions, and how to ensure you build with a product durable enough to withstand tough Australian conditions whilst still performing in line with consumer and building standards.

Architecture & Design Team
Architecture & Design Team

25 Aug 2016 1m read View Author

As building standards and consumer demands have changed, the way we build is no longer the same as 30 years ago. And that's a good thing

But with this design evolution, the influx of new building materials being offered in place of traditional materials - like timber has made the process of selecting the right material a lot harder.

This white paper examines the benefits of timber and its composite alternatives, the common challenges and misconceptions, and how to ensure you build with a product durable enough to withstand tough Australian conditions whilst still performing in line with consumer and building standards.

Growing pains: The truth about timber and its alternatives
Growing pains: The truth about timber and its alternatives

As building standards and consumer demands have changed, the way we build is no longer the same as 30 years ago. And that's a good thing.

But with this design evolution, the influx of new building materials being offered in place of traditional materials - like timber has made the process of selecting the right material a lot harder.

This white paper examines the benefits of timber and its composite alternatives, the common challenges and misconceptions, and how to ensure you build with a product durable enough to withstand tough Australian conditions whilst still performing in line with consumer and building standards.

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