In-Wood Issue 83
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'Cookie Cutter' Houses
There is uproar in the New Zealand building design sector over a government agency’s intentions to alter the rules for cheaper housing.
Risk Assessment
Sunset on the King?
A gathering number of doomsayers believe the end is nigh for radiata pine.
Picking Winners
No Ordinary Time
The US hardwood industry prepares for a new world that includes having to get certified.
Winning Rawness
The Seaford Lifesaving Club on the Victorian coast – an Australian triumph in timber.
Big Span Lamination
New methods behind this clear span pine truss structure bode well for engineered wood.
Credit Restrictions
The NZ Government’s Afforestation Grant Scheme is struggling for traction.
Glulam Makers Join Forces
A new branding initiative through the NZ Pine Manufacturers Association.
Charm Offensive
Meet the man charged with getting the mojo back into New Zealand wood.
Deafness Epidemic
Dealing with the latest national crisis – deafness from workplace noise.
Energy Forests
New report sees NZ with 3 million ha of purpose-grown energy forest.
The Watershed Project
High hopes for a modern twist on the solid timber weatherboard.
BREAKING NEWS
Certification wars: PEFC fighting FSC monopoly
28 July 2010
The big guns may have been quiet for a while, but the battle between major certification brands PEFC and FSC is back on – just in time for the protagonists to vent their respective spleens at a major conference in Australia. Or will they?