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Concept proof: New generation, hi-performance wood products coated or encapsulated in zero-waste powder coating (Info Sheet) (83KB)

V. Gutowski • PNB156-0910 • 21 October 2009

To validate a new generation technology for high performance solid wood products prior to engaging into further activity.

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The durability of isocyanate-based adhesives under service in Australian conditions. The results from a 3 year exposure study and accelerated testing regime (Literature Review) (Report Summary) (1508KB)

K. Van Langenberg, P. Warden, C. Adam and H.R. Milner • PNB034-0506 • 24 May 2010

To provide robust evidence that the IBAs can be used for gluing in engineered wood products for structural applications in unprotected environments in Australia.

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• Assessment of the durability of isocyanate-based adhesives to determine the potential to reduce the manufacturing costs and environmental footprint of engineered wood products (Research Report) (3154KB)

Contemporary sound and fire rated timber framed construction practices for low rise building (residential and commercial) (Info Sheet) (164KB)

A. Dunn • PNA011-0708 • 21 October 2009

To develop 'state of the art' fire and sound rated timber frame construction practices for all framed building types.

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Innovative engineered timber building systems for non-residential applications, utilising timber concrete composite flooring capable of spanning up to 8 to 10m (Research Report) (4522KB)

K. Crews, S. John, C. Gerber, A. Buchanan, T. Smith and S. Pampanin • PNA012-0708 • 24 May 2010

Development of efficient and innovative 'whole of building' timber engineered structural systems that will provide a competitive 'green' alternative to steel and concrete building solutions in the non residential market sector.

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Innovative engineered timber building systems for non-residential applications, utilising timber concrete composite flooring capable of spanning up to 8 to 10m (Research Report) (4522KB)

K. Crews, S. John, C. Gerber, A. Buchanan, T. Smith and S. Pampanin • PNA012-0708 • 24 May 2010

Development of efficient and innovative 'whole of building' timber engineered structural systems that will provide a competitive 'green' alternative to steel and concrete building solutions in the non residential market sector.

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Dynamics of Carbon Stocks in Timber in Australian Residential Housing (Research Report) (939KB)

M. Kapambwe, F. Ximenes, P. Vinden & R. Keenan • PNA016-0708 • 11 May 2009

To improve estimates of carbon stocks in housing in Australia, in particular improving estimates of housing longevity, patterns of change in the quantity of wood used in housing overtime and the fate of wood following demolition or renovation, and to analyse the potential for increases in carbon stocks in housing given adoption of alternative policies to encourage greater use of timber or increased longevity of timber in housing.

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Field-based application of NIR as a predictor of pulp quality across site and species (Info Sheet) (95KB)

G. Downes • PNC055-0708 • 21 October 2009

To unequivocally validate the use of field-based NIR spectroscopy as a tool for predicting Kraft pulp yield (KPY), basic density and moisture content across a large representaiton of commercial crops and geographies and develop pilot scale relationships ready for commercial application.

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Green Adhesives: Options for the Australian industry – summary of recent research into green adhesives from renewable materials and identification of those that are closest to commercial uptake (Research Report) (605KB)

K. Van Langenberg, W. Grigsby and G. Ryan • PNB158-0910 • 2 June 2010

To give the Australian industry an information package that describes the recent research into green adhesives from renewable materials and identify those that are closest to commercial uptake on an industrial scale.

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Comparison of Test Cell Thermal Performance & The Empirical Validation of AccuRate in a Cool Temperate Climate (Research Report) (4258KB)

M. Dewsbury, F. Soriano, G. Nolan and R. Fay • PNA001-0405 • 4 November 2009

To provide a review of environmental performance assessment methods for buildings in Australia and comparable countries; quantify, using available figures, the embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions of materials used in the buildings and their actual thermal performance; test the serviceability and performance of high performance construction systems, particularly those using timber and timber products as primary components; and establish measured data for 'whole of building' energy perfo

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• Determining means of improving the thermal performance of lightweight domestic construction while validating the regulatory thermal performance model, AccuRate, against test buildings, particularly those with light-weight timber floor construction (Info Sheet) (70KB)

Contemporary sound and fire rated timber framed construction practices for low rise building (residential and commercial) (Info Sheet) (164KB)

A. Dunn • PNA011-0708 • 21 October 2009

To develop 'state of the art' fire and sound rated timber frame construction practices for all framed building types.

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Timber Beams Instead of Steel Beams in Housing Construction (Info Sheet) (2462KB)

A. Dunn and P. Forsythe • PNA020-0809 • 19 January 2009

To reduce the use of non-wood beams used in single family housing in favour of timber and wood based products.

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• Plywood Box Beam Span Tables for Detached Housing Construction (Research Report) (4828KB)
• Strategy for Large Span Second Storey Timber and Wood Products (Research Report) (572KB)

Innovative engineered timber building systems for non-residential applications, utilising timber concrete composite flooring capable of spanning up to 8 to 10m (Research Report) (4522KB)

K. Crews, S. John, C. Gerber, A. Buchanan, T. Smith and S. Pampanin • PNA012-0708 • 24 May 2010

Development of efficient and innovative 'whole of building' timber engineered structural systems that will provide a competitive 'green' alternative to steel and concrete building solutions in the non residential market sector.

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The effect of thinning on wood quality and solid wood product recovery of regrowth forests: E. regnans from central highlands (Research Report) (2819KB)

R. Washusen, A. Morrow, T. Wardlaw and D. Ngo • PNC051-0607 • 24 May 2009

Using existing industrial processing methods compare wood quality and recovery from logs of the same diameter and log grade obtained from thinned and unthinned regrowth forests of E. regnans, E sieberi, E. fastigata and E diversiclolor.

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• The effect of thinning on wood quality and solid wood product recovery of regrowth forests: E. regnans from Southern Tasmania (Research Report) (2612KB)
• The effect of thinning on wood quality and solid wood product recovery of regrowth forests: E. Sieberi from Eastern Victoria (Research Report) (2457KB)
• The effect of thinning on wood quality and solid wood product recovery of regrowth forests: E. Diversicolor from South West Western Australia (Research Report) (1472KB)
• The effect of thinning on wood quality and solid wood product recovery of regrowth forests: E. Fastigata from Southern New South Wales (Research Report) (2434KB)