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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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Eight year final inspection of model windows exposed in the accelerated field simulator (Research Report) (4678KB)

L. Cookson and J. Carr • PNB037-0708 • 5 June 2009

To maintain the testing of model windows using an AFS/outdoor exposure method. To conduct inspections of the model windows every second year for four years. To provide the results to window manufacturers.

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Interim Industry Standard Recycled Timber – Visually Graded Recycled Decorative Products (Research Report) (788KB)

D. Hayward and C. MacKenzie • PNA006-0607 • 19 January 2009

To develop a suite of new structural and decorative product specific grading rules, that add to and are compatible with existing rules such as Australian Standards AS 2796, AS 2082, AS 2858.

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• Interim Industry Standard Recycled Timber – Visually Graded Recycled Decorative Products (Research Report) (788KB)
• Interim Industry Standard Recycled Timber – Visually Stress Graded Recycled Timber for Structural Purposes (Research Report) (1019KB)

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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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Western Australian Softwood Resource Evaluation: a survey of key characteristics of the Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster resources in Western Australia with links to product performance of trees sampled from each resource, as determined by a processing study (Research Report) (1587KB)

P. Blakemore, D. Cown, I. Dumbrell, R. McKinley, A. Lyon, B. Barr and R. Northway • PNC059-0809 • 26 February 2010

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Review of, and recommendations for, research into preventing or ameliorating drying related internal and surface checking in commercially important hardwood species in south-eastern Australia (Research Report) (3265KB)

P. Blakemore and R. Northway • PNB047-0809 • 30 November 2009

1) Review and condense current theories on check minimisation, detection and prediction of susceptibility with view to formulating a research strategy for FWPA; 2) Survey the extent of internal and surface check formation by processor, region and species and provide an ecenomic assessment of the problem: 3) Review research undertaken to date and highlight successful strategies and technology developments.

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Western Australian Softwood Resource Evaluation: a survey of key characteristics of the Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster resources in Western Australia with links to product performance of trees sampled from each resource, as determined by a processing study (Research Report) (1587KB)

P. Blakemore, D. Cown, I. Dumbrell, R. McKinley, A. Lyon, B. Barr and R. Northway • PNC059-0809 • 26 February 2010

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Wood recovery and recycling: A source book for Australia (Research Report) (966KB)

J. Taylor & M. Warnken • PNA017-0708 • 12 May 2009

To produce a source book on Wood Recovery and Recycling, presenting the 'A-Z' of recovering value from wasted wood resources.

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• Wood recovery and recycling: A source book for Australia (Research Report) (530kb)

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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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)

Plantation forest water use in southwest Victoria (Research Report) (3579KB)

R.G. Benyon, T.M. Doody, S. Theiveyanathan and V. Koul • PNC064-0607 • 11 July 2009

To provide quantitative data on plantation water use at six field sites in SW Victoria. Undertake thorough testing of three models to assess each model's input data requirements and ability to predict plantation water use across a range of site conditions for region-wide estimation of impacts of plantations on water resources.

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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)