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• A Study Comparing the Global Warming Potential of Timber and Reinforced Concrete Construction in Office and Apartment Buildings (PNA308a-1213)

  This research presents the global warming potential (GWP) from ‘cradle to construction site gate’ for both a hypothetical office building and apartment building, located in New South Wales, Au... Read More

• Attitudes to the use of Wood as a Structural Material in Non-residential Building Applications: Opportunities for Growth

  This project researched the overall confidence in using wood as a structural material in non-residential applications. To determine the key reasons driving specifier confidence, focus groups a... Read More

• Construction techniques and building material decisions of Australia's largest home builders - Summary

  This report examines construction techniques and the building materials purchasing decisions made by Australia’s largest volume builders. The HIA surveyed the top 20 Australian residential vol... Read More

• Designing safer buildings in earthquake-prone cities

  The combination of two proven construction methods could lead to safer wood-frame buildings in earthquake-prone cities. University of Alabama and Colorado State University professors are comb... Read More

• Enabling Prefabricated Timber Building Systems in Commercial Construction (PNA324-1314)

  This project identifies drivers for, and barriers to, the increased use of prefabricated timber building (PTB) systems in Class 2 to 9 commercial buildings, such as apartments, hotels, office ... Read More

• Final Report For Commercial Building Costing Cases Studies – Traditional Design versus Timber Project

  This project developed realistic timber costing information for building professionals in the non-housing building sector.   It compared the cost of constructing four commercial building... Read More

• Fire Safety Engineering Design of Combustible Façades

  Architects are increasingly using sustainable materials in the design of building façades. This presents challenges to regulators since the existing requirements in the National Construction ... Read More

• New natural disaster research to improve timber building design

  New research involving the University of Canterbury, and funded by the Earthquake Commission, will improve understanding of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, seismic building design, and enh... Read More

• Technical Evaluation of Environmental Assessment Rating Tools

  This study investigated the environmental impact assessment of building products, especially in relation to wood products, as incorporated in existing tools; identified a comprehensive set of ... Read More