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• Assessment of future trends in size and design preference for domestic and light commercial decking applications

  This report describes a review of the decking market in Australia and overseas. It found that whilst dominated by hardwood, particularly imported hardwood, it may face increasing competition f... Read More

• Australian Outdoor Timber and Infrastructure Market

  This report examined the current national market size and priorities (including lost opportunities) for outdoor and infrastructure timber such as agricultural rounds, outdoor structural and la... Read More

• Contemporary sound and fire rated timber framed construction practices for low rise building

  In 1994 there was no market for fire and sound rated timber framing; it now accounts for more than $100 million of timber sales in Australia annually. Technological change meant the Multi Resi... 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

• Reducing Fire Regulatory Barriers and Standards on Timber and Wood Products

  As a result of recent devastating bushfires, more restrictions have been placed on timber used in and around buildings. In addition, the use of timber in commercial buildings higher than two s... Read More

• Socio-economic impacts of land use change in the Green Triangle and Central Victoria: Final summary of findings of the Land Use Change project

  This study aims to understand the social and economic impacts of the changes to land use in the region over recent time. Between 1991 and 2006 changes included: expansion of bluegum plantation... Read More

• Strategy for Large Span Second Storey Timber and Wood Products

  Most domestic housing is built using timber framing; however, sometimes long open spaces within the house have required steel roof beams for specialised structural support. Unfortunately erect... Read More

• Study the influence of perpendicular to grain compression and creep in 4 to 8 Storey Lightweight Timber Framed Buildings

  The aim of this project was to validate the assumption used within the Australian Standard AS1720.1 for calculating compression perpendicular to grain for common timber species and develop pra... Read More

• Timber product opportunities in the house remodelling market

  The purpose of this project was to review the research findings and assist industry in determining strategic direction to improve the overall response to the Alterations and Additions sector. ... Read More