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Jan

Timber efficiencies could help ease nation’s housing crisis

University of Queensland researchers have found improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% could unlock supply for an extra 8,000 homes to be built in Australia each year.

Please see UQ News Article: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/01/timber-efficiencies-could-help-ease-nations-housing-crisis

and article in Timber & Forestry ENews – Feb 1 2024 – Making more from what we have – Achievable production efficiencies could provide a part-solution for timber needs.

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Dec

Global Collaboration on Timber Innovation: Enhancing Urban Resilience Through Wood

In May 2023, the University of Queensland hosted a local workshop focused on the theme “Urban Transition with Wood for Enhanced Resilience of Cities and Forests.” The event explored how timber can ...

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Dec

ARC Advance Timber Hub Investigators Pioneer Disaster-Proof Timber-Cardboard Housing, Tackling Climate Crisis, and Reducing Bio Waste in NSW

Researchers find a new way to create higher-value timber products from Northern NSW’s State Forests. Led by Mahmoud Abu-Saleem, Andrew Rose from Southern Cross University and ARC Advance Timber ...

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Nov

Hub CI completes Gottstein International Fellowship on Moisture Management in Mass Timber Buildings

ARC Advance Timber Hub Chief Investigator, Dr. Maryam Shirmohammadi, has recently completed an international fellowship study tour across Europe and Singapore, funded by the Gottstein Trust, where she ...

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Nov

WCTE 2025 Draft Technical Program

The WCTE 2025 Organising Committee are pleased to advise that the WCTE 2025 Draft Program is now available to view on the website WCTE 2025 – Key Dates & Program. The program includes deta ...

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Oct

Driving Research Excellence

The ARC Advance Timber Hub, a key player in the sustainable timber and forestry research sector, is proud to announce its inclusion in the Queensland Science Capability Directory. This listing marks a ...

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Sep

Exploring Timber’s Future: From Forest to Fibre – Sustainable Innovation in Action

Coinciding with a new exhibition at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery “Forest to Fibre: FCRC Hardwood Plantation (21 Sept to 17 Nov 2024)”, on the 2nd of October, the Harvey Bay Regional Gallery will be ...

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