Timber Decking Sydney » building http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au Mon, 11 Aug 2014 01:29:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.22 First public CLT building open http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/first-public-clt-building-open/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/first-public-clt-building-open/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:39:04 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/first-public-clt-building-open/ Australia’s first public building constructed using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), Melbourne’s Dockland library and community centre, has opened its doors to the public. Source: Timberbiz
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/first-public-clt-building-open/feed/ 0 Popular Science article says wood is the most advanced building material http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/popular-science-article-says-wood-is-the-most-advanced-building-material/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/popular-science-article-says-wood-is-the-most-advanced-building-material/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 13:48:21 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/popular-science-article-says-wood-is-the-most-advanced-building-material/ The most advanced building material is wood Building Material is Wood according to Clay Risen in the March 2014 issue of Popular Science magazine. Source: The Calaveras Enterprise
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/popular-science-article-says-wood-is-the-most-advanced-building-material/feed/ 0 Duties and tariff concessions to reduce building costs http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/duties-and-tariff-concessions-to-reduce-building-costs/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/duties-and-tariff-concessions-to-reduce-building-costs/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2013 06:11:16 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/duties-and-tariff-concessions-to-reduce-building-costs/ New Zealand Housing Minister Nick Smith and Commerce Minister Craig Foss announced proposals to change antidumping duties and reduce tariff concessions to reduce the cost of imported building materials and lower the cost of house building. Source: Interest.co.nz

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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/duties-and-tariff-concessions-to-reduce-building-costs/feed/ 0 World Building of the Year is in Auckland http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/world-building-of-the-year-is-in-auckland/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/world-building-of-the-year-is-in-auckland/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 05:23:10 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/world-building-of-the-year-is-in-auckland/ New Zealand’s Auckland Art Gallery was named the World Building of the Year at last
week’s World Architecture Festival in Singapore. Source: Business Insider
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/world-building-of-the-year-is-in-auckland/feed/ 0 Building Stronger Value Chains http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-stronger-value-chains/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-stronger-value-chains/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 17:43:18 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-stronger-value-chains/ Forest and Wood Products Australia, the Australian Timber Importers Federation, and the Timber & Building Materials Association are joining forces. Source: Timberbiz
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-stronger-value-chains/feed/ 0 Building approvals data http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-approvals-data/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-approvals-data/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2013 03:42:42 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-approvals-data/ ABS Building Approvals show that the total number of private sector house approvals rose 1% in trend terms in June. Source: Timberbiz
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/building-approvals-data/feed/ 0 VBA replaces Building and Plumbing Industry Commission http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/vba-replaces-building-and-plumbing-industry-commission/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/vba-replaces-building-and-plumbing-industry-commission/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:12:25 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/vba-replaces-building-and-plumbing-industry-commission/ On July 1, 2013, the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) officially replaced the Building and the Plumbing Industry Commissions of Victoria. Source: Building Products News

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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/vba-replaces-building-and-plumbing-industry-commission/feed/ 0 NZ Commerce Commission investigating Fletcher Building http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/nz-commerce-commission-investigating-fletcher-building/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/nz-commerce-commission-investigating-fletcher-building/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:31:01 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/nz-commerce-commission-investigating-fletcher-building/ New Zealand’s Commerce Commission is investigating allegations of anti-competitive behaviour in the Auckland commercial timber market, but Fletcher Building says it doesn’t expect to face enforcement action. Sources: Yahoo NZ, The New Zealand Herald
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/nz-commerce-commission-investigating-fletcher-building/feed/ 0 Canada building code changes to allow wooden condos http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/canada-building-code-changes-to-allow-wooden-condos/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/canada-building-code-changes-to-allow-wooden-condos/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:03:29 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/canada-building-code-changes-to-allow-wooden-condos/ Canada’s forestry sector is touting a new generation of high-tech lumber as a way to gain a foothold in a part of the construction industry from which it has long been shut out: condominiums. Source: The Globe and Mail
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]]> http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/canada-building-code-changes-to-allow-wooden-condos/feed/ 0 Long road ahead for building bounce back http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/long-road-ahead-for-building-bounce-back/ http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/long-road-ahead-for-building-bounce-back/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:20:51 +0000 http://bamboodeckingmelbourne.com.au/timber-industry-news/long-road-ahead-for-building-bounce-back/ The latest residential land update signals a long road ahead before new home building activity returns to healthy levels. Source: Timberbiz
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