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making it legal in China

bull Structural plywood comes out of the shadows

bull Report confirms rigour of certification schemes

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FOREST growers in New Zealand have delivered a clear lsquoyesrsquo vote in favour of a compulsory commodity levy on logs and other forest productsThe Forest Voice referendum which closed on March 29 recorded overwhelming support for the levy which will be used to fund activities that benefit all forest ownersldquoThe interim results show there is substantial support from forest owners both by area of forest and numbers voting for the proposed work program and the levy that will fund itrdquo Forest Growers Levy Trust chairman Geoff Thompson said

Some final postal votes are still being counted and some ambiguous votes are to be clarified but these will not affect the outcome of the poll The final vote count will be released once it has been considered by the trust board which met last FridayThe president of the NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) Ian Jackson said although voting was over and it would seem there was overwhelming support for the levy this was just the first stageldquoNow we need to convince the minister that there was enough

Cont Page 4

Growers vote lsquoyesrsquoon NZ forests levyFunding basis for research to achievehigher yields and better quality timber

Levy mission improving genetics and growing healthier trees

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By JIM BOWDEN

QUEENSLANDrsquoS largest plantation company HQPlantations is seeking expressions of interest to secure log supply contracts from parties interested in investing in and operating efficient wood processing facilities in the statersquos southeastldquoThe offer represents a rare opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry in utilising high quality southern pine and Araucaria timber resourcesrdquo chief executive Brian Farmer saidHe said the supply offer was part of lsquoOperation Epochrsquo a project initiated in late December designed to market all of the available log supply beyond 2015-16HQP has been working with domestic processors and in international markets to potentially indentify proponents to come forward and purchase its logsldquoThe key goals for us are to sell all of the wood domestically add value to the resource and create jobs through increasing sales of resource to our available level of harvestrdquo Mr Farmer saidldquoAt the moment we are not cutting at our full capacity because of some mill closures We could be creating more jobs now if we had more domestic processing capacityrdquoThe project emphasises the recognition of the companyrsquos resource through AFS and FSC chain of custody optionsldquoWe obviously want stability within the regional communities through allocation of resource to quality existing and new customersrdquoMr Farmer said the term lsquoqualityrsquo

referred to companies that had good competitive processing facilities within their mills so their cost of production was equal to the best in the worldldquoWersquore not talking about scale here about a million-tonne mill but how the timber is processed at a unit cost of production that allows industry to compete well against imports or compete successfully on the export marketrdquo he said

HQPlantations has an availability of 2 million cub m of wood annually About 15-16 million cub m is southern pine the balance Araucaria (hoop pine)ldquoWith the Araucarias we have up to 100000 cub m per annum of pruned appearance grade logsrdquo Mr Farmer saidHQ Plantations has gone to the broader market and has talked with domestic markets on how it may participate in the opportunityldquoQueensland is a great place to invest ndash and we have and will continue to do sordquo Mr Farmer

Cont Page 11

INDUSTRY NEWS

Search for qualitybuyers of HQPrsquosplantation timber

Brian Farmer creating stability within regional communities

2 million cub m of logs on offer

bull See notice Page 8

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INDUSTRY NEWS

RESPECTED forest scientist Dr Sadanandan Nambiar was today (Monday) awarded the Institute of Foresters of Australiarsquos highest and most prestigious honour ndash the Norman W Jolly MedalThe award was announced by IFA president Rob de Feacutegely at the institutersquos national conference being held in CanberraA former CSIRO scientist and Canberra resident Dr Nambiar was doubly honoured when he was invited to present the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Memorial Oration to more than 170 conference delegatesDr Nambiar is an eminent forest scientist internationally recognised as a leader in research on sustainable productivity and management of forestsHis multi-disciplinary approach to this complex science and committed advocacy to sustainability has had a profound impact upon efficient science-based plantation management in Australia and overseasThrough his work Dr Nambiar promotes the sustainable management of Australian forests as a balancing act that needs long term goals and attention paid to soil and water health biodiversity and landscape valuesInternationally Dr Nambiar has been a tireless advocate of the potential of man-made forests agro-forests and woodlands as land use systems that can foster both economic prosperity and environmental benefits for societyDr Nambiar is widely recognised as a science leader and a generous mentor by colleagues in Australia and internationally He remains an active honorary

fellow in CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences in Canberra spending significant time supporting forestry in developing countries championing sustainable forestry to promote rural development and poverty alleviationDr Nambiar has previously received a number of prestigious awards ndash in the USA from the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) and from the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) which recognised Dr Nambiar as a ldquopre-eminent Australian forest scientist of contemporary timesrdquoHe was also recently awarded a medal by the government of Vietnam for his service to the countryrsquos forestry and rural developmentHe is a prolific writer and his findings are contained in more than 100 publications

reports books proceedings monographs and numerous keynote addressesldquoIt is entirely fitting that a Canberran be awarded the honour of presenting the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Memorial Oration at the national IFA conference in the year that we are celebrating the Centenary of Canberrardquo Rob de Feacutegely saidThe late Dr Maxwell Ralph Jacobs also a long-term Canberran was one of Australiarsquos most distinguished foresters At the time of his retirement in 1970 he was the director- general of the Forestry and Timber Bureau having worked in the public service for 44 years He died in Canberra in 1979 This organisation later became CSIRO Forestry Research where Dr Nambiar started his long term workDr Nambiarrsquos Maxwell Ralph

Jacobs Memorial Oration is titled ldquoForestry dialogues where has the wood gonerdquo

In his oration Dr Nambiar argues that sustainable management of native forests and planted forests and much greater use of wood for multiple purposes provide a way out of poverty for rural people in developing countries

He also argues that Australia as both a forest rich (in per capita terms) and the highest per capita CO 2 emitting nation has a major responsibility and opportunity to harvest and use more wood from our forests for building rural economies reduce imports and make a meaningful contribution to climate change mitigation

Dr Nambiar further argues that the sustainable use of forests and conservation are not opposing values but that they are mutually supporting objectives at large scales

Despite these opportunities and good science to back this he fears that the absence of this recognition myopic vision and politics are driving states such as Tasmania to needless economic and social pains Tasmania has one major advantage the forestry advantage

Tasmanians should and can use their natural and renewable resources sustainably to re-build their future he says

The IFArsquos biennial national conference is being held at The Rex Hotel Canberra from April 7 to 11 A report on the conference will appear in the next issue of Timber amp Forestry enews

Dr Sadanandan Nambiar highest recognition at Canberra conference

Eminent forest scientist takesIFArsquos most prestigious award

Jolly Medal presented to Dr Sadanandan Nambiar

lsquoAustralia has a major responsibility and opportunity to harvest and use more wood

from our forests for building rural economies reduce imports and make a meaningful

contribution to climate change mitigationrsquo ndash Dr Sadanandan Nambiar

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AN international seminar on green procurement of timber and wood products held in Beijing last week was a significant milestone for the Chinese timber industry dealing with global moves to confront illegal logging and requirements of proof of legal origin of logs and timber productsAustralian Timber Importers Federation general manager John Halkett outlined to seminar delegates actions in Australia on illegal logging policy the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the scope of the emerging regulations and responsibilities of timber product importersThe seminar was hosted by the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association (CTWPDA) with the assistance of the Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Program and the European Forest Institute Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

Facility and WWFThe seminar considered actions being taken or being considered in China within a green procurement framework to address consumer country illegal logging legislation or trade practice requirements This included legality assurance lsquotestsrsquo such as those likely under the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the European FLEGT program and US Lacey Act In addition presentations were made at the seminar on the development of forest and chain-of-custody systems in ChinaIn noting that China is both the largest importer of logs and timber plus the largest exporter of timber products Mr Halkett said it was critical that Australia strengthened its interaction with relevant Chinese government authorities and wood-based industriesldquoIn acknowledging the importance of the seminar as a

stepping-stone in the process ndash if Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products ndash greater engagement with China both by the government and industry representatives will be essentialrdquo he saidMr Halkett also pointed out at the seminar that legality assurance requirements in Australia and elsewhere needed to be mindful of not making timber products less competitive against other building products that are less environmentally-friendlyldquoAlso in an Australian context there needed to be a recognition that imported products were essential because of their cost and utility benefits or because there is simply no Australian substitute products availablerdquo he saidThe hosting association CTWPDA is considered to be the largest timber industry association in the world It has 3000 member companies and subsidiary associations engaged in timber product importing exporting wholesaling manufacturing and marketingThe Australia Embassy was represented at the seminar by Beijing-based agriculture counsellor Anna Somerville

INDUSTRY NEWS

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Plan aims to double export earnings by 2022consultation and then get the order signed off This will take most of this yearrdquo

This process is being driven mostly by the NZFFA and the NZ Forest Owners Association

The levy will provide a funding basis for research aimed at producing higher yields of better quality timber and harvesting that timber more

efficiently The industry has set itself some bold targets for example the NZFOArsquos Science and Innovation Plan aims to increase MAI (mean annual increment) of radiata pine from the present day level of 18 tonnes ha to 35 tonnes ha by 2025The Wood Council of New Zealand in its 2012 Forest and Wood Products Action Plan

aims to more than double export earnings to $12 billion by 2022

The science and innovation plan will be the basis of future research broadly aimed at doubling production through genetic improvement and growing healthier trees

Already the major corporate industry members have

committed to inject considerable funding to this research Currently they commit around $17 million to research on a voluntary basisThe owners of New Zealandrsquos major forest companies have largely thrown their collective weight behind the implementation of a forest levy as they see benefits of research for their businesses

Making it legal in China seminarbriefed on Australian regulations

Keeping lines of communication open John Halkett advises on timber product legality verification requirements and trade at the international seminar in China

lsquoIf Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products greater engagement with China both by the

government and industry representatives will be essentialrsquo ndash John Halkett

Responsibilities of timber product importers outlined

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Australiarsquos forest wood pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government the community and in key negotiations on the industryrsquos future as two peak associations have merged to form a single national association

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has been formed through the merger of the Australian Plantations Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)

AFPA was established to cover all aspects of Australiarsquos forest industry

- Forest growing - Harvest and haulage - Sawmilling and other

wood processing - Pulp and paper processing and

- Forest product exporting

For more information on the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) or to enquire about membership please call (02) 6285 3833

APRIL 20137-10 6th international Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference Istanbul Turkey lsquoWoodchips and Biomass for Global and Regional Marketsrsquo

Hilton Istanbul Hotel Included in the program is a pre- and post-conference field trip two days of conference and the opportunity to visit Gallipoli

Visit wwwwoodfibreconferencecom to register

Residues-to-Revenues 2013 Conference and CleanTECH Expo Wood energy and lsquoclean-techrsquo industry developments Crowne Plaza Hotel Auckland April 10-11 2013 Bayview Eden Hotel Melbourne April 15-16 2013 Event website wwwwoodresidueseventscom

7-11 Institute of Foresters of Australia conference ndash Canberra Rex Hotel Canberra Managing Our Forests into the 21st Century Australian and international speakers will address delegates on both international and local issues that will face foresters and forest managers in the century such as politics policy and perceptions Contact IFA PO Box 7002 Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel (02) 6281 3992 Web wwwforestryconferenceorgau

11-14 43rd Annual JiV hoo-hoo Convention Main Corner Mount Gambier Accommodation at the Commodore Motel Registration

details on wwwhoo-hoo-jivorg au or contact Maurie Drewer 0418 394 296 Email or mkdrewerdubaigmailcom

18-19 Inaugural Local government Forest and Timber Industry Conference ndash Bayview on Eden Melbourne Aimed at both local government and timber industry professionals from across Australia The program will have a focus on socio-economic issues and the relationship between local government and the timber industry and will feature presentations discussions workshops and opportunities to learn from and share experiences Contact Municipal Association of Victoria Tel (03) 9667 5529 Visit wwwntctorgau

MAY16-21 3rd international Congress on Planted Forests ndash Lisbon Portugal The congress aims to investigate the contribution of planted forests to sustainable development in the context of global changes Topics will include the sustainability of planted forests changing climates and the future role of planted forests in environmental protection and REDD+ Five of the major European Atlantic countries (Spain France Ireland UK and Portugal) with large areas of planted forests have joined forces to organise this congress under the coordination of the Atlantic regional office of the European Forest Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture

Organisation Deadline for abstracts is February 28

Visit wwwefiatlanticefiint

JUNE15 Melbourne hoo-hoo Club 217 50th anniversary dinner (venue to be advised) Contact Trish Waters on 0418 358 501 Email

waters58bigpondcom 24 The Cat goes gold Brisbane hoo-hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Victoria Park Golf Complex Contact Don Towerton on 0428 745 455 Email donthoratimberscomau or Tim Evans on 0417 726 741 Email t-evansbigpondnetau

AugusT6-9 AWISA 2014 Exhibition Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre The Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association Ltd has decided that the exhibition will move from Sydney to Brisbane next year Inquiries about booking space email infoawisacom or call Geoff Holland on 0412 361 580

23 The Cat goes goldBrisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Brisbane Riverview Hotel Cnr Kingsford Smith Drive and Hunt Street Hamilton Brisbane Tel 0401 312 087 or 0428 745 455 for bookings

DECEMBER 4-5 Focus on improving transport and logistics in the forestry sectorIt will build on the excellent program designed by the ForestIndustry Engineering Association Visit wwwforesttecheventscom

EVENTS

WHATrsquoS ON

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FOREST certification schemes operating in Australia and Europe have been validated by the federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as having a high level of rigour and robustness providing a high level of assurance that wood products traded under these programs are from a legal sourceThese schemes include the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) the European Unionrsquos FLEGT scheme and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)The DAFF report was prepared by consultant URS Australia Pty Ltd to assist and inform the development of regulations as part of implementation of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by the PEFC By purchasing only AFS or PEFC certified wood and paper products importers domestic processors and any business along the supply chain can be reassured that not only are those products made from legally harvested wood but in addition the forests from which

the wood was obtained are well managed and this has been confirmed by independent third party certification against a credible standardThis report is a supplement to the 2010 report lsquoA framework for differentiating legality verification and chain of custody schemesrsquo (available at wwwdaffgovauillegallogging)AFS has launched its new website A user-friendly design

has been developed to provide a clean accessible site with improved navigation and functionalityThe new website contains a comprehensive overview of AFSL functions registers of certified forest managers and certified organisations a range of information and documentation on certification and the Australian standards for forest management and chain

of custody and a quick-find document download centre which includes documentation on Australian Forestry Standard 4708 Chain of Custody Standard 4707 AFSL amp PEFC certification and logo use AFSL Standards revision standards reference committee AFSL standards procedures and other AFSL documentation (the constitution complaints and grievances procedures and policies)

AFS Ltdrsquos involvement in the PEFC the worldrsquos largest forest certification system provides vital recognition for Australian certified products in international markets and for certified imported products in the Australian market

Membership categories comprise forest grower primary processor supply chain employee representative organisations and community social and environment

Voting at the AFS Ltd annual general meeting in October this year particularly the election of directors will be based on these new membership categories

Report confirms rigour robustnessand legality of certification schemes

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAFF green tick PEFC certified wood products

The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by

the PEFC

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

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By JIM BOWDEN

QUEENSLANDrsquoS largest plantation company HQPlantations is seeking expressions of interest to secure log supply contracts from parties interested in investing in and operating efficient wood processing facilities in the statersquos southeastldquoThe offer represents a rare opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry in utilising high quality southern pine and Araucaria timber resourcesrdquo chief executive Brian Farmer saidHe said the supply offer was part of lsquoOperation Epochrsquo a project initiated in late December designed to market all of the available log supply beyond 2015-16HQP has been working with domestic processors and in international markets to potentially indentify proponents to come forward and purchase its logsldquoThe key goals for us are to sell all of the wood domestically add value to the resource and create jobs through increasing sales of resource to our available level of harvestrdquo Mr Farmer saidldquoAt the moment we are not cutting at our full capacity because of some mill closures We could be creating more jobs now if we had more domestic processing capacityrdquoThe project emphasises the recognition of the companyrsquos resource through AFS and FSC chain of custody optionsldquoWe obviously want stability within the regional communities through allocation of resource to quality existing and new customersrdquoMr Farmer said the term lsquoqualityrsquo

referred to companies that had good competitive processing facilities within their mills so their cost of production was equal to the best in the worldldquoWersquore not talking about scale here about a million-tonne mill but how the timber is processed at a unit cost of production that allows industry to compete well against imports or compete successfully on the export marketrdquo he said

HQPlantations has an availability of 2 million cub m of wood annually About 15-16 million cub m is southern pine the balance Araucaria (hoop pine)ldquoWith the Araucarias we have up to 100000 cub m per annum of pruned appearance grade logsrdquo Mr Farmer saidHQ Plantations has gone to the broader market and has talked with domestic markets on how it may participate in the opportunityldquoQueensland is a great place to invest ndash and we have and will continue to do sordquo Mr Farmer

Cont Page 11

INDUSTRY NEWS

Search for qualitybuyers of HQPrsquosplantation timber

Brian Farmer creating stability within regional communities

2 million cub m of logs on offer

bull See notice Page 8

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INDUSTRY NEWS

RESPECTED forest scientist Dr Sadanandan Nambiar was today (Monday) awarded the Institute of Foresters of Australiarsquos highest and most prestigious honour ndash the Norman W Jolly MedalThe award was announced by IFA president Rob de Feacutegely at the institutersquos national conference being held in CanberraA former CSIRO scientist and Canberra resident Dr Nambiar was doubly honoured when he was invited to present the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Memorial Oration to more than 170 conference delegatesDr Nambiar is an eminent forest scientist internationally recognised as a leader in research on sustainable productivity and management of forestsHis multi-disciplinary approach to this complex science and committed advocacy to sustainability has had a profound impact upon efficient science-based plantation management in Australia and overseasThrough his work Dr Nambiar promotes the sustainable management of Australian forests as a balancing act that needs long term goals and attention paid to soil and water health biodiversity and landscape valuesInternationally Dr Nambiar has been a tireless advocate of the potential of man-made forests agro-forests and woodlands as land use systems that can foster both economic prosperity and environmental benefits for societyDr Nambiar is widely recognised as a science leader and a generous mentor by colleagues in Australia and internationally He remains an active honorary

fellow in CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences in Canberra spending significant time supporting forestry in developing countries championing sustainable forestry to promote rural development and poverty alleviationDr Nambiar has previously received a number of prestigious awards ndash in the USA from the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) and from the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) which recognised Dr Nambiar as a ldquopre-eminent Australian forest scientist of contemporary timesrdquoHe was also recently awarded a medal by the government of Vietnam for his service to the countryrsquos forestry and rural developmentHe is a prolific writer and his findings are contained in more than 100 publications

reports books proceedings monographs and numerous keynote addressesldquoIt is entirely fitting that a Canberran be awarded the honour of presenting the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Memorial Oration at the national IFA conference in the year that we are celebrating the Centenary of Canberrardquo Rob de Feacutegely saidThe late Dr Maxwell Ralph Jacobs also a long-term Canberran was one of Australiarsquos most distinguished foresters At the time of his retirement in 1970 he was the director- general of the Forestry and Timber Bureau having worked in the public service for 44 years He died in Canberra in 1979 This organisation later became CSIRO Forestry Research where Dr Nambiar started his long term workDr Nambiarrsquos Maxwell Ralph

Jacobs Memorial Oration is titled ldquoForestry dialogues where has the wood gonerdquo

In his oration Dr Nambiar argues that sustainable management of native forests and planted forests and much greater use of wood for multiple purposes provide a way out of poverty for rural people in developing countries

He also argues that Australia as both a forest rich (in per capita terms) and the highest per capita CO 2 emitting nation has a major responsibility and opportunity to harvest and use more wood from our forests for building rural economies reduce imports and make a meaningful contribution to climate change mitigation

Dr Nambiar further argues that the sustainable use of forests and conservation are not opposing values but that they are mutually supporting objectives at large scales

Despite these opportunities and good science to back this he fears that the absence of this recognition myopic vision and politics are driving states such as Tasmania to needless economic and social pains Tasmania has one major advantage the forestry advantage

Tasmanians should and can use their natural and renewable resources sustainably to re-build their future he says

The IFArsquos biennial national conference is being held at The Rex Hotel Canberra from April 7 to 11 A report on the conference will appear in the next issue of Timber amp Forestry enews

Dr Sadanandan Nambiar highest recognition at Canberra conference

Eminent forest scientist takesIFArsquos most prestigious award

Jolly Medal presented to Dr Sadanandan Nambiar

lsquoAustralia has a major responsibility and opportunity to harvest and use more wood

from our forests for building rural economies reduce imports and make a meaningful

contribution to climate change mitigationrsquo ndash Dr Sadanandan Nambiar

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AN international seminar on green procurement of timber and wood products held in Beijing last week was a significant milestone for the Chinese timber industry dealing with global moves to confront illegal logging and requirements of proof of legal origin of logs and timber productsAustralian Timber Importers Federation general manager John Halkett outlined to seminar delegates actions in Australia on illegal logging policy the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the scope of the emerging regulations and responsibilities of timber product importersThe seminar was hosted by the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association (CTWPDA) with the assistance of the Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Program and the European Forest Institute Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

Facility and WWFThe seminar considered actions being taken or being considered in China within a green procurement framework to address consumer country illegal logging legislation or trade practice requirements This included legality assurance lsquotestsrsquo such as those likely under the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the European FLEGT program and US Lacey Act In addition presentations were made at the seminar on the development of forest and chain-of-custody systems in ChinaIn noting that China is both the largest importer of logs and timber plus the largest exporter of timber products Mr Halkett said it was critical that Australia strengthened its interaction with relevant Chinese government authorities and wood-based industriesldquoIn acknowledging the importance of the seminar as a

stepping-stone in the process ndash if Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products ndash greater engagement with China both by the government and industry representatives will be essentialrdquo he saidMr Halkett also pointed out at the seminar that legality assurance requirements in Australia and elsewhere needed to be mindful of not making timber products less competitive against other building products that are less environmentally-friendlyldquoAlso in an Australian context there needed to be a recognition that imported products were essential because of their cost and utility benefits or because there is simply no Australian substitute products availablerdquo he saidThe hosting association CTWPDA is considered to be the largest timber industry association in the world It has 3000 member companies and subsidiary associations engaged in timber product importing exporting wholesaling manufacturing and marketingThe Australia Embassy was represented at the seminar by Beijing-based agriculture counsellor Anna Somerville

INDUSTRY NEWS

From Page 1

Plan aims to double export earnings by 2022consultation and then get the order signed off This will take most of this yearrdquo

This process is being driven mostly by the NZFFA and the NZ Forest Owners Association

The levy will provide a funding basis for research aimed at producing higher yields of better quality timber and harvesting that timber more

efficiently The industry has set itself some bold targets for example the NZFOArsquos Science and Innovation Plan aims to increase MAI (mean annual increment) of radiata pine from the present day level of 18 tonnes ha to 35 tonnes ha by 2025The Wood Council of New Zealand in its 2012 Forest and Wood Products Action Plan

aims to more than double export earnings to $12 billion by 2022

The science and innovation plan will be the basis of future research broadly aimed at doubling production through genetic improvement and growing healthier trees

Already the major corporate industry members have

committed to inject considerable funding to this research Currently they commit around $17 million to research on a voluntary basisThe owners of New Zealandrsquos major forest companies have largely thrown their collective weight behind the implementation of a forest levy as they see benefits of research for their businesses

Making it legal in China seminarbriefed on Australian regulations

Keeping lines of communication open John Halkett advises on timber product legality verification requirements and trade at the international seminar in China

lsquoIf Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products greater engagement with China both by the

government and industry representatives will be essentialrsquo ndash John Halkett

Responsibilities of timber product importers outlined

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Australiarsquos forest wood pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government the community and in key negotiations on the industryrsquos future as two peak associations have merged to form a single national association

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has been formed through the merger of the Australian Plantations Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)

AFPA was established to cover all aspects of Australiarsquos forest industry

- Forest growing - Harvest and haulage - Sawmilling and other

wood processing - Pulp and paper processing and

- Forest product exporting

For more information on the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) or to enquire about membership please call (02) 6285 3833

APRIL 20137-10 6th international Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference Istanbul Turkey lsquoWoodchips and Biomass for Global and Regional Marketsrsquo

Hilton Istanbul Hotel Included in the program is a pre- and post-conference field trip two days of conference and the opportunity to visit Gallipoli

Visit wwwwoodfibreconferencecom to register

Residues-to-Revenues 2013 Conference and CleanTECH Expo Wood energy and lsquoclean-techrsquo industry developments Crowne Plaza Hotel Auckland April 10-11 2013 Bayview Eden Hotel Melbourne April 15-16 2013 Event website wwwwoodresidueseventscom

7-11 Institute of Foresters of Australia conference ndash Canberra Rex Hotel Canberra Managing Our Forests into the 21st Century Australian and international speakers will address delegates on both international and local issues that will face foresters and forest managers in the century such as politics policy and perceptions Contact IFA PO Box 7002 Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel (02) 6281 3992 Web wwwforestryconferenceorgau

11-14 43rd Annual JiV hoo-hoo Convention Main Corner Mount Gambier Accommodation at the Commodore Motel Registration

details on wwwhoo-hoo-jivorg au or contact Maurie Drewer 0418 394 296 Email or mkdrewerdubaigmailcom

18-19 Inaugural Local government Forest and Timber Industry Conference ndash Bayview on Eden Melbourne Aimed at both local government and timber industry professionals from across Australia The program will have a focus on socio-economic issues and the relationship between local government and the timber industry and will feature presentations discussions workshops and opportunities to learn from and share experiences Contact Municipal Association of Victoria Tel (03) 9667 5529 Visit wwwntctorgau

MAY16-21 3rd international Congress on Planted Forests ndash Lisbon Portugal The congress aims to investigate the contribution of planted forests to sustainable development in the context of global changes Topics will include the sustainability of planted forests changing climates and the future role of planted forests in environmental protection and REDD+ Five of the major European Atlantic countries (Spain France Ireland UK and Portugal) with large areas of planted forests have joined forces to organise this congress under the coordination of the Atlantic regional office of the European Forest Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture

Organisation Deadline for abstracts is February 28

Visit wwwefiatlanticefiint

JUNE15 Melbourne hoo-hoo Club 217 50th anniversary dinner (venue to be advised) Contact Trish Waters on 0418 358 501 Email

waters58bigpondcom 24 The Cat goes gold Brisbane hoo-hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Victoria Park Golf Complex Contact Don Towerton on 0428 745 455 Email donthoratimberscomau or Tim Evans on 0417 726 741 Email t-evansbigpondnetau

AugusT6-9 AWISA 2014 Exhibition Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre The Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association Ltd has decided that the exhibition will move from Sydney to Brisbane next year Inquiries about booking space email infoawisacom or call Geoff Holland on 0412 361 580

23 The Cat goes goldBrisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Brisbane Riverview Hotel Cnr Kingsford Smith Drive and Hunt Street Hamilton Brisbane Tel 0401 312 087 or 0428 745 455 for bookings

DECEMBER 4-5 Focus on improving transport and logistics in the forestry sectorIt will build on the excellent program designed by the ForestIndustry Engineering Association Visit wwwforesttecheventscom

EVENTS

WHATrsquoS ON

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FOREST certification schemes operating in Australia and Europe have been validated by the federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as having a high level of rigour and robustness providing a high level of assurance that wood products traded under these programs are from a legal sourceThese schemes include the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) the European Unionrsquos FLEGT scheme and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)The DAFF report was prepared by consultant URS Australia Pty Ltd to assist and inform the development of regulations as part of implementation of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by the PEFC By purchasing only AFS or PEFC certified wood and paper products importers domestic processors and any business along the supply chain can be reassured that not only are those products made from legally harvested wood but in addition the forests from which

the wood was obtained are well managed and this has been confirmed by independent third party certification against a credible standardThis report is a supplement to the 2010 report lsquoA framework for differentiating legality verification and chain of custody schemesrsquo (available at wwwdaffgovauillegallogging)AFS has launched its new website A user-friendly design

has been developed to provide a clean accessible site with improved navigation and functionalityThe new website contains a comprehensive overview of AFSL functions registers of certified forest managers and certified organisations a range of information and documentation on certification and the Australian standards for forest management and chain

of custody and a quick-find document download centre which includes documentation on Australian Forestry Standard 4708 Chain of Custody Standard 4707 AFSL amp PEFC certification and logo use AFSL Standards revision standards reference committee AFSL standards procedures and other AFSL documentation (the constitution complaints and grievances procedures and policies)

AFS Ltdrsquos involvement in the PEFC the worldrsquos largest forest certification system provides vital recognition for Australian certified products in international markets and for certified imported products in the Australian market

Membership categories comprise forest grower primary processor supply chain employee representative organisations and community social and environment

Voting at the AFS Ltd annual general meeting in October this year particularly the election of directors will be based on these new membership categories

Report confirms rigour robustnessand legality of certification schemes

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAFF green tick PEFC certified wood products

The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by

the PEFC

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

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INDUSTRY NEWS

RESPECTED forest scientist Dr Sadanandan Nambiar was today (Monday) awarded the Institute of Foresters of Australiarsquos highest and most prestigious honour ndash the Norman W Jolly MedalThe award was announced by IFA president Rob de Feacutegely at the institutersquos national conference being held in CanberraA former CSIRO scientist and Canberra resident Dr Nambiar was doubly honoured when he was invited to present the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Memorial Oration to more than 170 conference delegatesDr Nambiar is an eminent forest scientist internationally recognised as a leader in research on sustainable productivity and management of forestsHis multi-disciplinary approach to this complex science and committed advocacy to sustainability has had a profound impact upon efficient science-based plantation management in Australia and overseasThrough his work Dr Nambiar promotes the sustainable management of Australian forests as a balancing act that needs long term goals and attention paid to soil and water health biodiversity and landscape valuesInternationally Dr Nambiar has been a tireless advocate of the potential of man-made forests agro-forests and woodlands as land use systems that can foster both economic prosperity and environmental benefits for societyDr Nambiar is widely recognised as a science leader and a generous mentor by colleagues in Australia and internationally He remains an active honorary

fellow in CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences in Canberra spending significant time supporting forestry in developing countries championing sustainable forestry to promote rural development and poverty alleviationDr Nambiar has previously received a number of prestigious awards ndash in the USA from the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) and from the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) which recognised Dr Nambiar as a ldquopre-eminent Australian forest scientist of contemporary timesrdquoHe was also recently awarded a medal by the government of Vietnam for his service to the countryrsquos forestry and rural developmentHe is a prolific writer and his findings are contained in more than 100 publications

reports books proceedings monographs and numerous keynote addressesldquoIt is entirely fitting that a Canberran be awarded the honour of presenting the Maxwell Ralph Jacobs Memorial Oration at the national IFA conference in the year that we are celebrating the Centenary of Canberrardquo Rob de Feacutegely saidThe late Dr Maxwell Ralph Jacobs also a long-term Canberran was one of Australiarsquos most distinguished foresters At the time of his retirement in 1970 he was the director- general of the Forestry and Timber Bureau having worked in the public service for 44 years He died in Canberra in 1979 This organisation later became CSIRO Forestry Research where Dr Nambiar started his long term workDr Nambiarrsquos Maxwell Ralph

Jacobs Memorial Oration is titled ldquoForestry dialogues where has the wood gonerdquo

In his oration Dr Nambiar argues that sustainable management of native forests and planted forests and much greater use of wood for multiple purposes provide a way out of poverty for rural people in developing countries

He also argues that Australia as both a forest rich (in per capita terms) and the highest per capita CO 2 emitting nation has a major responsibility and opportunity to harvest and use more wood from our forests for building rural economies reduce imports and make a meaningful contribution to climate change mitigation

Dr Nambiar further argues that the sustainable use of forests and conservation are not opposing values but that they are mutually supporting objectives at large scales

Despite these opportunities and good science to back this he fears that the absence of this recognition myopic vision and politics are driving states such as Tasmania to needless economic and social pains Tasmania has one major advantage the forestry advantage

Tasmanians should and can use their natural and renewable resources sustainably to re-build their future he says

The IFArsquos biennial national conference is being held at The Rex Hotel Canberra from April 7 to 11 A report on the conference will appear in the next issue of Timber amp Forestry enews

Dr Sadanandan Nambiar highest recognition at Canberra conference

Eminent forest scientist takesIFArsquos most prestigious award

Jolly Medal presented to Dr Sadanandan Nambiar

lsquoAustralia has a major responsibility and opportunity to harvest and use more wood

from our forests for building rural economies reduce imports and make a meaningful

contribution to climate change mitigationrsquo ndash Dr Sadanandan Nambiar

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AN international seminar on green procurement of timber and wood products held in Beijing last week was a significant milestone for the Chinese timber industry dealing with global moves to confront illegal logging and requirements of proof of legal origin of logs and timber productsAustralian Timber Importers Federation general manager John Halkett outlined to seminar delegates actions in Australia on illegal logging policy the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the scope of the emerging regulations and responsibilities of timber product importersThe seminar was hosted by the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association (CTWPDA) with the assistance of the Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Program and the European Forest Institute Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

Facility and WWFThe seminar considered actions being taken or being considered in China within a green procurement framework to address consumer country illegal logging legislation or trade practice requirements This included legality assurance lsquotestsrsquo such as those likely under the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the European FLEGT program and US Lacey Act In addition presentations were made at the seminar on the development of forest and chain-of-custody systems in ChinaIn noting that China is both the largest importer of logs and timber plus the largest exporter of timber products Mr Halkett said it was critical that Australia strengthened its interaction with relevant Chinese government authorities and wood-based industriesldquoIn acknowledging the importance of the seminar as a

stepping-stone in the process ndash if Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products ndash greater engagement with China both by the government and industry representatives will be essentialrdquo he saidMr Halkett also pointed out at the seminar that legality assurance requirements in Australia and elsewhere needed to be mindful of not making timber products less competitive against other building products that are less environmentally-friendlyldquoAlso in an Australian context there needed to be a recognition that imported products were essential because of their cost and utility benefits or because there is simply no Australian substitute products availablerdquo he saidThe hosting association CTWPDA is considered to be the largest timber industry association in the world It has 3000 member companies and subsidiary associations engaged in timber product importing exporting wholesaling manufacturing and marketingThe Australia Embassy was represented at the seminar by Beijing-based agriculture counsellor Anna Somerville

INDUSTRY NEWS

From Page 1

Plan aims to double export earnings by 2022consultation and then get the order signed off This will take most of this yearrdquo

This process is being driven mostly by the NZFFA and the NZ Forest Owners Association

The levy will provide a funding basis for research aimed at producing higher yields of better quality timber and harvesting that timber more

efficiently The industry has set itself some bold targets for example the NZFOArsquos Science and Innovation Plan aims to increase MAI (mean annual increment) of radiata pine from the present day level of 18 tonnes ha to 35 tonnes ha by 2025The Wood Council of New Zealand in its 2012 Forest and Wood Products Action Plan

aims to more than double export earnings to $12 billion by 2022

The science and innovation plan will be the basis of future research broadly aimed at doubling production through genetic improvement and growing healthier trees

Already the major corporate industry members have

committed to inject considerable funding to this research Currently they commit around $17 million to research on a voluntary basisThe owners of New Zealandrsquos major forest companies have largely thrown their collective weight behind the implementation of a forest levy as they see benefits of research for their businesses

Making it legal in China seminarbriefed on Australian regulations

Keeping lines of communication open John Halkett advises on timber product legality verification requirements and trade at the international seminar in China

lsquoIf Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products greater engagement with China both by the

government and industry representatives will be essentialrsquo ndash John Halkett

Responsibilities of timber product importers outlined

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Australiarsquos forest wood pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government the community and in key negotiations on the industryrsquos future as two peak associations have merged to form a single national association

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has been formed through the merger of the Australian Plantations Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)

AFPA was established to cover all aspects of Australiarsquos forest industry

- Forest growing - Harvest and haulage - Sawmilling and other

wood processing - Pulp and paper processing and

- Forest product exporting

For more information on the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) or to enquire about membership please call (02) 6285 3833

APRIL 20137-10 6th international Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference Istanbul Turkey lsquoWoodchips and Biomass for Global and Regional Marketsrsquo

Hilton Istanbul Hotel Included in the program is a pre- and post-conference field trip two days of conference and the opportunity to visit Gallipoli

Visit wwwwoodfibreconferencecom to register

Residues-to-Revenues 2013 Conference and CleanTECH Expo Wood energy and lsquoclean-techrsquo industry developments Crowne Plaza Hotel Auckland April 10-11 2013 Bayview Eden Hotel Melbourne April 15-16 2013 Event website wwwwoodresidueseventscom

7-11 Institute of Foresters of Australia conference ndash Canberra Rex Hotel Canberra Managing Our Forests into the 21st Century Australian and international speakers will address delegates on both international and local issues that will face foresters and forest managers in the century such as politics policy and perceptions Contact IFA PO Box 7002 Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel (02) 6281 3992 Web wwwforestryconferenceorgau

11-14 43rd Annual JiV hoo-hoo Convention Main Corner Mount Gambier Accommodation at the Commodore Motel Registration

details on wwwhoo-hoo-jivorg au or contact Maurie Drewer 0418 394 296 Email or mkdrewerdubaigmailcom

18-19 Inaugural Local government Forest and Timber Industry Conference ndash Bayview on Eden Melbourne Aimed at both local government and timber industry professionals from across Australia The program will have a focus on socio-economic issues and the relationship between local government and the timber industry and will feature presentations discussions workshops and opportunities to learn from and share experiences Contact Municipal Association of Victoria Tel (03) 9667 5529 Visit wwwntctorgau

MAY16-21 3rd international Congress on Planted Forests ndash Lisbon Portugal The congress aims to investigate the contribution of planted forests to sustainable development in the context of global changes Topics will include the sustainability of planted forests changing climates and the future role of planted forests in environmental protection and REDD+ Five of the major European Atlantic countries (Spain France Ireland UK and Portugal) with large areas of planted forests have joined forces to organise this congress under the coordination of the Atlantic regional office of the European Forest Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture

Organisation Deadline for abstracts is February 28

Visit wwwefiatlanticefiint

JUNE15 Melbourne hoo-hoo Club 217 50th anniversary dinner (venue to be advised) Contact Trish Waters on 0418 358 501 Email

waters58bigpondcom 24 The Cat goes gold Brisbane hoo-hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Victoria Park Golf Complex Contact Don Towerton on 0428 745 455 Email donthoratimberscomau or Tim Evans on 0417 726 741 Email t-evansbigpondnetau

AugusT6-9 AWISA 2014 Exhibition Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre The Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association Ltd has decided that the exhibition will move from Sydney to Brisbane next year Inquiries about booking space email infoawisacom or call Geoff Holland on 0412 361 580

23 The Cat goes goldBrisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Brisbane Riverview Hotel Cnr Kingsford Smith Drive and Hunt Street Hamilton Brisbane Tel 0401 312 087 or 0428 745 455 for bookings

DECEMBER 4-5 Focus on improving transport and logistics in the forestry sectorIt will build on the excellent program designed by the ForestIndustry Engineering Association Visit wwwforesttecheventscom

EVENTS

WHATrsquoS ON

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FOREST certification schemes operating in Australia and Europe have been validated by the federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as having a high level of rigour and robustness providing a high level of assurance that wood products traded under these programs are from a legal sourceThese schemes include the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) the European Unionrsquos FLEGT scheme and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)The DAFF report was prepared by consultant URS Australia Pty Ltd to assist and inform the development of regulations as part of implementation of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by the PEFC By purchasing only AFS or PEFC certified wood and paper products importers domestic processors and any business along the supply chain can be reassured that not only are those products made from legally harvested wood but in addition the forests from which

the wood was obtained are well managed and this has been confirmed by independent third party certification against a credible standardThis report is a supplement to the 2010 report lsquoA framework for differentiating legality verification and chain of custody schemesrsquo (available at wwwdaffgovauillegallogging)AFS has launched its new website A user-friendly design

has been developed to provide a clean accessible site with improved navigation and functionalityThe new website contains a comprehensive overview of AFSL functions registers of certified forest managers and certified organisations a range of information and documentation on certification and the Australian standards for forest management and chain

of custody and a quick-find document download centre which includes documentation on Australian Forestry Standard 4708 Chain of Custody Standard 4707 AFSL amp PEFC certification and logo use AFSL Standards revision standards reference committee AFSL standards procedures and other AFSL documentation (the constitution complaints and grievances procedures and policies)

AFS Ltdrsquos involvement in the PEFC the worldrsquos largest forest certification system provides vital recognition for Australian certified products in international markets and for certified imported products in the Australian market

Membership categories comprise forest grower primary processor supply chain employee representative organisations and community social and environment

Voting at the AFS Ltd annual general meeting in October this year particularly the election of directors will be based on these new membership categories

Report confirms rigour robustnessand legality of certification schemes

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAFF green tick PEFC certified wood products

The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by

the PEFC

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

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Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

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Classified Ads per week

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AN international seminar on green procurement of timber and wood products held in Beijing last week was a significant milestone for the Chinese timber industry dealing with global moves to confront illegal logging and requirements of proof of legal origin of logs and timber productsAustralian Timber Importers Federation general manager John Halkett outlined to seminar delegates actions in Australia on illegal logging policy the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the scope of the emerging regulations and responsibilities of timber product importersThe seminar was hosted by the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association (CTWPDA) with the assistance of the Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Program and the European Forest Institute Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

Facility and WWFThe seminar considered actions being taken or being considered in China within a green procurement framework to address consumer country illegal logging legislation or trade practice requirements This included legality assurance lsquotestsrsquo such as those likely under the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act the European FLEGT program and US Lacey Act In addition presentations were made at the seminar on the development of forest and chain-of-custody systems in ChinaIn noting that China is both the largest importer of logs and timber plus the largest exporter of timber products Mr Halkett said it was critical that Australia strengthened its interaction with relevant Chinese government authorities and wood-based industriesldquoIn acknowledging the importance of the seminar as a

stepping-stone in the process ndash if Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products ndash greater engagement with China both by the government and industry representatives will be essentialrdquo he saidMr Halkett also pointed out at the seminar that legality assurance requirements in Australia and elsewhere needed to be mindful of not making timber products less competitive against other building products that are less environmentally-friendlyldquoAlso in an Australian context there needed to be a recognition that imported products were essential because of their cost and utility benefits or because there is simply no Australian substitute products availablerdquo he saidThe hosting association CTWPDA is considered to be the largest timber industry association in the world It has 3000 member companies and subsidiary associations engaged in timber product importing exporting wholesaling manufacturing and marketingThe Australia Embassy was represented at the seminar by Beijing-based agriculture counsellor Anna Somerville

INDUSTRY NEWS

From Page 1

Plan aims to double export earnings by 2022consultation and then get the order signed off This will take most of this yearrdquo

This process is being driven mostly by the NZFFA and the NZ Forest Owners Association

The levy will provide a funding basis for research aimed at producing higher yields of better quality timber and harvesting that timber more

efficiently The industry has set itself some bold targets for example the NZFOArsquos Science and Innovation Plan aims to increase MAI (mean annual increment) of radiata pine from the present day level of 18 tonnes ha to 35 tonnes ha by 2025The Wood Council of New Zealand in its 2012 Forest and Wood Products Action Plan

aims to more than double export earnings to $12 billion by 2022

The science and innovation plan will be the basis of future research broadly aimed at doubling production through genetic improvement and growing healthier trees

Already the major corporate industry members have

committed to inject considerable funding to this research Currently they commit around $17 million to research on a voluntary basisThe owners of New Zealandrsquos major forest companies have largely thrown their collective weight behind the implementation of a forest levy as they see benefits of research for their businesses

Making it legal in China seminarbriefed on Australian regulations

Keeping lines of communication open John Halkett advises on timber product legality verification requirements and trade at the international seminar in China

lsquoIf Australia is going to be really serious about restricting the import especially of

manufactured timber products greater engagement with China both by the

government and industry representatives will be essentialrsquo ndash John Halkett

Responsibilities of timber product importers outlined

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Australiarsquos forest wood pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government the community and in key negotiations on the industryrsquos future as two peak associations have merged to form a single national association

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has been formed through the merger of the Australian Plantations Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)

AFPA was established to cover all aspects of Australiarsquos forest industry

- Forest growing - Harvest and haulage - Sawmilling and other

wood processing - Pulp and paper processing and

- Forest product exporting

For more information on the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) or to enquire about membership please call (02) 6285 3833

APRIL 20137-10 6th international Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference Istanbul Turkey lsquoWoodchips and Biomass for Global and Regional Marketsrsquo

Hilton Istanbul Hotel Included in the program is a pre- and post-conference field trip two days of conference and the opportunity to visit Gallipoli

Visit wwwwoodfibreconferencecom to register

Residues-to-Revenues 2013 Conference and CleanTECH Expo Wood energy and lsquoclean-techrsquo industry developments Crowne Plaza Hotel Auckland April 10-11 2013 Bayview Eden Hotel Melbourne April 15-16 2013 Event website wwwwoodresidueseventscom

7-11 Institute of Foresters of Australia conference ndash Canberra Rex Hotel Canberra Managing Our Forests into the 21st Century Australian and international speakers will address delegates on both international and local issues that will face foresters and forest managers in the century such as politics policy and perceptions Contact IFA PO Box 7002 Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel (02) 6281 3992 Web wwwforestryconferenceorgau

11-14 43rd Annual JiV hoo-hoo Convention Main Corner Mount Gambier Accommodation at the Commodore Motel Registration

details on wwwhoo-hoo-jivorg au or contact Maurie Drewer 0418 394 296 Email or mkdrewerdubaigmailcom

18-19 Inaugural Local government Forest and Timber Industry Conference ndash Bayview on Eden Melbourne Aimed at both local government and timber industry professionals from across Australia The program will have a focus on socio-economic issues and the relationship between local government and the timber industry and will feature presentations discussions workshops and opportunities to learn from and share experiences Contact Municipal Association of Victoria Tel (03) 9667 5529 Visit wwwntctorgau

MAY16-21 3rd international Congress on Planted Forests ndash Lisbon Portugal The congress aims to investigate the contribution of planted forests to sustainable development in the context of global changes Topics will include the sustainability of planted forests changing climates and the future role of planted forests in environmental protection and REDD+ Five of the major European Atlantic countries (Spain France Ireland UK and Portugal) with large areas of planted forests have joined forces to organise this congress under the coordination of the Atlantic regional office of the European Forest Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture

Organisation Deadline for abstracts is February 28

Visit wwwefiatlanticefiint

JUNE15 Melbourne hoo-hoo Club 217 50th anniversary dinner (venue to be advised) Contact Trish Waters on 0418 358 501 Email

waters58bigpondcom 24 The Cat goes gold Brisbane hoo-hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Victoria Park Golf Complex Contact Don Towerton on 0428 745 455 Email donthoratimberscomau or Tim Evans on 0417 726 741 Email t-evansbigpondnetau

AugusT6-9 AWISA 2014 Exhibition Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre The Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association Ltd has decided that the exhibition will move from Sydney to Brisbane next year Inquiries about booking space email infoawisacom or call Geoff Holland on 0412 361 580

23 The Cat goes goldBrisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Brisbane Riverview Hotel Cnr Kingsford Smith Drive and Hunt Street Hamilton Brisbane Tel 0401 312 087 or 0428 745 455 for bookings

DECEMBER 4-5 Focus on improving transport and logistics in the forestry sectorIt will build on the excellent program designed by the ForestIndustry Engineering Association Visit wwwforesttecheventscom

EVENTS

WHATrsquoS ON

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FOREST certification schemes operating in Australia and Europe have been validated by the federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as having a high level of rigour and robustness providing a high level of assurance that wood products traded under these programs are from a legal sourceThese schemes include the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) the European Unionrsquos FLEGT scheme and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)The DAFF report was prepared by consultant URS Australia Pty Ltd to assist and inform the development of regulations as part of implementation of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by the PEFC By purchasing only AFS or PEFC certified wood and paper products importers domestic processors and any business along the supply chain can be reassured that not only are those products made from legally harvested wood but in addition the forests from which

the wood was obtained are well managed and this has been confirmed by independent third party certification against a credible standardThis report is a supplement to the 2010 report lsquoA framework for differentiating legality verification and chain of custody schemesrsquo (available at wwwdaffgovauillegallogging)AFS has launched its new website A user-friendly design

has been developed to provide a clean accessible site with improved navigation and functionalityThe new website contains a comprehensive overview of AFSL functions registers of certified forest managers and certified organisations a range of information and documentation on certification and the Australian standards for forest management and chain

of custody and a quick-find document download centre which includes documentation on Australian Forestry Standard 4708 Chain of Custody Standard 4707 AFSL amp PEFC certification and logo use AFSL Standards revision standards reference committee AFSL standards procedures and other AFSL documentation (the constitution complaints and grievances procedures and policies)

AFS Ltdrsquos involvement in the PEFC the worldrsquos largest forest certification system provides vital recognition for Australian certified products in international markets and for certified imported products in the Australian market

Membership categories comprise forest grower primary processor supply chain employee representative organisations and community social and environment

Voting at the AFS Ltd annual general meeting in October this year particularly the election of directors will be based on these new membership categories

Report confirms rigour robustnessand legality of certification schemes

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAFF green tick PEFC certified wood products

The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by

the PEFC

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

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ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

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Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

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DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

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wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

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Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

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Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

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T (07) 3266 1429

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Australiarsquos forest wood pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government the community and in key negotiations on the industryrsquos future as two peak associations have merged to form a single national association

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has been formed through the merger of the Australian Plantations Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI)

AFPA was established to cover all aspects of Australiarsquos forest industry

- Forest growing - Harvest and haulage - Sawmilling and other

wood processing - Pulp and paper processing and

- Forest product exporting

For more information on the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) or to enquire about membership please call (02) 6285 3833

APRIL 20137-10 6th international Woodfibre Resources and Trade Conference Istanbul Turkey lsquoWoodchips and Biomass for Global and Regional Marketsrsquo

Hilton Istanbul Hotel Included in the program is a pre- and post-conference field trip two days of conference and the opportunity to visit Gallipoli

Visit wwwwoodfibreconferencecom to register

Residues-to-Revenues 2013 Conference and CleanTECH Expo Wood energy and lsquoclean-techrsquo industry developments Crowne Plaza Hotel Auckland April 10-11 2013 Bayview Eden Hotel Melbourne April 15-16 2013 Event website wwwwoodresidueseventscom

7-11 Institute of Foresters of Australia conference ndash Canberra Rex Hotel Canberra Managing Our Forests into the 21st Century Australian and international speakers will address delegates on both international and local issues that will face foresters and forest managers in the century such as politics policy and perceptions Contact IFA PO Box 7002 Yarralumla ACT 2600 Tel (02) 6281 3992 Web wwwforestryconferenceorgau

11-14 43rd Annual JiV hoo-hoo Convention Main Corner Mount Gambier Accommodation at the Commodore Motel Registration

details on wwwhoo-hoo-jivorg au or contact Maurie Drewer 0418 394 296 Email or mkdrewerdubaigmailcom

18-19 Inaugural Local government Forest and Timber Industry Conference ndash Bayview on Eden Melbourne Aimed at both local government and timber industry professionals from across Australia The program will have a focus on socio-economic issues and the relationship between local government and the timber industry and will feature presentations discussions workshops and opportunities to learn from and share experiences Contact Municipal Association of Victoria Tel (03) 9667 5529 Visit wwwntctorgau

MAY16-21 3rd international Congress on Planted Forests ndash Lisbon Portugal The congress aims to investigate the contribution of planted forests to sustainable development in the context of global changes Topics will include the sustainability of planted forests changing climates and the future role of planted forests in environmental protection and REDD+ Five of the major European Atlantic countries (Spain France Ireland UK and Portugal) with large areas of planted forests have joined forces to organise this congress under the coordination of the Atlantic regional office of the European Forest Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture

Organisation Deadline for abstracts is February 28

Visit wwwefiatlanticefiint

JUNE15 Melbourne hoo-hoo Club 217 50th anniversary dinner (venue to be advised) Contact Trish Waters on 0418 358 501 Email

waters58bigpondcom 24 The Cat goes gold Brisbane hoo-hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Victoria Park Golf Complex Contact Don Towerton on 0428 745 455 Email donthoratimberscomau or Tim Evans on 0417 726 741 Email t-evansbigpondnetau

AugusT6-9 AWISA 2014 Exhibition Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre The Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association Ltd has decided that the exhibition will move from Sydney to Brisbane next year Inquiries about booking space email infoawisacom or call Geoff Holland on 0412 361 580

23 The Cat goes goldBrisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration Brisbane Riverview Hotel Cnr Kingsford Smith Drive and Hunt Street Hamilton Brisbane Tel 0401 312 087 or 0428 745 455 for bookings

DECEMBER 4-5 Focus on improving transport and logistics in the forestry sectorIt will build on the excellent program designed by the ForestIndustry Engineering Association Visit wwwforesttecheventscom

EVENTS

WHATrsquoS ON

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FOREST certification schemes operating in Australia and Europe have been validated by the federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as having a high level of rigour and robustness providing a high level of assurance that wood products traded under these programs are from a legal sourceThese schemes include the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) the European Unionrsquos FLEGT scheme and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)The DAFF report was prepared by consultant URS Australia Pty Ltd to assist and inform the development of regulations as part of implementation of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by the PEFC By purchasing only AFS or PEFC certified wood and paper products importers domestic processors and any business along the supply chain can be reassured that not only are those products made from legally harvested wood but in addition the forests from which

the wood was obtained are well managed and this has been confirmed by independent third party certification against a credible standardThis report is a supplement to the 2010 report lsquoA framework for differentiating legality verification and chain of custody schemesrsquo (available at wwwdaffgovauillegallogging)AFS has launched its new website A user-friendly design

has been developed to provide a clean accessible site with improved navigation and functionalityThe new website contains a comprehensive overview of AFSL functions registers of certified forest managers and certified organisations a range of information and documentation on certification and the Australian standards for forest management and chain

of custody and a quick-find document download centre which includes documentation on Australian Forestry Standard 4708 Chain of Custody Standard 4707 AFSL amp PEFC certification and logo use AFSL Standards revision standards reference committee AFSL standards procedures and other AFSL documentation (the constitution complaints and grievances procedures and policies)

AFS Ltdrsquos involvement in the PEFC the worldrsquos largest forest certification system provides vital recognition for Australian certified products in international markets and for certified imported products in the Australian market

Membership categories comprise forest grower primary processor supply chain employee representative organisations and community social and environment

Voting at the AFS Ltd annual general meeting in October this year particularly the election of directors will be based on these new membership categories

Report confirms rigour robustnessand legality of certification schemes

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAFF green tick PEFC certified wood products

The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by

the PEFC

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

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wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

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Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

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FOREST certification schemes operating in Australia and Europe have been validated by the federal Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry as having a high level of rigour and robustness providing a high level of assurance that wood products traded under these programs are from a legal sourceThese schemes include the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) the European Unionrsquos FLEGT scheme and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)The DAFF report was prepared by consultant URS Australia Pty Ltd to assist and inform the development of regulations as part of implementation of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by the PEFC By purchasing only AFS or PEFC certified wood and paper products importers domestic processors and any business along the supply chain can be reassured that not only are those products made from legally harvested wood but in addition the forests from which

the wood was obtained are well managed and this has been confirmed by independent third party certification against a credible standardThis report is a supplement to the 2010 report lsquoA framework for differentiating legality verification and chain of custody schemesrsquo (available at wwwdaffgovauillegallogging)AFS has launched its new website A user-friendly design

has been developed to provide a clean accessible site with improved navigation and functionalityThe new website contains a comprehensive overview of AFSL functions registers of certified forest managers and certified organisations a range of information and documentation on certification and the Australian standards for forest management and chain

of custody and a quick-find document download centre which includes documentation on Australian Forestry Standard 4708 Chain of Custody Standard 4707 AFSL amp PEFC certification and logo use AFSL Standards revision standards reference committee AFSL standards procedures and other AFSL documentation (the constitution complaints and grievances procedures and policies)

AFS Ltdrsquos involvement in the PEFC the worldrsquos largest forest certification system provides vital recognition for Australian certified products in international markets and for certified imported products in the Australian market

Membership categories comprise forest grower primary processor supply chain employee representative organisations and community social and environment

Voting at the AFS Ltd annual general meeting in October this year particularly the election of directors will be based on these new membership categories

Report confirms rigour robustnessand legality of certification schemes

INDUSTRY NEWS

DAFF green tick PEFC certified wood products

The Australian Forest Certification scheme is one of 30 national schemes endorsed by

the PEFC

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

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Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

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Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

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Classified Ads per week

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FEBRUARY building approvals figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the industryrsquos recovery is still balancing on a knifersquos edgeThe headline increase in dwelling approvals gives a false picture of a housing recovery with the total number of dwellings approved seasonally adjusted in February rising 31 Private sector houses rose 05 and non-house or lsquootherrsquo dwellings rose 15 seasonally adjustedMaster Builders Australiarsquos chief economist Peter Jones welcomed the improvement

but expressed concern that a negative trend has developedldquoDespite the improvement in the seasonally adjusted figures that were buoyed by an unusually high public sector housing figure a negative trend has emerged in the lsquootherrsquo dwellings sector (units and apartments)rdquo Mr Jones saidldquoThe overall negative trend in approvals is very worrying for builders Despite green shoots and early signs of a recovery momentum has failed to buildldquoThe industry had been hoping

for a much stronger recovery to take hold and the feedback from builders is that conditions are still very tough

ldquoLooking beyond the rise in the headline figure Februaryrsquos building approvals figure may squash some theories that the Reserve Bankrsquos easing cycle has ended

ldquoTime is running out for a sustained recovery in the building industry and the Reserve Bank must consider further interest rate cutsrdquo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wood Protection

Tanalith EA safe protection for all wood products

This environmentally friendly preservative can be safely used for the treatment of timber products including those to be used for decks handrails outdoor furniture as well as for council and national parks projects

Tanalith E is our water based Copper Azole formulation It is a stable preservative providing uniform colour and is particularly suitable for the reduction of treatment processing residues

It has a lower corrosion impact on treatment plants and equipment as well as the fixings and fasteners used with treated wood products

Contact the Australian Lonza team for full details of the Lonza value package Phone1300 650 636

Rise in building approvals paintsfalse picture of housing recovery

Bio-energy protestorsto disrupt conference

Peter Jones a negative trend has developed

A PROTEST by environmental groups against bio-energy is expected to take place at the Residues to Revenues conference in Melbourne on April 15

The proposed stunt outside the Bayview Eden Hotel will involve a giant toaster lsquoincineratingrsquo threatened wildlife The Victorian police have been informed of the protest

The protesters represent the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance the Wilderness Society Victoria Markets for Change Friends of the Earth Melbourne MyEnvironment Environment East Gippsland the Huon Valley Environment Centre Friends of Leadbeaterrsquos Possum Climate Active Australia South East Region Conservation Alliance and Healesville Environment Watch Inc

The group has established a website which carries the message lsquoJust show up We have all the materials you needrsquo

Conference delegates are advised to arrive at the Bayview Eden between 8 am and 830 am to avoid any disruption

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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ENGINEERED WOOD

Log Supply OpportunityAraucaria and Southern Pine Queensland Australia

The Resource 170000 hectares of Southern Pine and Araucaria plantations 2 million m3 of logs available per annum Increasing log supply in the near term World class forest management system and Certified to FSC and PEFC standards

Investment Opportunity

This is your opportunity to be involved in a sustainable plantation based forest industry

HQPlantations offers a unique opportunity for processors

A stable and transparent political and investment environment A secure long term wood supply Close proximity to key markets A unique and highly sought after Araucaria resource and A strong near term demand forecast for lumber

Need to know moreThen go to wwwapurscorpcomSectorsForestryhqplogsupply

HQPlantations is seeking interest from wood products processors

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

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ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

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Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

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Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

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Classified Ads per week

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Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

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Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

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MATCHMAKING websites are nothing new ndash but WoodSolutions brings three elements together with the aim of increasing the specification of wood in residential and commercial design and constructionFWPArsquos digital strategy manager Sarah Gyopar says the numbers show itrsquos working extremely well ndash and presenting opportunities for more suppliers of wood and wood products to become involvedIn 2010 research conducted by Forest and Wood Products Australia identified a lack of easily accessible information as a key impediment to architects engineers and other building and design professionals specifying more timber in residential and commercial constructionOn behalf of the industry FWPA had already addressed communicating the advantages of wood and wood products to the broader consumer market through the Wood Naturally Better program However this was not designed to meet specifiersrsquo needs for easily accessible generic informationldquoThe answerrdquo explained Sarah Gyopar ldquowas to create WoodSolutions We looked at what had been done in overseas markets and then added some local initiatives of our own Today the WoodSolutions program comprises a wide range of activities centred around a stylish website ndash wwwwoodsolutionscomaurdquoWith more than 3000 pages of information case studies technical data and supplier listings the WoodSolutions site attracts up to 10000 visits a weekNearly three-quarters of the sitersquos 420000 visits are new ndash showing the continued growth

in the spread of informationMs Gyopar said that analysis of the site traffic and the pages viewed showed that the vast majority of visitors appeared to be looking for design and performance data and material informationldquoThis validates the initial research findingsrdquo she said ldquoand thatrsquos further emphasised by the thousands of architects building designers builders and engineers who have registered to view presentations or download informationrdquoThe most popular downloads have been the WoodSolutions technical design guides a suite of 15 titles providing comprehensive design and detailing information on popular topicsSince the guides were available in September 2011 albeit with less than the current 15 titles visitors have downloaded around 11500 copiesThe top technical design guides each with up to 1500 downloads are Timber Framed Construction Class 1a Timber Service Life Durability Guide Timber Flooring and Building with Timber in Bushfire Prone AreasldquoThe site hasnrsquot stopped

dennisindustrye-newscom

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Website increases specifications fordesigning in wood

Cont Page 11

Sarah Gyopar most visitors are looking for design and performance data

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

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Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

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Classified Ads per week

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Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

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By PETER FOSTER

CORPORATIONS invariably are subjected to the most minute scrutiny Any example of for example false advertising is leapt upon and trumpetedAnd yet when environmental NGO attack dog Greenpeace admitted recently to issuing falsehoods about Resolute Forest Products based in Montreacuteal Canada ndash and even apologised ndash there was hardly a media ripplePerhaps the media regard ENGOsrsquo loose regard for the truth as merely overenthusiastic lsquomessagingrsquo in a good cause In fact the big news was the apology which may be a reflection of the welcome fact that the corporate worm is at last turning[Resolute is the largest manager of FSC certified forests in the world with more than 103 million ha certified in North America]For years corporations have been cowed by NGO campaigns of lies and intimidation companies have been reluctant to climb into the mud-wrestling pit with their adversaries fearing a no-win situation Instead they have engaged in lsquotrucesrsquo leading to lsquoagreementsrsquo that almost invariably restrict their job-creating activities which often appears to be the ENGOsrsquo main objectiveA classic example was the 2010 Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) where members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) agreed after a raft of vicious lsquoDo Not Buyrsquo campaigns against its members to work on ldquoprotectingrdquo a vast forest ndash 13 times the size of California ndash that isnrsquot under any kind of realistic threat

For the likes of Greenpeace however all forestry represents lsquodegradationrsquo Any human presence in the woods means lsquoendangermentrsquoSeveral months ago Greenpeace pulled out of the CBFA claiming that signatory Resolute had broken the agreement and engaged in illegal road building and secret loggingWhy did Greenpeace pick on Resolute One theory is that Resolute had been in the forefront of recommending the CBFA deal in the first place thus it was seen as an easy targetGreenpeace seems to have received a nasty surprise when Resolute CEO Richard Garneau (who wasnrsquot CEO when the CBFA was signed) responded quickly and vociferously pointing out that the allegations were a crockGreenpeacersquos initial response was to up the ante tabling a new set of demands on logging

moratoria in five areas of Quebec Ontario and Manitoba It issued a report Boreal Alarm which contained clear threats of ldquoreputational riskrdquo if its demands were not met Resolute did not back down The company will not confirm that it threatened to sue but it obviously had a strong caseGreenpeace still appeared to believe it could win by shouting louder and longer After I wrote about this issue in January Shane Moffatt one of the NGOrsquos lsquoforest campaignersrsquo responded by trumpeting

ldquoGreenpeacersquos science-based advocacy for responsible forestryrdquoGreenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging that its statements about Resolute and the CBFA were false The statement declared that ldquoGreenpeace sincerely regrets its errorrdquoYeah rightThe move shocked the industry because for Greenpeace to apologise is virtually unprecedented One of the few occasions was when it admitted in the mid-1990s that it had grossly overstated the amount of oil contained in the Brent Spar the offshore oil facility that oil major Shell had planned to scuttle at seaIn fact the Brent Spar represented an enormous victory for Greenpeace it marked the point at which Shell decided to get with the ENGO program The fruits of Shellrsquos appeasement have been depressingly predictable redoubled Greenpeace attacks in particular on the companyrsquos Arctic drilling plansGreenpeacersquos strategic error with Resolute may have been to make its allegations too specific and thus demonstrably false Perhaps it thought Resolute would roll over anyway but for once Greenpeace faced the prospect of its own brand ndash whose main purpose is to elicit donations ndash being damagedbull Peter Fosterrsquos association with Canadarsquos Financial Post goes back 25 years He is the author of eight books and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards

issuEs

Greenpeace quietly says lsquosorryrsquoafter lying about forest industry

Richard Garneau no backing down

Greenpeace has now admitted lacking both science and responsibility acknowledging

that its statements about Resolute and forest agreements were false

Hardly a media ripple after sloppiness with truth

Good forest management Resolute has the largest area ndash 103 millon ha ndash under FSC certification in the world

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

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T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

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Kevin Ezard conference director

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

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growing eitherrdquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoVisitor numbers are increasing steadily as are downloads of the technical design guides and other publications and data tables plus we are continually adding new contentrdquoShe continued to say that the supplier section was an area of the site that should be of interest to any company or organisation wishing to reach the building specifier market (architects building designers engineers developers builders quantity surveyors etc)ldquoCurrently even though it could be argued that sections of the industry are under-represented the top supplier listings have received nearly 3000 page viewsrdquo Ms Gyopar saidldquoAnd thatrsquos especially valuable to our suppliers because those page views come from a qualified audience of specifiers who are actively seeking product informationrdquoSupplier listings are free

to members and associate members of FWPA Full membership is free to levy payers Associate membership ndash including a free supplier listing providing access to the thousands of specifiers visiting the WoodSolutions website ndash is $1500 a year More information about membership is available from the FWPA website ndash wwwfwpacomauldquoItrsquos relatively inexpensive when you compare it to advertising in specialist building mediardquo Ms Gyopar said ldquoA full year on WoodSolutions can cost less than a full page advert in a print magazine Itrsquos a cost-effective way to reach a tightly-targeted marketrdquoOther WoodSolutions activities includes seminars featuring local and international speakers field trips and sponsorships of activities including the Australian Timber Design Awards and professional bodies such as the Australian Institute of Architects and Engineers Australia

DIGITAL STRATEGY

Qualified audienceof specifiers seeksadvice on products Donrsquot fall

for it

Independently tested to the highest standard guaranteed to comply with Australian and New Zealand Building Codes and Standards certified under JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme guaranteed to be safe and to carry the designated design load complies with the Building Code of Australia meets safety and quality requirements acceptable by unions meets all Workplace Health and Safety requirements

EWPAAG U A R A N T E E D Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Plywood House 3 Dunlop Street Newstead 4006 Queensland AustraliaTel 61 7 3250 3700 Fax 61 7 3252 4769 Email inboxpaaasnau

Web wwwewpasnau

Imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks have failed requirements for bond durability (ASNZS 43570) in tests undertaken by the Engineered Wood Products

Warning

Warning

Why risk it

Litigation Site closure Media exposure Damage to your business

Insist on PAA-branded LVL and plywood Itrsquos that simple

Performance assessment and test results on the imported Chinese LVL scaffold planks can be viewed at wwwewpasnau

Association of Australasia The tests show gluelines in the imported planks with exposure to moisture are likely to fail as the plank loses significant strength

Should non-compliant scaffold planks fail the supplier specifying engineer construction site supervisor and builder could be held responsible

and face the serious consequences of an injury or death

Donrsquot let this happen a collapse of poorly-prepared scaffolding

From Page 9

and investment environment excellent regional infrastructure and medium term growth in demand for forest productsrdquoMr Farmer added ldquoFor the industry and the state itrsquos a great opportunity How often do you see 2 million cub m of wood come up for sale with a long-term sustainable contractrdquoHQPlantations was purchased in 2010 by Hancock Queensland Plantations Pty Ltd a company managed by Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) on

behalf of institutional investorsHQP manages 343000 ha of which 212000 ha are utilised for hardwood and softwood plantation productionHTRG is the worldrsquos largest timberland investment manager As at December 31 2010 HTRGrsquos forest assets under management totaled 18 million ha valued about $US9 billion These assets are located in the US Canada Australia New Zealand and BrazilHTRG was founded in 1985 and is based in Boston Massachusetts USA

From Page 2

Offering long-termsustainable contracts

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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e canconbigpondnetau

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Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

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THE federal government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club last weekldquoIn its Clean Energy Package the government announced that the fuel used by the trucking industry would not be subject to the carbon tax until mid-2014rdquo Mr Simon saidldquoThe governmentrsquos plan is that it would then reduce the fuel tax credits that trucking operators can claim by almost 7c litre in the first yearldquoThatrsquos a 27 tax hike that would cost the industry more than half a billion dollars a year It would be a massive shock for many trucking businesses and they would not be able to respondrdquoMr Simon said the Clean Energy Package was based on the assumption that

businesses would respond to the carbon tax by reducing their use of energy or switching to renewables It assumed that businesses that could not do this would be able to increase their prices This would in turn change their customersrsquo behaviour

ldquoNeither of these assumptions fit the commercial reality of the trucking industryrdquo Mr Simon said

ldquoTrucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use switching to renewables is not generally an option

ldquoThe government projects that the use of biodiesel will increase rapidly from the end of the decade and that it will be the dominant transport fuel by 2030

ldquoBut the carbon tax on trucking would take effect in 2014 not the end of the decade Biodiesel blends are rarely available and gaseous fuels like LNG are not usable for long distance operations

ldquoSo businesses are left with trying to pass on the carbon taxrdquo

Mr Simon said 72 of trucking businesses had only one truck They were price takers not price makers Their customers would tell them to absorb the cost The pace of businesses leaving the industry would increase

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tax hike would cost truckingbusinesses over $500m a year

lsquoInstead of making life more difficult for small trucking operators the government should

make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to truckingrsquo ndash David Simon

David Simon the trucking industry doesnrsquot need to invest capital in equipment that stands idle for most of the year

Industry celebrates constructive womenWOMEN across the nation were recognised on International Womenrsquos Day (March 8) and Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) has acknowledged the important role of women in Queenslandrsquos building and construction industry encouraging more women to get involvedCSQ CEO Brett Schimming said women offerwed diverse talents and skills and were building success at all levels in the building and construction industryldquoFrom first year apprentices to

senior level managers women are making their mark in constructionrdquo Mr Schimming sadldquoAt CSQ we see firsthand the impressive contribution these women are making to construction and the unique skills they bring to the work place The number of women in the industry has grown significantly over the last decade and that trend will need to continue if we are going to meet future skilling demandsrdquoA Queenslander providing inspiration for women in the

industry is Brisbanersquos Laura Madden who was last year named the Construction Female of the Year at the CSQ Excellence AwardsAlong with fellow female tradie Juanita Mottram Laura is a director of Eve Renovations an all-female construction company specialising in domestic renovations and commercial fit outsLaura and Juanita aspire to be the leading all-female construction company in Australia and provide further opportunities for female

tradespeopleAnother woman blazing a trail for females in the building and construction industry is Brisbane plumbing inspector Carlie Wright Carlie is on a mission to encourage more women to join her in construction and has launched womenwithwrenchcomau a website providing useful information for females interested in entering the construction industryFor more information visit csqorgau or contact the CSQ team on 1800 798 488

Trucking businesses only have limited opportunities to reduce their energy use

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

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FOR Lend Lease business manager Andrew Nieland there is no better way to summarise the significance of engineered timber in building and construction in Australia and beyond than by quoting UK architect Alex De RijkeldquoIf the 19th century was the century of steel and the 20th century was the century of concrete De Rijke says ldquothen the 21st century is about engineered timbersrdquoldquoNow hersquos not a crackpot hersquos an architect of high standingrdquo Andrew Nieland told a Property Council of Australia conference on sustainability in Melbourne recentlyldquoWhen someone of his standing in the construction industry says that it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up and take noticerdquoIndeed thatrsquos exactly what Mr Nieland and colleagues are doing Lend Lease used cross laminated timber (CLT) to construct the tallest timber building anywhere in the world ndash Melbournersquos Forteacute apartment building at Victoria HarbourGoing forward the company says it expects to use the material on 30 to 50 of its apartment building pipelineBased on the results at Forteacute there is plenty to be excited about According to company estimates the use of CLT provided similar levels of structural integrity as traditional concrete buildings

while delivering better thermal performance and reducing the buildingrsquos projected life-cycle CO2 emissions by around 1400 tonnes Being largely based on pre-fabrication the CLT construction process involved less material on site and was cleaner simpler and faster ndash four months faster Mr Nieland saysAsked about the main benefits of CLT use from a project management viewpoint on the Victoria Harbour development Mr Neiland nominates two key areasldquoSafety is the most important from a Lend Lease perspective And thatrsquos about a number of things ndash reduced high risk work the elimination of injuries associated with formwork and reinforcing Itrsquos also a better work environment so less dust vibration noise and obstructionldquoAnd commercially speaking the biggest thing is speed As it is pre-fabricated all of the main penetrations were already taken care of and fixing into timber is a lot easier than fixing into concrete so for the electricians plumbers

plasterers and others itrsquos a lot easier job [working with a CLT structure] than working with concreterdquo

Mr Nieland says the biggest challenges in dealing with the first building of its kind in Melbourne revolved around the authority space which involved making sure Lend Lease achieved structural certification and demonstrating compliance with building code requirements on issues such as durability fire protection and acoustics ndash much of which was achieved through careful design detailingBeing a timber-based product fire protection was an interesting issue Mr Nieland says Lend Lease needed to do a lot of testing to achieve the fire ratings and work closely with the Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Building Appeals Board in Melbourne to demonstrate that CLT would meet the code requirementsAs a lsquomass woodrsquo CLT is different than ordinary timber and has a predictable fire performance (it chars at 07 milimetres per minute) Moreover in terms of fire engineering required ratings can be achieved by adding additional layers of timber or supplementary materials such as fire-rated plasterboardAsked about any advice he would give to managers embarking on a project using CLT Andrew Nieland says it is imperative to get the right expertise in placeldquoConsider timber as a material from day one and understand that it is not just about replacing other materials with timber it is about a different construction process which is pre-fabricatedrdquo he saysldquoItrsquos really about understanding what all that entails up frontrdquondash Construction Source

ENGINEERED WOOD

lsquoStructural certifica-tion and demonstrat-ing compliance with

building code require-ments was achieved

through careful design detailingrsquo ndash Andrew Nieland

Reflections on building worldrsquostallest timber building using CLT

Andrew Nieland consider timber as a material from day one

lsquoItrsquos imperative to get the right expertise in placersquo

View of Forte from an adjacent apartment building Note the clean construction site only four builders and the crane to the right which simply lifts the CLT panels into place

Giant flat packs CLT panels were pre-fabricated in Austria and brought to Melbourne in shipping containers through the Suez canal

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

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Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

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STRUCTURAL plywood sheets that can be used for both decorative and bracing purposes have met the challenge of a building design that demanded flexible materialsInventive architectural firm DesignInc achieved an ambitious design for the new University of Notre Dame Australia Medical School in Werribee Vic using Shadowclad plywood claddingPresented with a site with few redeeming features and limited outlook DesignIncrsquos proposal was to create a building and a landscape at the same timeThe school is housed in a $12 million building which was opened last year and provides a range of superb facilities including a lecture theatre tutorial rooms library clinical skills simulation area and a student common roomAccording to designer and project architect Jane Sayers the built form undulates in mimicry of an imagined past topography of land and treesldquoThe shape cutaways and colour scheme were inspired by the constructs of a burnt and

fallen tree so it was necessary to find a cladding that offered the look and qualities of weathered woodrdquo Ms Sayers saidldquoWe looked at a range of timber claddings but Shadowclad stood out for its on-site workability and cost efficiencyldquoThe range of finishes was also seen as a benefit to the design The grooved panels were used to express the exterior of the form and the textured panels were used on the underside of eaves to express the cutawaysrdquoThe complexities of the angles in the building demanded flexible materials and Ms

Sayers says this was another strength of the structural plywoodldquoIts workability on site was a bonus and enabled us to wrap and angle the facade to form the topography of the buildingrdquoIn an interesting twist on traditional exterior applications Shadowclad was also used inside the medical school It was used internally to reinforce the connection between the interior and exterior and connect its inhabitants with the new landscape the building provided but it also added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spacesProduced by Carter Holt Harvey from Pinus radiata veneers and bonded with phenol formaldehyde resin adhesive (WBP marine bond type A exterior) the finished sheets are H3 LOSP preservative treated to provide long-term protection from decayShadowclad groove and Shadowclad texture are decorative sheets with a band-sawn surface (with a groove profile option) for use on residential commercial and industrial buildings

ENGINEERED WOOD

Structural plywood comes outof the shadows in school design

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Loggo products have undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney

Engineered Timber Products

Opportunity new engineered productProject seeks access to on-going timber resource

ThIs engineered product is manufactured from small diameter treated true round plantation logs that would normally be chipped or destroyed Resource cost is minimalThe production system is low capital cost and can be set up in a minimum of time and at a minimum of cost Compared with current systems such as LVL sawn timber etc this product has unrivalled versatility fi re resistance projected longevity and sustainabilityThis product has the ability to lower the costs of fl oor and wall framing in mod-ern homes as well as being ideal for low-cost housing The entire buildings can be erected on site using unskilled labourThe product has undergone comprehensive testing at the engineering faculty of the University of Technology Sydney under the guidance of internationally renowned timber engineer Prof Keith Crews

The project is keen to establish a plant near a guaranteed resourceContact (02) 4256 4767 or email patloggocomau

wwwloggocomau

Shadowclad plywood panels added a layer of texture and warmth to the interior spaces at the Werribee medical school

Flexibility of structural plywood Shadowclad at the University of Notre Damersquos Australia Medical School project was used both inside and out of the building

Interesting twist on traditional exterior applications

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau PAgE | issuE 264 | 08041318

EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 15ISSUE 203 | 121211 | PAGE

Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

Kevin Ezard conference director

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 19issuE 264 | 080413 | PAgE

CLASSIFIEDS

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 15ISSUE 203 | 121211 | PAGE

Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

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TABMA Queensland recently elected its new board of directors Pictured from left are Mal Goatham Pacific Wood Products Mitch OrsquoMara Tradeware Building Supplies Graham Leddy (vice-chair) Versace Timbers Brad Saunders Parkside Group Paul Rutledge Gunnersen Danny Meredith Lindsay Meyers Michael Gaske (chairman) Ozline Timbers and Roger Healy Simmonds Lumber Director Keith Maitland was unavailable for the photoldquoTABMA Queensland is thankful for the support and advice that these experienced

directors bring to the industry

and the organisation and we

look forward to a great yearrdquo

TABMA Queensland manager

Alicia Oelkers said

TABMA is a group of member-based industry associations operating in New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia and Tasmania representing timber and

building material merchants

suppliers frame and truss

fabricators manufacturers

wholesalers and timber

importers

THE recovering US housing market has pushed profit margins up to stratospheric heights for oriented strand board (OSB) producers whose engineered wood panels are outperforming lumber in the red-hot forest products sectorScotiabank reports in its monthly commodity price index that prices for OSB ndash which has replaced plywood in many North American housing applications ndash surged in February to $US430 1000 sq ft (9290 sq m) up 100 year-over-year Profit margins are now averaging 54 above the cost of production according to ScotiabankScotiabank says the recovering US housing market as the driver for OSB prices As of February new housing starts increased to 917000 (annualised) up from 718000 a year earlier Both home sales and home prices are climbing as wellThe recovery bodes well for OSB producers like Vancouver-

based Ainsworth Lumber which weathered the housing downturn by undergoing a restructuring that resulted in Brookfield Asset Management becoming its majority shareholderAinsworth has four OSB plants

one in British Columbia two in Alberta and one in OntarioBesides Ainsworthrsquos plant in British Columbia Louisiana-Pacific owns two plants in the Peace River region and Canfor owns a mothballed mill at Fort Nelson BC Forest company

Tolko Industries also operates an OSB mill in Alberta

Companies specialising in OSB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus within the past year

The US housing recovery is not the entire story behind OSBrsquos remarkable performance During the downturn capacity shrunk to the point that even todayrsquos modest level of housing starts is enough to cause supply shortages

Basically there are too few mills left running to meet the demand Right now is a really unique situation where supply is trying to catch up with demand

In a recent research report RBC Capital Markets said that the North American OSB industry was expected to produce 192 billion sq ft in 2013 provided US housing starts are at the expected 950000 level That would equate to a 92 operating rate for OSB mills

OSB mills pile up profits as UShousing revival boosts demand

OSB on the rebound home under construction at a housing development in Phoenix Arizona USA

Margins averaging 54 above cost of production

Companies specialising in OsB have gone from deeply negative margins to 40-plus

within the past year

TABMA team ready for good year in Queensland

ENGINEERED WOOD

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

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NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

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DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

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T (07) 3266 1429

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CANADArsquoS 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 condominiumsOfficials at the Forest Products Association of Canada are pushing to have building codes changed to allow for taller wood structures Such buildings are made possible they say by massive wood beams made from reinforced timber that could become the main ingredient in many new condo towersldquoOur bread and butter market traditionally has been single-family homes but the opportunities in future will be for multi-family residencesrdquo said FPAC vice-president Paul LansbergenThe effort highlights the long-suffering industryrsquos desire to diversify and create new demand for customised products even as it enjoys a rebound in lumber prices and US home-building activityCondos are now driving much of the new residential construction activity in larger urban Canadian markets such as Toronto and Vancouver and while wood wonrsquot be used to make the glass megatowers sprouting up in those cities it could be deployed in smaller buildings up to 10 storeys industry officials sayRising acceptance of these engineered wood products would mean budding competition for the kingpin of construction materials ndash concreteCurrent national building

codes cap the height of wood structures at no higher than four storeys though British Columbia has allowed wood buildings as tall as six storeys in residential areas since 2009 A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made from wood productsldquoGlue-laminated products ndash think of big heavy sticks with large cross sections Itrsquos not a jokerdquo said Frank Lam a professor at the University of British Columbiarsquos Faculty of ForestryldquoIf theyrsquore well-designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and

exceed fire safety standardsrdquo said Mr Lam who is an expert in wooden building design and construction

The forestry industryrsquos advocacy for tall wood towers even as

high as 30 storeys in the long term has caught the attention of the Cement Association of Canada whose members currently dominate the market for condo constructionCement Association president Michael McSweeney said concrete was a strong and fire-proof material and the best choice for long-lasting condo developmentsVancouver architect Michael Green who believes that engineered wood has great potential cautioned that it would be counterproductive to pit the forestry sector against the cement industryldquoThere is room for both sides to participate in the condo craze he saidldquoThere is a new kid on the blockrdquo Mr Green said ldquoThere is a desire to gain a competitive advantage but this isnrsquot about us against them There is a place for concrete buildings and a place for wood buildings The cement association is protecting its own economic interestsrdquoPeople needed to think well beyond wood-frame construction of single-family houses and instead imagine a new generation of huge-scale wood products that were much thicker and more durable than anything traditionally used in the past he addedldquoThere are new ideas for how to construct new buildings from wood With engineering creativity research testing and science incredible minds put together make for great new changes in societyrdquo Mr Green said

A review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes could result in

changes in 2015 that would increase the limit nationally to six storeys for structures made

from wood products

Gaining foothold in Canadarsquos construction sector

Forest industryrsquos latest pushhigh-tech lumber for tall towers

Well designed tall buildings made from engineered wood products will survive earthquakes and exceed fire safety standards

Paul Lansbergen opportunities in future will be for multi-family residences

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 17issuE 264 | 080413 | PAgE

NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau PAgE | issuE 264 | 08041318

EDITORIALINQUIRIES

TEL +61 32661429

EVENTS

Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 15ISSUE 203 | 121211 | PAGE

Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

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Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

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T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

Kevin Ezard conference director

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 19issuE 264 | 080413 | PAgE

CLASSIFIEDS

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 15ISSUE 203 | 121211 | PAGE

Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 17issuE 264 | 080413 | PAgE

NESTLED along the Wisconsin River within the town of Rothschild Wisconsin USA sits Domtarrsquos paper mill Built over 100 years ago it serves as one of the regionrsquos largest employers Considered an area landmark its presence now is perhaps more marked than ever with the gradual but seemingly overnight construction of a 50-MW biomass cogeneration plantReaching a skyscraping 81 m at its highest point the facility is a new addition to the landscape that residents across the river have been able to watch grow over the past couple of years a result of years of partnership permitting and meticulous planningThe bustling construction site ndash active even through the harsh winter months ndash is described by Craig Timm manager of Domtarrsquos public affairs as ldquoits own little cityrdquo Having reached peak construction last fall with around 500 workers on site any given time the plant is now in the final stretch of constructionTerry Carroll asset manager for We Energies says that the idea for the project emerged when the utility was exploring ways to meet the state renewable portfolio standard which requires 10 of electric sales from renewables by 2015ldquoWe had one major wind project at the time and were looking at others but realised that we needed some diversity so we started looking at biomassrdquo Mr Carroll saidldquoWhere would it make the most sense and who would make a good partner In terms of procuring biomass papermaking or lumber product companies are already doing thatrdquoAfter We Energies contacted the Pulp and Paper Products Council to gauge potential for a partnership and explain what the company was hoping to

do Domtar responded to the request From that point on the two businesses became dedicated partners and began the project groundbreaking of which occurred in June last year

As Domtar already possessed expertise in feedstock procurement one of the typical key project puzzle pieces was already in placeldquoWe already do business [in sourcing wood fuel] had a small

biomass boiler and a pulping operationrdquo says Jim Freiberg Domtar project manager ldquoIt made sense for us to partner as the fuel procurement agent and in terms of our financial interests this would give us the opportunity to manufacture our product at lower costs utilising steam from the plantrdquoThe power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material which will come ready-to-burn from Domtarrsquos fuel yard or will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers All fuel will arrive in trucks ndash about 75 loads a day ndash and be delivered to one of three receiving stations where trucks will back into a covered truck tipper and be tilted to release fuel onto the conveyor systemAir in the unloading station is drawn under a vacuum to filter minimise and suppress airborne dust and then vented through a 335 m chimney attached to the truck-unloading baghouse filter Enclosed conveyors transport the fuel to the storage building also completely enclosed where about five to seven daysrsquo worth of fuel is stored There an automatic loading system will scalp fuel off the pile pull it up to another conveyor and send it into the boiler building This specific project has been unique in that it is many smaller projects put together Initially the plant will be fueled on gas until any kinks are worked out then biomass will be added The entire testing period could last up to two and a half monthsWe Energies has spared no expense to cut down on sound or dust making sure neither reaches nearby residents or businesses and that it tries to source as many building materials locally as possiblendash Biomass Magazine

Where power meets paperBiomass lsquocityrsquo shoots up in Wisconsin

The power facility will use around 500000 tonnes a year of woody biomass material

much of which will be shredded or chipped off site by suppliers

Logs for biomass production are loaded onto a hauler to be deliv-ered to the Domtar paper mill for processing

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Two 350-tone cranes were required to lift the biomass generation plantrsquos massive steam drum

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Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

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Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

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Plans under way for next Frame Australia forum and exhibition

THE Frame Australia conference and exhibition has become the major national event for engineered timber building pre-fabrication and wood construction systemsIt has been held biennially over the past 15 years with the next event scheduled for May 19 and 20 2014 at the Park Hyatt MelbourneThe 2014 conference title is lsquoPrefab timber and engineered wood building constructionrsquo with presentations covering a wide range of topics includingbull Pre-fab timber frame and panelisation in residential buildingbull Engineered wood and panel systems in multi-residential constructionbull Building data management and software developmentsbull Prefabrication plant manufacturing systemsEach conference session opens with a keynote address and expert speakers followed by a panel forum to enable audience discussionFrame Australia brings together delegates in building design and construction of residential and commercial projects to interact with delegates from timber supply engineered wood pre-fabrication and panelisation to facilitate networking shared knowledge and experiencesThe sponsorrsquos exhibition and display within the conference area is a major highlight where delegates can seek out new and emerging technologies in timber wood products software and construction systems along with sponsor products and services for the timber and building industries This unique conference will convey the latest information at a global and local level to provide professional and practical knowledge in the utilisation of pre-fabricated

timber and engineered wood as a sustainable and efficient construction material in residential and commercial building

Contact Kevin Ezard conference director on (03) 9537 3800 Mob 0419 538 638 wwwframeaustraliacom

Chile producer bumps up plywood productionCHILEAN forest products group Compantildeiacutea Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones (CMPC) is expanding its pine plywood production capacity according to a report by Wood Based Panels International

The expansion which will increase plywood production capacity to 500000 cub m a year is part of a record $US25 billion three-year investment program

CMPC a manufacturer of pulp paper carton board and wood products operates one plywood line in Mininco with an annual capacity of 225000 cub m It is installing a second 240000 cub m a year line supplied by Raute representing an investment of $US207 million The new line is expected to begin production in mid-2013

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Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

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wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

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CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

Kevin Ezard conference director

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CLASSIFIEDS

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 15ISSUE 203 | 121211 | PAGE

Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 19issuE 264 | 080413 | PAgE

CLASSIFIEDS

Advertising Tel +61 7 3266 1429 Email canconbigpondnetau 15ISSUE 203 | 121211 | PAGE

Advertising SalesCustom Publishing Group

e canconbigpondnetau

ProductionT 0439 417 671e kerrimycustompublishingcomau

wwwindustrye-newscom

Timber amp Forestry e news is publishedby Custom Publishing Group

Timber amp Forestry e news is a full colour e magazineemailed every Monday to Decision Makers withinthe Australian and New Zealand Timber and Forestrysectors

Advertising is booked with a minimum 4 weekbooking with discounts for 12 24 and 48 weekbookings

12 week- 75 Discount24 week- 10 Discount48 week- 15 DiscountClassified ads can be booked in a per issue basisAll advertisements link to customer websites oremail address with an option for rich text (flash)

BENEFITS

DIRECT PENETRATION via emailWEEKLY opposed to monthly alternativesNEWS that is up to date that will ensure readershipCOST EFFECTIVE advertising rates

All prices quoted plus GST and based on Art being suppliedWe can create artwork if required ndash EighthQuarter $44 Half $66 which will be billed if complete art is notsupplied to our specifications

Video Maximum 3 meg swf file

Due to the regularity of timber amp forestry e news and the tight deadlines no customer proofs can be sent

SDisplay Ads

Rate Size Specificationsper Issue + GST Height x Width

Full Page Bleed $380 303mm x 216mm Half Page Vertical $210 254mm x 93mm Half Page Horizontal $210 125mm x 190mm Third Page Horizontal $165 73mm x 190mmQuarter Page Vertical $138 125mm x 93mmEighth Page $83 60mm x 93mmFront Page Third Horizonal $203 73mm x 190mmFront Page Masthead $90 33mm x 45mm

ClassifiedsHalf Page Vertical $182 220mm x 93mm

Quarter Page Vertical $120 107mm x 93mm

Eighth Page Horizontal $72 51mm x 93mm

Full Page Bleed $330 303mm x 216m

Display Ads Minimum 4 issue booking

Classified Ads per week

Extras Video Available

Artwork Specifications Please supply all artwork as High Resolution (300dpi) Pdfrsquos or jpegsSend artwork to kerrimycustompublishingcomau

DISPLAY DEADLINES Booking ndash Noon Wednesday for Monday edition Material ndash Noon Thursday

Terms Account Clients- 14 days New Accounts Payment on Booking All Classifieds- Payment on booking (Credit card preferred)

RATES

T (07) 3266 1429

Video next to front cover $200 per issue Within the magazine $165 per issue

Banner Ads amp Classified AdSalese brettmycustompublishingcomau

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES Bookings amp Material ndash Noon Friday


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