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INDUSTRY speakers at a public wood treatment seminar in Brisbane last week compared durability performance concerns now facing the sector with the structural building challenges that came after Cyclone Tracy almost 40 years ago.“We were forced then to rethink the way we use timber in cyclone prone areas,” Hyne technical manager Geoff Stringer said. “Now good structural performance by timber in high winds is taken for granted.”He said preservative treated timber was a great technology
for extending the service life in structures .. “but it is not a stand-alone technology and like naturally durable timber relies heavily on good design, installation and maintenance practices.”
More than 180 design engineers,
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Timber treatment:a case of déjà vu?
• un report debunks lock-up strategy• solid wood group meets in Brisbane
Reaction frame boosts product safety• Fires force cut in ash timber supply• Apes happy in logged forests• Forest sector derailed in B. Columbia
THIS ISSUE
Seminar speakers get to the heart ofdurability concerns by building sector
New technology .. coming to grips on the Lonza Wood Protection stand with a Thermo Nitron XRF analyser used to measure chemical penetration in timber are Clarissa Brandt, Timber Queensland, and Jacqueline Viles, Queensland Building Services Authority.
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un report throwsharsh spotlight on‘green dinosaurs’
Lock-up strategy debunkedA KEY United Nation’s study completely debunks the Labor/Greens strategy to lock-up additional Australian forests, Coalition forestry spokesman Senator Richard Colbeck reports.He said the State of the World’s Forests Report 2012 by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation showed the greens were peddling tired, old, ideologically driven ideas which were out of step with modern thinking about the sector.In the forward to the document, FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva says: “In a greener economy, more wood will be used for energy as the use of fossil fuel declines.“Net carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will decline as new trees are planted and nurtured to replace those that are used.”Senator Colbeck said ‘green dinosaurs’ were stopping the forest industry from producing such positive environmental outcomes.“It is clear that rather then locking away more forests we should be responsibly managing our forests,” Senator Colbeck said.“The Labor/Green lock-up mentality is last-century thinking. For example, more carbon will be stored by managing a forest than locking it up.”Senator Colbeck said the Australian forest industry had proved the quality of its forest management with regrowth being claimed for national parks, reserve or even world heritage listing.“This completely obliterates the claim that forests are being destroyed by the forest industry,” he said.Senator Colbeck referred back to the forward, in which Mr
Graziano da Silva says:“A challenge for the forest profession is to communicate the simple idea that the best way of saving a forest is to manage is sustainably and to benefit from its products and ecosystem services. If the principles of sustainable forest management are applied and forest products and ecosystem services play an increasing role, the global economy will become greener.”Meanwhile, Senator Colbeck says the farce that is the sham forest deal in Tasmania has descended into further chaos with the revelation that the proposed boundaries have not yet been finalised.In a letter to forest IGA signatory interim chair Jane Calvert, dated April 30, Environment Minister Tony Burke said his officials continued to work with the Tasmanian government and Forestry Tasmania to define the extension boundariesSenator Colbeck said Mr Burke had blundered through the process with no regard for the requirement that the community be able to make informed comment on the proposed listing.
José Graziano da Silva .. economy will become greener through sustainable forest management.
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MASTER Builders Australia has released forecasts for the building and construction industry showing a mixed recovery across the three major sectors based on a positive growth path over the three year forecast period to 2015-16.The forecasts are derived from a sophisticated model purposely built for the building and construction industry developed by Master Builders in collaboration with Independent
Economics.While the forecasts predict a positive growth path for the industry, the current economic climate presents many significant headwinds that may become impediments to the timing and strength of recovery in the forecast period.Chief economist for Master Builders Australia Peter Jones said the return to more positive conditions for the industry implicit in the forecasts signals
light at end of a very long tunnel for the residential and commercial building sectors, but does not herald a return to boom era levels.The value of residential building work done is set to improve strongly, but from a low base, over the next three years after marginal growth in 2012-13. The value of residential building work done, in real terms, is
IMPROVEMENTS in durability structures and an update on the proposed AFPA verification guide headed the agenda at a Brisbane meeting last week of the solid wood processing technical committee, a subgroup of the Australian Forest Products Association.The group is made up of technical representatives from AFPA member companies.Key discussions centred on the development of verification guidelines for treated timber, and the need for a set of minimum quality compliance requirements for contract
treaters who treat timber for AFPA producer members.Timber technical issues that have generic industry interest such as building codes, standards and timber treatment were also discussed and initiatives will be promoted to the broader AFPA processing chamber membership.“Discussions were constructive, collaborative and useful on an industry basis,” AFPA manager processing Gavin Matthew said
after the meeting.
“This committee works closely with FWPA and allied associations and groups.”
Subjects under discussion at the meeting, held at Plywood House, included an update on standards, and a review of the AFPA document for contract treaters. There was also feedback and a ‘workshopping’ of ideas on SWI’s low-grade timber project
Key points were presented by Colin MacKenzie, timber application and use manager, Timber Queensland, including the vision for the improved durability of timber structures; durability product and design standards; and Queensland variations to the Building Code of Australia.Appropriately, at the close of the meeting last Thursday, some of the technical committee members attended the Timber Queensland treated timber seminar at the Portside complex. (See report, pictures, Pages 8-12).
Guidelines for treated timberreviewed by solid wood group
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Getting together at a Brisbane meeting of the AFPA solid wood processing technical committee are, from left, Simon Dorries, general manager, Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia, Steve Holtorf, Hyne, Tumbarumba, NSW, Kim Harris, national compliance manager, Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts, Myrtleford, Vic., and Andy McNaught, technical manager, EWPAA.
Conferring on solid wood processing in Brisbane are Peter Juniper, industry consultant, Melbourne, Gavin Matthew, manager processing, Australian Forest Products Association, Canberra, Jeff Parker, kiln and QC supervisor, Boral Building Products, Murwillumbah, NSW, and Tony Dakin, engineer, Hyne.
‘discussions were constructive, collaborative and useful on an industry basis’
– Gavin Matthew
Building recovery on the horizon
Peter Jones .. light at the end of a very long tunnel.
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STATE-owned VicForests has announced timber harvesting in Victoria’s ash forests will be reduced from 2017.CEO Robert Green said VicForests’ 2013 Resource Outlook outlined a transition to lower harvest levels in ash forests.“This reduction is a direct result of the impact of large scale bushfires on areas of forest available for timber production,” Mr Green said.“Our annual resource outlook provides updated information regarding the timber resources in Victoria’s state forests.“Previous outlooks have projected the sale of 300,000 cub m of high quality ash sawlog per year, but this year’s outlook has revised this figure to 215,000 cub m a year – a reduction of more than 25%. This change will come into effect from July 1, 2017.”Mr Green said as a responsible forest manager, it was vital VicForests continued to balance the social, economic and environmental benefits provided by the 6% of native forest in Victoria which is available and suitable for timber production.This reduction demonstrated VicForests’ genuine commitment to achieving that balance.“We have publicly acknowledged the need to reduce harvesting in ash forests as a result of bushfire
and this adjustment is being made ahead of the first major sales process since the 2009 bushfires, planned for later this year,” Mr Green said.“The change ensures future harvesting will continue at a sustainable level and future timber sales will be based on the reduced volume.“It brings forward the reduction in harvesting which has been forecast in previous resourceoutlooks.“This adjustment has been made to ensure the future of the sustainable timber industry in Victoria and provide long-term certainty to
the businesses, families and
regional communities who rely
on our industry.
“We believe it also considers the affect of the fires on habitat for a range of species including the endangered Leadbeater’s possum by reducing the level of harvesting in ash forests by
about 500 ha a year,” he said.
Mr Green said VicForests would continue to work closely with the industry to assist it in adjusting to the new level of resource availability.
“We understand this decision will have an impact on our industry and on employment,” he said. “Delaying the changes until 2017 enables industry time to adjust to the new harvest levels and avoids an even more severe reduction in 15 to 20 years’ time.
“There will also undoubtedly be some who will say these measures are not adequate and are not happening quickly enough. However, we believe this is a responsible decision that will have a positive effect on our forests as they recover from the impact of recent bushfires.
“Through these revised projections, VicForests believes it can provide better environmental outcomes while still working to meet demand for wood and wood products from well-managed, local forests.”
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Forest fires reason for reducedsupply of ash timber in Victoria
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Figure revised down to 215,000 cub m of sawlog
‘delaying the changes until 2017 enables industry time to adjust to the new harvest
levels and avoids an even more severe reduction in 15 to 20 years’ time’
– Robert Green
Responsible management .. changes ensures future harvesting of Victorian ash timbers will continue at a sustainable level.
Robert Green .. working closely with industry.
Another $94.5m to help fund tasmanian forestry peace dealTHE federal government will provide an additional $94.5 million over five years to help implement the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement.The additional money comes from funds redirected out of the
billion-dollar biodiversity fund, as well as the Caring for Our Country program’s environment stream.The funding includes $60 million over the three years from July last year, in ‘structural
adjustment’ payments. These will go to sawmillers and haulage and harvest contractors who exit the native timber industry, as well as government buy-backs of wood supply contracts and to
support nature-based tourism.Other funding includes $15.8 million over three years, beginning in July this year, to help the industry transition to a greater reliance on plantation resources.
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eVents
wHAt’s On?Australia’s forest, wood, pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government, the community and in key negotiations on the industry’s 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 Australia’s 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.
MAy
29: FsC Australia AGM. Followed by review of the international generic indicators and networking dinner. Parliamentary Secretary Sid Sidebottom has been invited to address the membership on the provision of $500,000 of federal funding to FSC Australia. Dinner at The Mint is open to all. Register now without delay: http://au.fsc.org/newsroom.257.46.htm
June
5, 6, 7: expan timber technology worshops. Timber systems for lrage span buildings. The three all-day workshops will introduce comprehensive guides on each new timber technology followed by a detailed worked example. The Structural Timber Innovation Company Ltd has now completed a 5-year collaborativeresearch program into new timber systems for multi-storey and long-span buildings. Presentations will discuss the essential design issues for utilising this technology. Brisbane June 5 at Engineers Australia, Brisbane Auditorium. Sydney June 6 at Engineers Australia, Sydney Auditorium. Melbourne June 7 at Engineers Australia, Melbourne Auditorium. Cost $150 p.p. includes lunch and gst. RSVP before Friday, May 31, to Jane Letteri 1800 685 519 or [email protected]
15: Melbourne Hoo-Hoo Club 217 50th anniversary dinner The Point, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park Lake. Accommodation: Bayview Eden Melbourne, 6 Queens Road. Tel: (03) 9250 222. Special deal for Hoo-Hoo members – $140
room plus $20 p.p. for a full buffet breakfast. Car parking included. Dinner bookings to Trish Waters on (03) 9799 6790. Email: [email protected] RSVP Before June 7. Please book early.
18, 19: CLT and massive timber building seminars. Timber products and systems for the commercial building market. Massive timber buildings made from CLT, LVL and glulam have revolutionised the use of structural timber in commercial buildings across the world.The seminars are a ‘must’ for those in the design and development industry and guests will be welcome to stay for networking drinks and canapés at the conclusion of the events. Sydney June 18 at Sydney Masonic Centre. Melbourne June 19 at the Engineers Australia Auditorium. Cost: There is no cost for design professionals. RSVP before Friday, June 14 to Jane Letteri on (02) 8424
3702 or email [email protected]
AUGUST
6-9: 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 [email protected] or call Geoff Holland on 0412 361 580
24: (saturday): the Cat Goes Gold. Brisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 50th anniversary celebration. Fratelli Italian Ristorante, 103 Crosby Road, Albion, Brisbane. Contact 0401 312 087 or 0428 745 455 for bookings.
SEPTEMBER
3-5: woodeXPO 13 – Albury, nsw.
11-13: woodeXPO 13, Rotorua, NZ. World leaders in wood processing, manufacturing and new product technologies will speak at the region’s fi rst ‘business-to-business’ wood industry show. The new expo will provide local companies – management as well as production staff – exposure to new technologies that can improve their own effi ciencies and productive capability. Leading technology providers from Europe, North America and Asia will join with each of the main equipment and product suppliers from New Zealand and Australia. Full details on the expo, summit and technology workshops are available
on www.woodexpo2013.com
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11: Forest and wood Products Australia (FwPA) AGM and research forum. Time: 8:30-10:30 am. Venue: Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour Hotel, Sydney. Inquiries to Ric Sinclair, FWPA (03) 9927 3200 or [email protected]
11: Building stronger value chains – Australian timber industry seminar. Time: 10.30 am-5 pm. Venue: Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour Hotel, Sydney. Joint hosts: Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA); the Australian Timber Importers Federation (ATIF) and Timber Merchants and Building Material Association (TABMA). This will be the industry’s ‘must-attend’ event for 2013. Inquiries to John Halkett, ATIF (02) 9356 3826; Colin Fitzpatrick, TABMA (02) 9277 3100
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A REACTION testing frame commissioned last week by EWPAA has again raised the bar for structural engineered wood products that meet Australian and NZ standards for safety and reliability.The testing frame, which assesses the racking capacity of thin panel bracing walls and systems such as plywood and MDF, has been installed at the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia’s laboratories on the Gold Coast.• Pictured monitoring the performance of some of the first product placed in the frame are, from left, Mick McDowell who helped develop the original plywood bracing systems within the AS1684.2 residential timber-framed construction standard and who has devoted more than 40 years’ technical service to the plywood industry, Josh Zervos, EWPAA technical officer, and Simon Dorries, EWPAA general manager.“The reaction frame will be a big boost to developing new products, optimising systems and making the bracing market – worth about $30
million in Australia – a more cost-effective segment of the engineered wood sector,” Mr Dorries said.“This blends well with our EWPAA third party audited JAS-ANZ accredited product certification scheme that fully complies with AS/NZS 2269.0 (plywood-structural).”
Permanent bracing enables the roof, wall and floor framework to resist horizontal wind forces (racking forces) applied to the building. Connections help transfer these forces through the framework and sub-floor structure to a building’s foundation.EWPAA structural plywood bracing systems provide a safe and reliable means of permanent bracing that is easy to install and very cost effective.The EWPAA structural plywood wall bracing design manual can be down loaded from the EWPAA web site: www.ewp.asn.au
engineered wood sector ‘braces’itself for quality testing systems
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Reaction frame raises bar for product safety, reliability
EWPAA general manager Simon Dorries (left) and technical officer Josh Zervos prepare an engineered wall product for reaction testing at the EWPAA Gold Coast laboratory.
‘the reaction frame will be a big boost to developing new
products, optimising systems and
making the bracing market a more cost-effective
segment of the engineered wood
sector’ – simon dorries
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specifiers, builders and building authorities mixed with timber treaters and chemical supply representatives at the seminar at Brisbane’s Portside – ‘treating timber: processes, solutions and new developments’ – organised by Timber Queensland.CEO Rod McInnes said the seminar addressed concerns expressed in the building regulatory sphere about the efficacy of treated timbers – what should and shouldn’t be used.“We aimed to make sure our message was as unambiguous as possible,” Mr McInnes said.“If that means some changes are needed in the relevant Australian standard, then we’ll move to make that happen as best we can.”Geoff Stringer said: “It’s a team effort. We all have a role to play in delivering durable timber structures.“Understanding the role and setting the bar at the right level will ensure timber structures better serve occupants, owners and the community in general,” he said.He suggested a coordinated effort was needed to ensure the industry continued to improve the durability of timber structures.“If the building regulators don’t clearly define the target service life for buildings and their timber components, then designers and manufactures are not sure what to aim for,” he said.Mr Stringer said a multi-pronged approach was needed that included improved:• Building regulations so that they adequately reflect the durability expectations of the community.• Australian standards so timber products are specified to better meet service life requirements.
• Durability design methods that assist in estimating the deterioration rates of timber systems and the corresponding structural impacts.• Timber products and supporting information.• Durability research which doesn’t just establish if a product or system will last, but seeks to quantify how long it will last, how quickly it will deteriorate and what the impact on structural performance will be.
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Preparing to welcome delegates to the treated timber seminar in Brisbane Rod McInnes, chief executive, Timber Queenland (left) confers with Geoff Stringer, technical manager, Hyne, and Peter Carruthers, general manager, Lonza New Zealand.
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• And learning from failures.Industry consultant Jack Norton said there were no laws that specifically applied to the production of treated timber. Unless it was requested by the buyer, specifies or user, there was no requirement to check quality.Large corporates had their own in-house quality systems and private QA schemes were also available.“If the treated product is not branded you cannot assume it is preservative treated [in accordance with the standard] regardless of any other form of certification,” Mr Norton
emphasised.“If the product fails at some time in the future, you have no recourse on the supplier.”He said it was imperative that all brands on treated timber were retained in case there were questions about treatment quality.“There is a terrible lack of knowledge by specifiers and users in Australia – and this is a concern when all they have to do is ask.“There is still a fear of chemicals among consumers, and for some reason, using timber is not viewed as being environmentally responsible – yet!”
Mr Norton gave comparisons: kg/m3 carbon factor during manufacture – timber, 1; concrete, 8; steel, 355; aluminium, 1466.He said large warehouse hardware suppliers were squeezing prices and this was likely to impact on treatment quality.“There is no value in having rules if they are not monitored or checked,” Mr Norton said, suggesting the need for a national quality management system.“Concrete is sampled on site for quality – why not timber?”The seminar was informed about targeting end use by
geographic location with more specific penetration and retention specifications and targeting product treatments.
New technologies explained included treatment of glue laminated timber, new and alternate treatment systems, natural wood preservatives, heat treatment, wood plastic composites, critical fluid treatments and modified wood.
Speakers included Ian White, deputy manager, Building Services Authority, and Colin MacKenzie, timber application and use manager, Timber Queensland.
• Further reports next issue.
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rules must be monitored and checked
Treated timber seminar speakers .. Colin MacKenzie, timber application and use manager, Timber Queensland, Jack Norton, industry consultant, and Geoff Stringer, technical manager, Hyne.
Building designer Don Ironside of Ironside Building Designs, Gympie, Qld, is welcomed to the Kop-Coat stand by Bill McCarthy, director /manager, itreatTimber Pty Ltd (left) and Kevin Mason, Kop-Coat, Melbourne.
Hyne strength at the treated timber seminar .. Tony Dakin, Stephen Holtorf, Hyne, Tumbarumba, NSW, Mikko Moisander, and Jeff Gibson.
Welcoming seminar visitors to the Lonza Wood Protection stand are Wayne Roberts, Portable Analytical Solutions, Steven Koch, Lonza business development manager, Angelo Hrastov, general manager, Lonza, and Greg Jensen, commercial and regulatory manager, Lonza
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Conferring at the Brisbane seminar
are Robbie McGavin, project leader, DEEDI
Salisbury Research Centre, Brisbane, Jack Norton of Jack Norton
Timber Protection, and Rod Vella, DAFF
senior laboratory technician.
Sharing a tea break at the treated wood seminar are Brisbane architect Yara Barrozo, and DAFF research scientist Lesley Francis.
Talking treated timber .. Russell
Bergman, Building Codes Queensland,
Ken Dutton, BMW Certification,
Brisbane, and Steve Mamcsur, project services,
Queensland Department of Public Works.
shining light on treated woodA CSIRO research team, with funding from Forest and Wood Products Australia, has demonstrated that near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy can assess the amounts of preservative in H2 treated timber cheaply, quickly and accurately.The researchers measured the NIR response pattern from timber samples with known but different concentrations of preservative to create a calibration chart. They then compared their models with samples from operating mills to see how accurate both the NIR method and the mill
assessments actually were.
The research took over a year, but the results show NIR can deliver accurate and timely results. Using NIR it takes about 30 seconds for a worker to know the concentrations of preservative at a given depth inside the wood.
Having a quick, cheap and accurate assessment method means, in the future, manufacturers will be able to readily adjust their production processes to make them as economically efficient as possible.
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Meeting at the treated timber seminar are Ralph Butterworth, Hyne, South Brisbane, and Alan Maurer, Auswood, Brisbane
Melbourne visitor Dr Harry Greaves, chairman, treated timber standards committee (TM-006), and Stephen Walker, project manager, SFM Forest Products, based in Brisbane.
Catching up at the treated timber seminar .. Fergus Johnston, Fergus Johnston Architects, Brisbane, and Phil Locke, Opus Constructions, Brisbane.
Christopher Easton,
Complete Building
Certifi cation, Brisbane, chats
with Peter Armitage, PV
Group Pty Ltd, Lawnton.
Graduate architect John Wood, and architect Alex Stavridis of Stavridis Design, Brisbane.
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Gerry Gardiner, director of itreatTimber Pty Ltd (centre) welcomes builder Daniel Kondra of DK Constructions, Brisbane, and architect Vicki Sloman of Vicki Sloman Design to the Kop-Coat stand at the seminar.
Garrie and Julie James of Outdoor Timber Treatment, Melbourne, get ready for the start of the TQ treated timber seminar.
Jack Norton struts his stuff to a riveted audience at the Timber Queensland treated timber seminar.
Seeking the best advise on treated timber in Brisbane are Maher Zayer and Wisal Yousif of Lead Constructions.
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forecast to grow from $46.2 billion in 2012-13 to $60.9 billion in 2015-16.In terms of commencements, dwelling starts are predicted to rise to 164,000 in 2013-14, 179,000 in 2014-15 and 183,000 in 2015-16 – more than a decade after dwelling starts peaked at around 175,000 in 2004.The underlying assumption is that low interest rates will work to release significant pent up demand after a long period of under-building that occurred at the same time as Australia experienced strong population growth.“The stronger performing states are forecast to be Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia.“The key risks to the forecasts
are frail consumer confidence, economic uncertainty, asset price volatility and ongoing softness in the labour market,” Peter Jones said.“The improvement in the residential building outlook comes from a very low base and the challenge remains for policy makers to address supply side inefficiencies and impediments that have contributed to the
nation’s growing housing shortfall.”Non-residential building work done is predicted to decline further in real terms in 2012-13 followed by modest growth in the following years. Growth is expected to be driven by commercial and industrial building sectors, contrasting with weakness in social and institutional sectors and
education related building.The Non-Residential Building sector contracted severely in the second half of 2012 as GFC stimulus programs ended. The value of Non-Residential Building work done is expected to improve to $33.9 billion in 2015-16, in real terms. However, by the end of the forecast period, level of work done is predicted to still be below that achieved in 2009-10.“For non-residential building, strongest performing states are forecast to be New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, with industrial, retail and office building leading the way.“The key headwinds and risks are poor cash flows, low margins and tough lending criteria.”
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‘sense of frustration’ led to thisquality assurance testing serviceINDEPENDENT Verification Services is a company of about 40 staff providing quality assurance and timber preservative testing services in Australia and New Zealand.“We don’t test anything else, just preservatives in wood and we’re good at it,” CEO Peter Webb said.“Our staff understand all the standards and the correct analytical zones and with this knowledge we don’t just report results we tell you what it actually means.”Mr Webb said “a sense of frustration” led IVS to offer this service.“As a provider of quality assurance to the wood processing industry, we rely on accurate, timely results and we weren’t getting this.“Generally, we found that although some labs were okay with the chemistry side of
things, they were often testing the wrong part of the sample. This was especially the case for engineered wood products, where analytical zones can be difficult to identify and separate.”
In the last 12 months, IVS has successfully completed more
than 30,000 individual timber tests reporting penetration, hart/sap ratio and retention using the correct analytical zone.
IVS offers a turn-around time of 10 working days for analysis of treated timber samples. This is done through an on-line system
used to receive the sample information, clarify the hazard class and the market being testing for, complete heartwood sapwoods tests, penetration test and then submit the ground wood to the lab. The results are then received and checked to be sure they make sense and then reported back to the client with graphical and technicalinterpretation.The results are held securely against the client on the web portal, and along with previous test results these are also available for download in a variety of data formats.If a supplier of treated timber is unable to provide evidence of independent third party testing and quality assurance, they should contact IVS who can also provide sampling, chain of custody and oversight of process for timber for a critical project.
Quality assurance .. accurate, timely results for the wood processing industry.
Forecast .. mixed recovery for building sector
Queensland, nsw, wA strongest states
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APA (the Engineered Wood Association) has introduced a new mobile format for its series of Builder Tips.APA, a non-profit trade association for US and Canadian engineered wood products industry based in Tacoma, Washington, represents manufacturers of structural plywood, oriented strand board, structural composite panels, glued laminated timber, wood I-joists, and laminated veneer lumber.The new format optimises viewing from mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones. Each Builder Tip addresses a single common topic or challenge in today’s building environment – such as panel buckling, squeaky floors, and nail pops – and is designed to help construction professionals save money and improve quality on the job through improved construction practices.The new mobile-friendly format allows Builder Tips to be browsed, opened and viewed quickly from internet-connected devices in the office or field. Free mobile Builder Tips can be viewed at www.apawood.org/buildertips.Builder Tips available in the new format include:• Prevent buckling with proper spacing – spacing recommendations for APA rated sheathing, APA rated stud-I-Floor, and APA 303 siding.
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Ontario push for taller wood buildingsHIGH-rise and condo developers are urging the Canadian province of Ontario to amend the building code to allow six-storey wood frame construction, a move they say could stimulate the creation of tens of thousands of units of
more affordable housing and revitalise major streets.Under the current building code, wood frame construction is limited to four storeys, which means developers are forced to resort to more costly steel and concrete.
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THE Resource Outlook released by VicForests on May 16 was diffi cult news for the industry, forecasting a 25% reduction in ash sawlog volume being sold from 2017. A result of the impact from the 2009 fi res, the outlook seeks to meet VicForests’ responsible forest management duties and provide for a sustainable industry into the future.Businesses will need to make some tough decisions about how they position for the future based on the availability of ash and other species, for which there remain opportunities. Nevertheless, this will have a signifi cant impact on the industry.VicForests has commenced a sales process to allocate wood on a longer-term basis through a request for proposal process. This sales process is an opportunity for processors to consider their future wood needs and secure longer term wood supply.To have a sustainable future the industry needs certainty of wood supply to invest and be competitive. Longer-term certainty is one of the goals of the Timber Industry Action Plan, released by the Victorian
Government in December 2011.
This longer-term certainty will be underpinned by amendments to the Sustainable Forest (Timber) Act currently before the Victorian parliament and championed by the state government. These changes to the Act will allow VicForests,
the government business enterprise responsible for timber harvesting in our public native forests, to offer its customers longer-term contracts of up to 20 years.
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Signifi cant impact .. reduction in ash timber volumes.
By
LisA MArtyChief executive
Victorian Associationof Forest industries
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NEARLY a third of all orangutans left in the wild can be found within logging concessions in Indonesia, according to a new study by the Centre for International Forest Research.The report shows designation of these areas for conservation could help save the endangered apes from extinction – while at the same time protecting forests.“In the conservation movement, many are only interested in protected areas, and dismiss the potential of logging concessions outright,” says CIFOR researcher David Gaveau, one of the authors of the study mapping the distribution of orangutan populations in Indonesia.Many of the 50,000 to 60,000 orange apes that remain can be found in national parks. But even more live in patches of forest scattered by development.The greatest number, however – almost a third – can be found in concessions where the selective harvesting of trees for timber is permitted.Dr Gaveau has worked in conservation research in Indonesia since 2002 when he joined the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Indonesia program. He holds a Master of Science in remote sensing of the environment from Florence University, Italy, and received a PhD in biodiversity management from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent.“We need to consider areas of sustainable logging as one way to protect the forest,” Dr Gaveau said.“People need timber, and if you can produce it and at the same time as protecting wildlife, then we can actually achieve sustainable development.”A number of factors threaten the
long-term future of orangutans, found today only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, including deforestation for palm oil (Indonesia is the world’s top producer, accounting for 44 % of all global sales).Indonesia pledged five years ago to stabilise all wild orangutan populations by 2017. But for that to happen, policy makers need to know what kinds of land use areas, such as protected forests or agricultural regions, they inhabit.Dr Gaveau and co-authors of Understanding the Impacts of Land-Use Policies on a Threatened Species: Is There a Future for the Bornean Orangutan?, mapped the distribution of orangutans in Borneo using new datasets that had been gathered using GPS.
Surprisingly, they found that while 22% of the ape’s distribution is found in protected
areas, 29% – almost a third of all orangutan habitat – is found in timber production areas.Moreover, a quarter of their habitat is found in areas which are still forested but which are slated for development – 19% in undeveloped areas which have been designated for oil palm plantations, and 6% in undeveloped tree plantations.“Logging concessions can do just as well as protected areas in conserving wildlife, provided they stay as logging concessions, and are not changed into zones for agriculture,” Dr Gaveau said.“At the same time, logging concessions are actually a viable option for protecting forests.”This is crucial, he says, because governments in Indonesia and other tropical countries tend to reclassify logged areas for use in agriculture or oil palm plantations.“The government tends to equate ‘logged’ with ‘degraded,’ but as our research shows, these areas can still be extremely valuable habitats for orangutans.”Dr Gaveau said current policies allowed logged forest to be managed for rehabilitation and ecosystem restoration, as well as being converted to plantations. So, encouraging rehabilitation and restoration, and discouraging conversion of logged forest to plantations could play a big role in helping protect orangutans.“But if the government continues with the status quo.” Dr Gaveau said, “the future of orangutans looks bleak. Under a business as usual scenario, which would see logged areas converted to plantations and agriculture, 49% of the orangutan’s current distribution would be lost.”
tiMBer And tHe enVirOnMent
Indonesian study shows orangutans thrivewhere selective timber harvest is permitted
Apes happy in logged forests
‘People need timber, and if you can produce it and at the same time as protecting wildlife,
then we can actually achieve sustainable development’ – dr david Gaveau
Going ape .. study shows almost a third of all orangutan habitat is found in timber production areas.
Close watch .. field teams monitor orangutan numbers in Indonesian forests selectively harvested for timber.
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BRITISH Columbia forestry companies are losing out to the more lucrative oil and gas industry in the war over scarce space on Canada’s rail network, say industry analysts and shipping advocates.Faced with pipeline bottlenecks, Canadian oil producers have increasingly been using rail to ship their product to refi neries in southern USA. Around 5% of rail traffi c in Canada is now taken up by shipments of crude oil – 10 times higher than it was three years ago, according to the Canada’s leading industry profi tability survey in May.At the same time, forestry has faced delays in getting railcars and shipping products to US and overseas markets. The survey noted that despite record lumber prices, the wood products industry’s profi tability index fell in April because of the railcar shortage.The problem has become “acute” in recent months, says Catherine Cobden, executive vice-president of the Forest Products Association of Canada.“When we have a member company who’s not getting all the cars they need, or we have a member company that has to go to its shareholders and say our economic performance was depressed because we
didn’t get railcars, I start to really worry about capturing the Canadian economic opportunity.”The forestry industry faced the same problem the last time lumber demand was high, back in 2005 at the peak of the US housing boom. “But oil didn’t present the same competition it does now,” Michael Vermette, a senior vice-president with corporate consultant PwC, said.“The [rail companies] are busy servicing very wealthy customers and are not giving the forest companies quite the same attention,” Mr Vermette said.
“There may be lots of lumber cars you can load railcars onto, but there’s only so much capacity.”
The problem is symptomatic of an ongoing tussle between rail and shippers, says Ian May, chairman of the Delta-based Western Canadian Shippers Coalition. He wants the rail companies to increase capacity to meet the market demand for their services.“While the rail companies are obliged by law to carry all shipping traffi c requested of them, they decide what to charge, and are under no obligation to deliver the goods in what the shipper would deem to be good time,” Mr May said.Catherine Cobden said late shipments meant lost business opportunities, especially when shipping overseas.“When you’ve got the ships waiting, they won’t wait,” she said. “We’re now Canada’s largest supplier to Asia and keeping those customers into the future is critical.”Both Ms Cobden and Ian May say the solution is improved legislation to put more power in the hands of shippers. They hope draft legislation currently winding its way through parliament will be passed, which would give shippers a statutory right to service-level agreements with rail companies– Business Vancouver
Canada’s oil train transportationboom derails BC forestry sectorForest products face acute lack of rail service
rail companies in Canada are busy servicing very wealthy customers and are not giving the
forest companies quite the same attention
Missed the train .. access to railcars is becoming increasingly diffi cult for British Columbia’ lumber industry.
Catherine Cobden .. late shipments mean lost business opportunities.
26 million trees planted by 2014: Malaysia targetWITH the Malaysian elections over – the Barisan Nasional coalition won a majority of seats in the May poll against accusations of vote rigging by the Opposition – the country is pressing on with a project to
plant 26 million trees by 2014.Peninsula Forestry director-general Abdul Rahman Peninsula says he is confi dent the target will be met, considering 10.9 million trees alone had been planted in
Perak, the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia.He also claims less than 1% of the 4.7 million ha of forest reserves in the Peninsular have been affected by illegal logging, describing the situation to be
under control.“Illegal logging activities are very small,” he said.Abdul Rahman said there was 5.6 million ha of forest
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US, EU import regulations couldbankrupt Africa’s ‘small’ loggersLOGGERS in Central Africa could be driven out of business due to the high operating costs needed to comply with timber trade policies in Europe and the US.“Loggers now have to bear the costs of generating new forest management plans, verifying timber and issuance of a legality licence that meets the requirements of the EU and US,” Centre for International Forestry Research said scientist Richard Atyi said.He is co-author of a new report on the impacts of international timber policies on Central Africa’s forestry sector.“This would amount to about $US5000 per community forest – representing the average annual earnings of 10 community members,” Dr Atyi said.But local officials in Cameroon who grant forest titles could help alleviate some of these costs by providing technical support during development of new forest management plans, he said.Environmental non-governmental organisations launched campaigns several years ago criticising companies for using timber products that did not come from sources that were legal or sustainably harvested.Strong public support for those efforts helped push through a series of tough policies in Europe (FLEGT/VPA) and the US (Lacey Act) ensuring
imported wood products are made from legally sourced timber.Such policies also hoped to influence domestic policies in countries that are exporting timber products, such as Cameroon, so that they too push for legally harvested timber.“We saw this as a welcome development, but very quickly, began to realise that there could be another side to the story,” said Samuel Assembe-Mvondo, CIFOR scientist and another of the report’s co-authors.Central Africa is more engaged in global timber procurement policies than any other region
in the world. It also represents one of the biggest shares of tropical timber imports to the European market.New EU and US import regulations could negatively affect small-scale operators. According to current forestry policy in Cameroon, the right to log timber can legally be given to either commercial firms or (groups of) private people.The government has identified nine types of legal timber harvesting titles in Cameroon but because of the many different types of titles, enforcing forest law and monitoring forest activity is a major challenge.The CIFOR study focused on
Cameroon because in 2004 it became the first nation to start negotiations with the EU on the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT/VPA).Scientists found that while policies could contribute to the sustainable management of forest resources in Central Africa, in the long run, many small-scale forest managers will be unable to implement policies without outside help.Industrial forest concession holders who harvest timber for export were especially affected, being forced to comply with much higher standards.“Local officials involved in granting community forest titles should provide more assistance to local communities in meeting FLEGT/VPA requirements so forest managing communities aren’t paying additional costs to obtain proof of timber legality,” Richard Atyi said.“Without this assistance, small-scale loggers will be driven out of business, and this will have a damaging consequence on the economies of Central African countries.“We don’t want to end up in a situation where the doctor unwittingly becomes the undertaker.”This issue was a key topic discussed at a conference on sustainable forest management in Cameroon last week.– Reuters
Regulations .. small-scale loggers in central Africa could be driven out of business.
the government has identified nine types of legal timber harvesting titles in Cameroon but
enforcing forest law and monitoring forest activity is a major challenge
in the peninsula comprising permanent forest reserves, government forest land and privately-owned forest land.“The forest reserves are managed by the Forestry
Department and the government launched the ‘One Citizen, One Tree’ campaign in 2010,” he said.Meanwhile, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak has unveiled a cabinet which he says will foster reconciliation
after a racially divisive election, but which the opposition attacked as merely the status quo.Razak’s team was closely watched for indications of how he would approach the race divide and fulfil promises
to invigorate government, amid declining support for the 56-year-old regime he heads.The choice of just one ethnic Chinese among 33 ministers looks likely to fuel a debate over race in the multi-ethnic country.
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One Citizen, One tree campaign launched in 2010
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WE edged the new Subaru Forester up close to the jagged rock, probably found lying around some 27 million years after it was coughed up in a volcanic eruption.The rock was imbedded next to the Beerburrum forestry office in the Glasshouse Mountains, 60 km north of Brisbane. Riveted to it is a brass plaque announcing that a time capsule is buried beneath, to be opened on August 1, 2100, the occasion of Queensland Forestry’s second centenary.The capsule, containing bits of forest memorabilia, was put down in December 2000 by Ron Beck, who was then forestry’s CEO.The 2013 Subaru Forester 2.5i-Lwas quite at home among the Sunshine Coast forests as we headed along a back road to the 589 forest fire look west of Mount Tunbubudia, also known as the ‘twins’, which is covered in dry sclerophyll forest.Subaru’s fourth generation Forester has a bold new look and multiple technical innovations for autos, providing excellent control on poor surfaces and hills.The all-wheel drive icon, which has been a best-seller for Subaru since pioneering the compact SUV class in 1997, is set to achieve new heights with an amazing array of new features.But it take some time to get used to the auto stop-start – the engine cuts out when you stop in traffic or at the lights – which is a major contributor to economy, a popular feature right now.It takes only a fraction of a second to turn back on, but if it annoys the auto stop-start can be switched off.All model year 2013 Foresters,
with the exception of 2.0i, 2.0i-L manual and diesel variants, introduce the new generation Lineartronic CVT. Entry-level Forester 2.0i and 2.0i-L also offer a sophisticated six-speed manual for the first time, linked to an efficient new generation 2-litre horizontally-opposed boxer engine.All Forester engines comply with strict EURO5 emission standards.Impressive towing credentials are enhanced through vehicle dynamics control, now featuring towing stability control.Towing with brakes is improved across every variant – capacity increases across all normally aspirated models by 100 kg, to 1500 kg and by 200 kg for diesel models to 1800 kg.The all-wheel drive and EyeSight driver assist system offer practical safety benefits in 2.5i-S and optional in 2.5i-L. The system is now trickling down into other cars in the Subaru range, with the Forester the latest beneficiary of this incredible technology.
The new Forester offers a new level of specification that combines great comfort with genuine all-wheel drive ability. That’s highlighted by X-Mode, which gives auto Forester drivers an even greater level of confidence on difficult surfaces and in challenging situations.
The new Forester produces 126kW at 58,800 rpm and 235Nm at 100 rpm. Official fuel combined is 8.1/100km. Our
drive with a well-loaded vehicle on the motorway and around the forest tracks returned about 10.5 litres per 100 km.Designed to suit active families, the Forester can handle plenty of baggage and can reach 0-100km/hour in 9.9 seconds.Internally, there is plenty of head and leg room, ample storage, and comfortable seating. The boot provides 422 litres of storage with seats raised, and a massive 1481 litres with the seats down.Seven SRS airbags, whiplash reduction seats, and Subaru’s vehicle dynamics control system with limited slip device and brake assist help achieve the five-star ANCAP safety rating.Symmetrical AWD will get you through most road conditions but for tougher tracks engaging the X-Mode will give better off-road capability. Ground clearance is 220 mm. Forester represents the ultimate family car with clever new features like the auto cargo door and improved leg room, and combined with Subaru’s high safety credentials and style, it’s the ideal city and country traveller.Dealers will do a deal on the recommended $36,990 on road price.
On tHe rOAd
safe, sure subaru Forester isat home travelling forest roadsComfort and economy on the track or the highway
Clever and comfortable .. the new Subaru Forester 2.5i-L.
this fourth generation Forester has a bold new look and multiple technical innovations
for autos, providing excellent control on poor surfaces and hills
Secrets .. Orson Whiels ponders the contents of a capsule buried beneath this volcanic piece of rock in the Beerburrum forest.
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