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At loggerheads on forest debate Industry confronts election date

This Issue • Certification chiefs head to head at ForestWorks conference • Gains for EWPs in $1bn green tax break

without assurances on its future

By JIM BOWDEN

A STALEMATE in talks between the forest industry, unions and conservationists has further delayed hopes of a ‘sustainable solution’ to the conflict over native forests in Tasmania.

After weeks trying to reach a consensus on the issue, the National Association of Forest Industries, Timber Communities Australia, the CFMEU, Environment Tasmania and the Australian Conservation Foundation appear no further advanced in bridging the divisions between them.

If there is to be a consensus,

No agreements yet over native forest debate.

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it will be reviewed by both the Tasmanian and federal governments.

Forestry minister Tony Burke has said he is keen to announce a resolution to the 30-year conflict during the election campaign but has made it clear he wants no part in any of the discussions. ”The Industry has to work out what it wants and those people involved in the discussions don’t reflect all of industry,” Mr Burke said.

“They are a part of industry and

MicroPro technology launched at seminars • Wester red cedar shines at window fashion show • New CEO for NZ Wood Processors Association • NAFI repels attack on plantation investment

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if a proposal does come back there is a level of consultation that will have to be worked through with those industry groups and sectors that are not within those discussions.”

However, Mr Burke’s comment a few weeks ago that the government would provide funds to help cash-strapped log contractors exit native forest harvesting without the loss of their businesses reflects his personal expectations on the outcome.

Also, if decisions see a swing from native forests to plantations it is sure to put pressure on the viability of Forestry Tasmania and the small country sawmills.

One such sawmiller recently invested $1 million in new finger-joining and glulam machinery; he says if the greens go ‘a bridge too far’ he will have to close a family operation built up over many years and line up for a government payoff.

‘Any new deal to end logging in native forests will not affect private landholders’ – Bob Brown Whatever happens, a forest industry development conference in Melbourne in September could be a platform for the native forest industry and its dissidents in the Tasmanian deliberations to air their opinions on any outcome – if indeed there is an outcome in the short term.

The conference, organised

by ForestWorks, will have a diversified audience, all keenly interested in the debate – industry associations, company executives, unions, forest

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Tony Burke .. pledge to help logging contractors exit native forest logging.

contractors and workers and politicians from both sides of Parliament (see Page 4).

But the forest industry’s sword of Damocles in all of this is the outcome of the election on August 21. A pact between the Australian Greens and Labor on preferences could see the Greens handed the balance of power in the senate.

Greens leader Senator Bob Brown says he wants all native forest harvesting stopped – in Tasmania and on the mainland.

In a munificent gesture, Brown promises that any new deal to end logging in native forests will not affect private landholders.

He has reassured them that any imminent deal to exit all native forests would apply only to state forests.

He said Tasmanian farmers such as Peter and Anne Downie of Bothwell, who were the first in Australia to have their lowimpact native forest harvesting operations accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council, had nothing to fear.

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the federal election campaign in western Victoria, with criticisms of the industry aired by independent candidate for the Wannon electorate Katrina Rainford.

Ms Rainford wrote in Victoria’s Weekly Times that a “vote for Liberal in Wannon this time will be a vote for more MIS plantations, which could end up in foreign ownership”, and if elected she “would call for a moratorium on new broadacre tree plantations for timber, wood chips or carbon credits”.

In response, the chief executive of NAFI Allan Hansard posed the question: “If Katrina Rainford is genuinely concerned about climate change and land in rural Victoria then she should

Allan Hansard .. forst industry keen to work with farmers.

support a robust tree plantation industry.”

Mr Hansard said Ms Rainsford would be aware that agriculture was the second largest emitting sector of the Australian

economy.

Integrating tree plantations into the rural landscape could provide tangible, and significant, carbon offsets.

By the year 2020, Australia’s expanding plantation base could potentially offset 50 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year.

“In addition, tree plantations can provide a broad range of economic and environmental benefits, including salinity mitigation, erosion control and enhanced biodiversity,” Mr Hansard said.

“The forest industry recognises the need to ensure companies that use managed investment scheme (MIS) arrangements are subject to appropriate financial due diligence with enhanced safeguards to protect investors.

‘MIS arrangements have attracted significant investment from Australians living in the big cities to regional areas’ – Allan Hansard “Despite recent criticism, MIS arrangements have attracted significant investment from Australians living in the big cities to regional areas. This has helped diversify rural economies and created longterm jobs.”

Mr Hansard said regional Victoria should not altogether oppose tree plantations as a means to attract investment in rural areas, diversify economies and address climate change issues.

“The forest industry is keen to work constructively with farmers and governments to promote the complementary role forest plantations can play in the rural landscape,” he added.

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Global certification chiefs go head to head at conference TWO powerful global brokers of forest certification – both from the USA – will take to the stage at the forest industry development conference in Melbourne next month to talk up the benefits of their respective schemes – FSC and PEFC. Expected to be one of the most dynamic and timely lightning rods for industry, the conference – Australia’s Place in the Changing Global Forest Products Market – will be staged at the Sofitel Melbourne three weeks after the federal election.

Presenting critical viewpoints on certification are Willliam Sweet, global president, Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, based in Milwaukie, Oregon, and Corey Brinkema, president of the Forest Stewardship CouncilUS, based in Minnesota.

Both speakers meet in Melbourne at the height of controversy over the forest management standards of both schemes.

FSC sponsor the World Wildlife Fund says a major weakness of PEFC is that it does not attempt to exclude wood from the

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conversion of natural forests to plantations or other land-uses, or wood harvested from areas where indigenous peoples’ rights may be violated.

In the US, FSC does not allow large-scale conversions of natural forests to plantations.

“This common industry practice can change a vibrant and diverse natural forest system to a monoculture ecosystem adversely affecting biodiversity, soil and water quality, water storage, and other ecosystem functions,” says Corey Brinkema.

Meanwhile, forest certification standards from 12 nations have called on the US Green Building Council to end its discrimination

against wood and accept all credible sustainable forest certification standards.

The certification programs pointed out that wood is one of the best environmental choices for construction as long as it is from a responsible source – and that fibre certified to the 26 national forest certification programs recognised by PEFC meets this demand.

Currently, the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating tool only recognises wood certified to FSC standards.

The USGBC is involved in a process to evaluate forest certification programs, and recently released a fourth round of draft benchmarks for public comments.

“Less than 10% of the world’s forests are certified, yet LEED does not recognise the more than two-thirds of the world’s certified forests that meet PEFC’s sustainability benchmarks,” says PEFC International secretary-general Ben Gunneberg.

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events

WHAT’S ON? 4-6: 9th meeting of Asia Forest Partnership – Indonesia. Forest Governance Challenges Beyond Copenhagen: An Asia-Pacific Perspective.

SEPTEMBER 2010 3-5: Canberra Timber & Working With Wood Expo, Exhibition Park in Canberra.

Contact: (02) 9974 1393.

Fax: (02)9974 3426 Email: info@eee.net.au 6-12: Landcare Week. www.landcareonline.com 7: WoodSolutions 2010. Program for architects, engineers and specifiers. Dockside, Darling Harbour, Sydney. Register interest at www.woodsolutions2010.com.au 7-9: Wood Manufacturing 2010.

Rotorua, NZ. Designed for wood processing operations in the dry mill and stand-alone wood manufacturing companies. View: www.woodmanufacturingevents. com 8-10: AFAC bushfire CRC annual conference. Darwin Convention Centre Australia. www.afac10.org 9: Wood Solutions 2010 program.

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Register interest at www.woodsolutions2010.com.au 9: Australia’s Place in the Changing Global Forest Products Market. Future opportunities for global forestry markets including renewable energy; certification and regulation of global markets; ownership and investment in Australia; industry-led solutions for a sustainable industry. Presented

by ForestWorks, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. Note: Forest industries liaison dinner in the evening at the

Regent Theatre on Collins Street.

For information contact: cday@ forestworks.com.au 13-15: Manufacturing 2010.

Melbourne. Designed for wood processing operations in the dry mill and stand-alone wood manufacturing companies. View: www.woodmanufacturingevents.com 15: WoodSolutions 2010 program.

State Library of Queensland, Brisbane. Register interest at www. woodsolutions2010.com.au 15-16: Wood Manufacturing 2010 Profitable Wood Manufacturing - Tooling Technology & Design, Melbourne.

20-21: Wood Manufacturing 2010 Profitable Wood Manufacturing - Tooling Technology & Design Rotorua, NZ. 30-2 October: The Future of Forestry and Forest Science Conference. Celebrating the centenary of forestry education in Australia. Sydney Myer Asia Centre Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Melbourne University. Contact: Event Planners Australia forestry.

Email: 2010@eventplanners.com.au September-October: Centenary of Forestry Education in Australia. Celebrated with various activities and events reflecting on the past, and preparing for the challenges of the future.

OCTOBER 2010 10-13: Australian Forest Growers national conference, Mount Gambier, SA. Chief executive Warwick Ragg. Contact national office: (02) 6162 9000.

12: ForestWood 2010.

A pan-industry conference jointly hosted by the Forest Owners Association (FOA), Wood

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Processors Association (WPA), Pine Manufacturers Association (PMA), Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA) and supported

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SUSTAINABLE. sustainable. responsible. .

RESPONSIBLE The National The National Association of of Forest Association Industries (NAFI) Forest Industries (NAFI) represents is striving for an Australian companies, ecologically sustainable individualssociety and Australian organisations involved achieved through in thedynamic, forestry and forest products internationally industries. competitive forest industries.

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15-17: Melbourne Timber and Working with Wood Expo, Melbourne Showground, Melbourne. Contact: (02) 9974 1393. Fax: (02)9974 3426 Email: info@eee.net.au 19-20: MTC Global Woodmart: Gateway to International Wood Markets. The first ‘one-stop’ selling and buying platform for all suppliers and buyers of wood and wood products. Early bird discount 5%. Organised by the Malaysian Timber Council at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia. Contact: Malaysian Timber Council. Tel: +60 3 9281 1999. Fax: +60 3 9289 8999.

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29: TABMA annual dinner. Luna Park, Sydney. Incorporating the Australian Timber Design Awards presented by TDA NSW. Dinner supported by TDA, NSW Forest Products Association and FWPA. Contact: TABMA on (02) 9277 3172.

federal governments to support interestsis of to its NAFI’sthemission members while the same represent theatinterests time improving industry of members by standards and practices, promoting the promoting sustainable environmental forestry management and educating the broader sustainability and community on theof the prosperity economic, environment Australian forest and social benefits of industries. a strong sustainable forest industry.

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TIMBER TREATMENT

On the launch pad .. Gary Converse, senior vice-president of Osmose Inc, USA (centre), discusses MicroPro technology in Brisbane with Nick Livanes, national business development manager, and Elias Akle, general manger, Osmose Australia.

New technology as MicroPro ‘hits road’ in 4 states THE revolutionary MicroPro timber treatment technology that dramatically reduces copper release into the environment was launched at an industry seminar in Brisbane last week by Osmose Australia.

The MicroPro ‘road show’ featuring senior vice-president of Osmose Inc, USA, Gary Converse, also takes in seminars in Sydney, Melbourne and Mount Gambier, SA, and features new wood preservation technologies, product marketing, R&D and the state of play with timber treatment regulations.

Mr Converse said MicroPro involved a method for treating wood with different aqueous compositions of particles of copper compounds such as copper carbonate, basic copper carbonate, or copper hydroxide.

He said wood products treated with MicroPro technology were sold in more than 5000 lumber yards and home centres in the US and products were also being produced in Europe and sold worldwide.

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MicroPro pressure treated timber is lighter in colour than current copper-based treated timber products and stands out as a revolutionary way to prepare decks, fences and landscaping against termites, borers and fungal decay.

Osmose has invested more than six years of research and development on micronised preservative technology systems and has tested more than 1000 micronised coppertreated stakes at field sites over the past five years.

“The attractive colour of MicroPro allows the DIY trade and contractors to build pressure treated timber products using treated wood that is lighter, fresher and more natural in appearance,” the general manger of Osmose Australia Elias Akle said.

MicroPro products are also available in popular colours similar to some hardwoods utilising the new MicroShades colour pigment system.

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to be certified under SCS’s environmentally preferable product (EPP) program based on life-cycle assessment. It has also been certified by the Greenguard Children and Schools certification in the US, passing stringent standards for VOC emissions.

The Osmose MicroPro system releases 90-90% les copper into aquatic and terrestrial environments compared to amine copper preservation treated products.

The very small amount released bonds readily to organic matter in the soil and becomes biologically inactive, effectively eliminating eco-toxic impacts.

Damien Simpson of TASCO (Australian Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd) said MicroPro trials

on radiata decking were very promising.

“We’re half way through tests and timbers show all the attributes of an appearance grade treated product,” he said.

“The big issue for Australia was the management of the redrying process. Current commercial trials show the application and redrying process of the new technology is very manageable.”

Mr Simpson said MicroPro had taken timber treatment to the next level, beyond ACQ which was a volatile chemical and more difficult to re-process in the final drying stage.

“The easier management of MicroPro is a direct result of the micronisation of the copper,” he added.

At the Micro-Pro launch in Brisbane .. Elias Akle, general manager, Osmose Australia, Mike Lipscombe, Pinewood Products, Gaven, Qld, Russell Hewson, Dale and Meyers, Maryborough, Qld, and Warren Jeffrey, Osmose Australia.

TASCO puts treated decking at the core of its product line, supplying material to wholesalers along the eastern coast from its factory at Lara, outside Melbourne, north to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

The company was formed in 1996 to produce high quality product from smaller type radiata pine sawlogs drawn from plantations in southeast and northeast Victoria.

• More seminar reports and pictures next issue.

Bob Cox, manager, Boral Timber, Kyogle, NSW, Jack Norton, senior principle scientist, product performance, Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, and Stuart Meldrum, Osmose.

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PEFC largest forest certification system From Page 4

exclusive recognition to one forest certification brand, green building standards may help drive demand for these brands at the expense of wider appreciation for the environmental merits of wood,” he said.

Some of the certification programs noted that green building rating tools in their countries promote the use of wood by accepting all credible certification programs. The Green Building Council of Australia determined this year that both FSC and PEFC satisfy the essential criteria identified as necessary to be eligible for its green star timber credit.

With about 30 endorsed national certification systems and more than 220 million ha of certified forests, PEFC is the world’s largest forest certification system.

FSC, founded in 1993 after the Rio Summit [the UN Conference on Sustainable Development], has certified more than 106 million ha in more than 81 countries over the past 13 years.

More than 12,000 FSC chain of custody certified organisations sell several thousand products using FSC certified wood carrying the FSC trademark.

FSC-US is financially independent from FSC International, which is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

In 2007, 34% of FSC International’s funds came from the support of charitable foundations, government donors and business contributions. The other 66% was generated largely from accreditation fees charged to certifying bodies. As of 2009, the average accreditation fee per certificate was about $800; the maximum fee is $3500.

Corey Brinkema .. president of FSC-US.

Biggest sponsors of FSC-US are the Home Depot Foundation (which gave $US250,000 in 2008) and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

FSC-US has a national presence through the work of its board of directors, members, staff, and regional standards coordinators.

Corey Brinkema, who joined

FSC-US in 2007, has more than 20 years of experience and commitment to sustainable development. Prior to joining FSC, he served as executive director of the Minnesota-based Green Institute, a regional leader in green building and clean energy.

His home state is a leader in the FSC marketplace with more than 6 million ha certified.

“As of December 2007, we had more than 80 million acres certified in the US and Canada alone,” Mr Brinkema said. “This means that supply of FSCcertified wood has increased substantially along with demand, so that folks wanting FSC are getting the wood they need. Home Depot alone sold more than $213 million worth of FSC-certified products in 2006.”

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INDUSTRY NEWS

JazCorp Timber a a ‘new kid on the block’ in the west A NEW timber industry service and promotion group is fast gaining ground in Western Australia.

JazCorp Timber (WA), a private member-based company, has opened the door for greater timber brand awareness and increased business and networking opportunities with architects, specifiers, designers and builders in the state.

“There’s an exciting change in the wind,” says founder and managing director Lynn Gabriel-Kenworthy.

“Western Australia has begun to gear up for more recognition and more status in the timber industry.”

JazCorp Timber WA’s strategic marketing approach has been inspired by timber merchants, wholesalers and the like who have demanded increased brand awareness, more business opportunities, ongoing training and most of all, ensuring that all who purchase and use timber in their projects remain well informed and updated about legislation, and the facts about timber.

Ms Gabriel-Kenworthy attributes the finding and success of JazCorp Timber WA to acting on industry recommendation for a new approach and delivering services that are relevant to the industry as a whole.

The company recently organised the Timber in Sustainable Architecture event at the Perth Hyatt Regency Hotel which attracted high profile speakers from as far as the US and Singapore.

Among keynote presenters was Criswell Davis of the Architect Institute of America from Ohio who spoke on quartersawn

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Ms Gabriel-Kenworthy said the vision of JazCorp Timber (WA) was promote timber as the first choice for the building industry; serve the timber industry by providing training, business workshops, and hosting events relative to the industry; provide commercial and marketing opportunities for members; and host international and national timber expos.

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timber coatings

Cedar blade system ‘shuts out’ alternatives at window fashion show on the Gold Coast AN innovative timber shutter ‘blade’ system stole the limelight at a window cover exhibition on the Gold Coast last week that was dominated by aluminium and PVC products.

The Blind Manufacturers Association of Australia Expo at the Royal Pines Resort was the venue for the launch of a wide blade timber Venetian blind program in western red cedar.

“Although shutters, blinds, awnings and other window fashion items were outnumbered by aluminium, PVC and various other man-made products, this was a shining light for the timber industry,” Roger Denley of Timbeck Cedar Products told T&F enews.

Timbeck Coated Products, a division of Oregon Sales Pty Ltd, launched the program in cooperation with leading window hardware manufacturer Acmeda Australia.

Utilising the renowned inherent stability and durability attributes of western red cedar with Timbeck’s manufacturing and coating expertise, the blades are finished at 115 mm x 6 mm as well as 90 mm x 6mm and 90 mm x 4 mm.

The wider 115 blade will cover an area of 7 sq m or widths of

various projects with factorycoated cedar including $50,000 worth of elliptical louvres measuring 140 mm by 34 mm in thickness to Open Shutters, a leading Australian cedar shutter manufacturer.

Supplied for a resort project in Tasmania, the specification called for a four-coat Sikkens finishing system that was factory-applied at Timbeck’s Rosewood coating facility in the Bremer Valley, 60 km west of Brisbane.

Timbeck’s coated blind slat, rail and fascia products are sought after by progressive interior designers and fit-out companies Window of opportunity .. western red cedar shutter blade system attracts attention at Gold Cost Expo.

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The slimline 90 mm Venetian blade products are also suitable for both internal and external window covering applications and are available in both UV

cured factory applied lacquers for internal use as well as oils for exposed applications.

“Interestingly, Timbeck’s coated blind slat, rail and fascia products are increasingly being sought by progressive interior designers and fit-out companies for ceiling and wall applications in new and exciting visual applications for timber,” Mr Denley said.

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Mr Denley said builders and architects were also finding increased value in the Timbeck service with brand name finishes being applied to screening profiles as well as external cladding, internal panelling and mouldings among other timber items.

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BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES

Gains for engineered wood in $1bn green building tax break Green star points bonus in office fit-outs

Gaining ground .. engineered wood products making inroads into commercial building fit-outs.

stars,” he said.

“When spending taxpayer dollars, we must reward the best outcomes and not the ‘least best’. A 4-star rating is not all that ambitious, and the base for receiving the tax benefit should be at least a minimum 5-star-plus performance level under the Building Code of Australia.”

Mr Wills also noted the tax break proposed for buildings going from 2 stars or lower to 4 stars or higher must be strengthened. The solution is “applying a graded reward with a 25% tax break if the renovated building achieves 5 stars, a 33% tax break for 6 stars, and the full 50% for more than 6 stars”.

He also called for special consideration to make it retrospective from the date of the election.

“If start dates for initiatives such as this are delayed, markets will stall until start-up, and the building industry will be stuck in the doldrums of delayed incentives.”

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Brisbane architect Michael Abel, who helped achieve Queensland’s first 6-star office design rated building, said the acceptance by the Green Building Council of Australia of AFS certified timber would “pull back” large project builders from using non-sustainable materials such as steel and plastic for interior fit-outs.

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ENGINEERED wood products stand to gain from Labor’s climate change re-election promise of $1 billion in tax breaks on investments in energy-efficiency measures for commercial buildings.

In a climate change declarations to remedy a deficiency caused by postponing the emissions trading scheme until 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says businesses will be entitled to a 50% tax break for investments in energy-saving measures for office blocks, supermarkets and hotels.

Engineered wood products have the ability to gain up to three Green Star rating points – one point for forest certification, one point for low formaldehyde emissions (E0 or E1) and an extra point in office fit-out for super E0 (average 0.3 milligrams to a maximum of 0.4 milligrams emissions).

Set to run from mid-2011 to mid-2015, the green building tax break would cost $180 million by 2012-13, and $1 billion by 2018-19, mainly in lost tax earnings.

Labor, in the short term, promises to top up the current Green Building Fund with an additional $30 million to pay for energy-saving measures in buildings prior to the tax break implementation.

The chief executive of the WA Sustainable Energy Association Ray Wills says improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings could easily cut 10% of Australia’s greenhouse emissions.

“We must change the paradigm of wasteful energy use in Australia’s business and aim for the stars – or at least more

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AFS-FSC: equal opportunity to maximise star credit points in green building projects From Page 11

of Forest Certification (PEFC) or FSC International. All forestry schemes must satisfy five ‘essential’ criteria to be eligible.

This provides one Green Star point to timber certified by any scheme].

“Prior to the GBCA recognition of all forestry certification schemes, it seemed incredible that standards designed to promote sustainable development in the property industry were actually working against the reasons they were established,” Michael Abel said.

“Until the GBCA acceptance of AFS, we just couldn’t reach all the Green Star ratings on timber specifications because of an FSC product shortfall, and there were huge penalties

if we didn’t meet contractual requirements for this.

“Builders at the big end of town lost millions of dollars because they couldn’t meet the code specifications. Developments that cost $100 million just for the base building, without fitout, will benefit tremendously from this outcome.”

EWPAA general manger Simon Dorries says the interim arrangement with the GBCA gave AFS and FSC an equal opportunity going forward to review their schemes to maximise the credit points they could achieve.

“All Australasian manufacturers of EWPs can meet the specification of EO or E1 certified under a JAS-ANZ,” Mr Dorries said.

New government projects have ‘opened’ to AFS certified timber

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Ray Wills .. we must change the paradigm of wasteful energy.

products.

Leading project management and construction company Bovis Lend Lease – considered the ‘greenest of the green’ on its choice of green star building materials – has used a considerable amount of AFS certified wood products,

including formply, in three major projects it is managing for the Queensland Government.

These include the new Gold Coast University Hospital, which gives Bovis a contract valued at about $1.4 billion out of a total project cost of $1.55 billion; the new $600 million Supreme and District Courts building on George Street, Brisbane; and the $287 million Robina Hospital on the Gold Coast.

It is believe the law courts building will use more than 20,000 sq m of AFS hoop pine plywood for bench tops and fitout in 32 court rooms.

Meanwhile, landlords in Sydney have taken the initiative in their quest to lease empty office floors in the central business district by bearing the fit-out costs.

Don’t give traders who cut corners a licence to sell wood that threatens the lives and livelihood of our workers.

Face the facts FACT: All EWPAA structural plywood and Type A bond exterior plywood have an emission class of E0 or E1 certified under a JAS-ANZ accredited system.

FACT: All EWPAA products have a durability guarantee and all EWPAA members carry liability insurance.

FACT: All EWPAA products can gain extra Green Star rating points – one for low formaldehyde emissions (E0 or E1) and one for super E0 in office fit out.

FACT: Not all imported non-certified LVL and plywood

meet these requirements. In fact, laboratory tests show many imported non-certified products are continuously failing Australian standards for emissions and bonding strength and are life threatening.

FACT: Manufacturers, agents and suppliers trading in inferior quality, unlabelled and non-compliant plywood and LVL risk damage to their business, media exposure and high penalties under Australian law.

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Some have been similar to real jarrah. However, in many cases customers have been ultimately disappointed.

What astounds me is that sawn timber that is produced from a group of native hardwood species that are logged from old growth forest in the headwaters of the Amazon River in Peru can claim FSC certification.

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Footnote: WA timber millers want legal protection for jarrah timber in the same way vineyards in the Champagne region of France protected their products. The move comes with a Queensland importer selling a South American hardwood as ‘Pacific jarrah’.

Forest Industries Federation executive director Bob Pearce says the name traded on the reputation of the iconic WA timber.

“We’ve spent millions of dollars over the years promoting its worth and its quality as a brand name around the country,” he said. “We don’t want them piggy-backing off that with a cheating species.”

with global speakers from the certification schemes and Australian companies and stakeholders discussing the key issues of markets, investment and community issues,” said Michael Hartman, chief executive of ForestWorks which is organising the event.

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Mr Street holds a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree from Mansfield State University in Pennsylvania.

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He is the first union official and first North American elected chairman of PEFC,

an independent non-profit organisation that endorses national and regional forest certification standards such as SFI that meet its rigorous criteria.

He has been a director of the Global Wood and Forestry Program, Builders and

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Great emissions score card for forests Victoria’s carbon exchange tackles climate change

THE forest industry provides an exemplary report card on greenhouse gas emissions in Victoria’s new white paper action plan on climate change.

The premier John Brumby last week announced the establishment of the Victorian Carbon Exchange, which will allow forest industries and farming to play a major role in tackling climate change.

In an emissions profile for the state, stationary energy (mostly brown coal electricity generation) remains at the top of the scale with the greatest contributor to emissions (82.3 Mt).

Forestry and land-use is by far the lowest at minus 2.6 Mt, putting its performance well ahead also of transport (19.8 Mt) and agriculture (16.6 Mt).

Under the Taking Action for Victoria’s Future, Victorian Climate Change White Paper, the Victorian Carbon Exchange will allow the forestry industry, farmers, community and government to voluntarily offset greenhouse gas emissions through a central offset purchasing system that will see incentives for tree planting and improved farming practices.

The action plan will also see a greater investment in understanding how to store carbon through soil sequestration and will set a course for a sustainable food future through the development of the new Victorian Food Strategy.

“Our government is rising to the challenge of climate change, supporting new initiatives to cut emissions and creating a climate of opportunity,” Mr Brumby said.

“Forestry and farming industries are worth billions of dollars to the state’s economy which is why the government is taking action to ensure they will remain vibrant and become even more sustainable in the future.”

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Gavin Jennings .. more trees in new forest plantations.

The Victorian Carbon Exchange will create an incentive for landholders and forest operators to develop offsets through activities such as new forest plantations, improved farm practices and soil carbon sequestration.

“This exchange will not only see more trees planted in new forest plantations but will also promote a move towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly use of farming

resources,” environment and climate change minister Gavin Jennings said.

Through the Victorian Climate Change White Paper, the Victorian government will also invest in research into how to maintain and enhance the amount of carbon stored in natural eco-systems by analysing the science and practice of soil carbon sequestration. ”This research will give government a better understanding of how best to harness carbon storage in the natural environment while supporting a sustainable timber harvesting industry,” Mr Jennings said.

Victoria has resolved to push ahead with reforms, particularly over the next four years, to ensure it stay sat the forefront of the climate change debate, give certainty to business and setting a clear path to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Early action will pay long-term dividends by easing the burden

of adjustment to a future carbon price and positioning Victorian businesses to grow by developing the new products and services needed for the low carbon economy.

This white paper sets out an action plan based on 10 key actions. There are important commitments made against each of these actions with the details to be finalised after a further round of discussions with the community and industry and completion of necessary regulatory analysis, such as regulatory impact statements.

This will be followed later this year by an implementation plan spelling out the funding for and details of each of the initiatives.

On some of the key reforms – particularly regarding Victoria’s brown coal-fired power stations – Victoria is calling on the federal government to provide the necessary financial support to achieve the goal sooner rather than later.

Lamb follows fish on the wood processors’ menu FROM direct marketing certified lamb from his family’s organic farm in Wales to managing the wood processing sector in New Zealand, Dr Jon Tanner has travelled a long path of research in his diversified career.

In mid-August Dr Tanner takes up the post of chief executive of the Wood Processors Association (WPA) to replace Peter Bodeker who has moved to the Seafood Industry Council as a lobbyist and industry advocate.

Dr Tanner, former International director at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, was CEO of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ), prior to joining WPA in Wellington.

He brings experience in research, international trade and rural

Tanner to work through and find lasting solutions to complex issues with Industry participants, regulators and community groups in a range of jurisdictions.

Dr Jon Tanner .. from organic lamb to wood.

development to his new role.

Welcoming the appointment, Rob Davies, chief executive of CHH Woodproducts New Zealand, said a strong scientific background had enabled Dr

Dr Tanner has significant experience in the European, Asian and African food and agricultural sectors, and has worked with the Environment Agency Wales and the UK Department for International Development and International Livestock Centre for Africa.

While at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Dr Tanner worked at a senior level with government departments, researchers and primary industry groups.

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