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AUSTRALIAN TIMBER DESIGN AWARDS: SPECIAL ISSUE

Multi-award winner Timothy Moon of Timothy Moon Architects, Neutral Bay, Sydney, surrounded by well-wishers at the Australian Timber Design Awards at Chapter House in Melbourne .. Robin Moon, Dee Wilson, Meryl Hare, Sarah Marriott and Max Walker, cricketing legend and registered architect who was master of ceremonies.

Hobart architect Robert Morris-Nunn (right) accepts the overall Australian Timber Design Award from Ric Sinclair, managing director, Forest and Wood Products Australia.

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industry news

Former CSIRO forest researcher Dave Boden of Boden Associates, Gympie describes soils at the Gladstone forum.

Forums give new direction for Qld plantation growth ABOUT 45 specialists attended Timber Queensland’s plantation investment forum in Gladstone recently and took a look at both the successes and failures of the research trials and the state’s big MIS experiment, as well as some of the soils.

The forum was aimed at determining the potential for renewed plantation investment in the region.

“Although most of the MIS plantations are not good advertisements for the region or the plantation industry in general, a number of properties showed good growth, and some of the species contained in research trials showed particular promise,” Jim Burgess, resource and environment manager at

Timber Queensland said.

“Spotted gum and the Corymbia hybrid appear to have the greatest potential. However, it is yet to be demonstrated whether these can deliver commercially viable growth rates over large areas within the region.”

The forum identified a range of priorities to help secure a plantation future in the region, including block plantings using the latest tree breeds to demonstrate their performance at an ‘operational’ scale.

This will ensure the benefits of grazing and plantation forestry are maximised, and will help improve an understanding of soils in the region.

John Gay buys back into industry THE former chairman of Gunns Ltd John Gay has returned to the timber industry.

Industry sources confirmed that Mr Gay as part of a consortium was buying Gunns’ sawmill at Deloraine and veneer mill at Somerset, both in Tasmania’s northwest as well as a timber

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drying and finishing plant in Launceston also once run by Gunns.

The three purchases will move Mr Gay, an outspoken defender of native-forest logging in Tasmania, back into the industry from which he was ejected in May last year.

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Awards presentation night a brilliant delivery for timber in building design From Page 1

“The standard of entries this year – easily the best since the awards started – has raised the bar for wood design,” said Andrew Dunn, chief executive of the Timber Development Association which organised the awards in conjunction with Wood Solutions.

“It was so high, that many entries unplaced this year – including one international award winner – would have won awards in previous competitions.”

The winners from 100 entrants were announced to an audience of 150 architects and timber industry ‘ambassadors’ by cricketing legend and registered architect Max Walker.

Overall winner for the Australian Timber Design award was the lavish Saffire Freycinet resort on the east coast of Tasmania featuring a complex curved roof of pre-fabricated structural timber designed by Circa Morris-Nunn Walker of Hobart in collaboration with interior designer Chada.

The buildings are conceptually organic, evoking a connection to the sea, through references of waves, sand dunes and a flowing, organic form.

Another Tasmanian entry from James Morrison and Yvette Breytenback contributed a high point to the evening winning both the Australian Forestry Standard award for certification and the coveted Sanderson Trophy for the use of plywood, LVL and wood panels presented by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia.

The large timber-based school hall and music room in Huntingfield, Tas, used structural radiata, plywood and hoop pine panelling from AFS certified forests.

The roof and floor trusses were a striking economical feature

entrants where displayed on the site providing up to six images of each project, giving each visitor the opportunity to make one selection only.

More than 2500 votes were cast before the voting system was locked down, and the winner found.

Supported by Intergrain High Performance Timber Finishes, the award was won

by S2F Architects for the AIIM processing and devices microscopy building at the University of Wollongong. The Cont Page 7 Julie Payne of Morris-Nunn and Associates, Hobart, with the iconic EWPAA Geoffrey Sanderson Trophy she accepted on behalf of fellow Tasmanians James Morrison and Yvette Breytenback who won for best and most distinctive use of engineered wood products at the Australian Timber Design Awards in Melbourne. The perpetual trophy, presented each year by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia, to mark outstanding design in plywood, LVL and wood panels, is admired by Richard Stanton, national secretary, Australian Forestry Standard, Max Walker, master of ceremonies, and Andrew Dunn, chief executive of the Timber Development Association (NSW).

The trophy winners also won the AFS Certified Timber Award, presented by Richard Stanton.

using identical timber crosssections to the wall framing.

A 16.5 sq m roof span of 140 x 145 MGP 10 pine was strengthened by structural plywood box beams around the outside of the span. Inside, Austral Ply B grade hoop pine plywood was used for all linings and panelling.

In its second year, the Peoples’ Choice Award gave the general public and designers alike the opportunity to vote on the timber awards web site. All

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INDUSTRY NEWS

New consumer awareness: wood a growing answer to climate change study, substituting wood products for more greenhouse gas intensive building products could reduce the emissions of a typical house by up to 18 tonnes across the whole life of the house – more than a medium-sized car emits over seven years.

WOOD has long been seen as an attractive option for buildings, furniture and flooring, but a new consumer awareness campaign by environmental education organisation Planet Ark is encouraging people to see wood for its environmental benefits too.

The ‘Make It Wood – Do Your World Some Good’ campaign promotes the increased use of certified, responsibly sourced wood as a building material.

Wood is unique among building materials in that it stores carbon when used in the construction of homes and buildings as flooring, furniture and decking.

Up to 50% of wood’s dry weight is made up of carbon.

A recent survey conducted by campaign partner Forest and Wood Products Australia

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showed that although 93% of people understood that trees absorb carbon, only 39% of them realised that when the tree is responsibly harvested and used to make wood products, the carbon remains locked in the wood for the life of the product.

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“Wood looks beautiful and can bring real warmth and character to building and renovation projects,” she said. “Most people want to do something about climate change – here is an easy way to help. We should all be thinking about using wood in our home renovations.”

to using wood. In most cases, the production and processing of wood uses less energy than other major building materials such as concrete, steel or plastics, giving wood products a lower carbon footprint than their alternatives.

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As the carbon benefits of wood products are based upon the trees being responsibly harvested, consumers need to look for wood that is independently certified by schemes to ensure high conservation value forests are protected.

Go-slow on contractor negotiations criticised

SHAWDOW parliamentary secretary for forestry Senator Richard Colbeck pushed the government to answer questions about the progress on the forest contractor assistance package at last week’s Supplementary Estimates hearing.

“The delay in finalising the assistance package is typical of the performance of Forestry Minister (Senator Joe) Ludwig,”

Senator Colbeck said.

“The intergovernmental agreement was signed by the Gillard government on August 7, and here we are, more than 10 weeks later and there is still nothing flowing to contractors.

“How do businesses and families survive for this length of time? How can they make meaningful future plans with such uncertainty?”

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events

WHAT’S ON? October 27: Canberra industry meetings.

Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton. 9.30 am-1 pm: Improving industry statistics workshop.1.30-3.30 pm: AFPA chamber meeting. 4-6 pm: FWPA board meeting. 7-11 pm: Industry dinner (National Ballroom 3).

28: Canberra industry meetings.

Hotel Realm. 8-9 am: CRC for Forestry annual general meeting.

9-11 am: R&D Ideas Fair. 11.15 am-12.15 pm: FWPA annual general meeting. 12.15-1.15 pm: AFPA annual general meeting.

1.15-1.30 pm: FWPA board meeting. 1.30-3 pm: Industry Lunch (all attendees). 3-5 pm: AFPA board meeting. Book registrations with Alice Logan Edwards, business manager, PO Box 239, Deakin West ACT 2600.

Fax: (02) 62853855. Email: alice. loganedwards@ausfpa.com.au RSVP by Friday, October 14.

28: Timber Industry Dinner, incorporating the TABMA awards. Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf, Sydney. Supported

by TDA NSW, the Furnishing Industry Association of Australia, the NSW Forest Products Association, the Timber Trade Industrial Association, WADIC, the Australian Timber Importers Federation, TABMA Australia, and WoodSolutions. Contacts: Sydney – (02) 9277 3100. Adelaide – 0407 102 244. Perth – 0414 908 465.

Brisbane – (07) 3254 3166. Hobart – 0407 102 244.

31-2 (Nov): 5th International Woodfibre Resources & Trade Conference. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.

Contact Pamela Richards on 61 3 5781 0069. Visit www. woodfibreconference.com

NOVEMBER 4: Victorian Association of Forest Industries annual dinner. Crown Complex, Southbank, Melbourne.

Guest speaker: Peter Walsh MLA, Victorian Minister for Agriculture and Food Security and Minister for Water. Visit www.vafi.org.au/ad or for bookings call Jillian Roscoe on (03) 9611 9002.

8-11: IUFRO Forest Health Joint Meetings. Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Organised by the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) in Uruguay, the University of Uruguay (UDELAR) and the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO). Motivated by the massive development of the forestry sector in several countries in South America.Visit www. iufrouruguay2011.org 16: FSC Australian annual awards dinner. Langham Hotel, Melbourne. Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the incorporation of Responsible Forest Management Australia (FSC Australia) and its exciting achievements. Contact FSC Australia on (03) 9329 9984 or email nreynolds@fscaustralia.org 24-25: Bioenergy Australia 2011 conference and exhibition, Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Web: www. bioenergyaustralia.org 25: TABMA Queensland annual general meeting.

DECEMBER 1-2: ForestTECH 2011: Tools& Technologies. Improving forest planning and operations. Albury,

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NSW. www.foresttechevents.com 5-6: ForestTECH 2011: Tools& Technologies. Improving forest planning and operations. Rotorua, NZ. www.foresttechevents.com

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.

MARCH 2012 Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia.

Conference, dinner, award presentations. (Date to be advised) 13-14: Future Forestry Finance: Investment, Growth and Strategic Outlook.

Sydney. www.forestryfinanceevents. com 21: ForestWood 2012. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington. A pan-industry conference jointly hosted by the Forest Owners Association, Wood Processors Association, Pine Manufacturers Association, Forest Industry Contractors Association.

Supported by Woodco, NZ Farm Forestry Association and Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association.

This is the second time that the four organisations have held a joint conference which builds on the successes of previous individual and combined industry events/conferences which have attracted world class speakers and presenters. Fantastic opportunity for organisations and individuals, with a keen interest in forestry, to engage with decision makers and professional specialists from the forestry industry.

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july 2012 11-14: AWISA 2012. Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Contact: Contact Exhibitions Pty Ltd, PO Box 925, Avalon NSW 2107. Tel: 612 9918 3661 Email: info@awisa. com

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.

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Digging deeper to promote timber as preferred material

By Jim Bowden

INDUSTRY needs to have a greater understanding of the long-term benefits of an event like the Australian Timber Design Awards and the costs that go with it.

The awards this year attracted the highest ever standard of entries from architects in all states reflecting an exciting shift by the profession away from steel and concrete to an increasing use of structural wood in contemporary design.

The 12th awards this year raised the bar for timber design in Australia. In fact, many architects and engineers inspired by this timber showcase plan to include more wood in future projects.

They also seek a deeper knowledge about tree growth and densities, forest sustainability, certification and where different species, especially hardwoods, are grown and harvested.

“It’s interesting how the awards have influenced architecture,” Andrew Dunn, chief executive of the Timber Development Association, said.

“We’ve tracked the performance and style of some of these architects over the past 10 years who started with small backyard renovations and progressed to the winner’s circle for timber design.”

But excellence in timber design requires excellence in the standard of events to promote it. Running such events is expensive and industry must

dig deeper to widen the field of sponsors.

Supported by Wood Solutions, sponsors of the timber design awards this year included Boral Timber (gold), the American Hardwood Export Council, Intergrain High Performance Timber Finishes and Weathertex (silver), and the Australian Forestry Standard, Australian Timber Flooring Association, Design Pine, Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia, Hurford Hardwoods, Hyne, Kennedy’s Classic Aged Timber, Stora Enso Australia, the Timber Veneers Association of Australia, the Victorian Association of Forest Industries and Wespine (bronze).

Judges were architect David Boyle from the NSW central coast, Vince Cubist, manager and structural engineer for consulting engineers Cardno Group, Michael O’Donnel, builder member and former general manager of Huxley Homes, and Kate St James, an interior designer and managing editor of Universal Magazines’ Home Design + Living Series.

Master of ceremonies at the awards cricketing legend Max Walker has played 70 firstclass games for Victoria and 38 Tests for Australia, taking 138 wickets as a medium-fast bowler. He qualified from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a Fellowship Diploma of Architecture and practiced as an architect for 10 years.

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The building industry is becoming much more engineered and environmental concerns are driving a whole new approach to architecture From Page 3

primary structural system is glue laminated timber portal frames up to 700 mm deep.

This ensures a clear span of 12 m over the microscope suites on the ground floor. The timber portals are oil-finished and the folded timber façade profile was created by fixing gangnailed timber trusses vertically off the side of the stud frame.

Moving among architects at the awards it became obvious there is a new preference for increased use of structural wood in contemporary design.

“Environmental and economic advantages are driving new applications for wood,” said Melbourne award-winning architect Neville Cowland.

“We want to go beyond the carbon sequestration message – include it, but educate our profession more about how wood evolves from the forest floor to become a warm and beautiful structure,” he said.

An accredited Greenstar professional, Mr Cowland has served on a task force formulating guidelines for implementing a sustainable building standard (ESD). Along with Judith North, his partner in NOW Architecture, he has completed an all-timber school at Broadmeadows, 16 km north of Melbourne, which is fasttracking six-star accreditation.

“We calculate we’re at about 85 points for a Greenstar rating with a low-budget project cost of $2200 sq m.

Mr Cowland says he is making huge savings with timber construction in embodied energy costs (storing carbon) and in the use of light weight prefabricated engineered wood systems.

“Making these choices before construction starts is they key,” he said.

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NOW Architecture uses timber framing as much as possible .. “although sometimes we can’t convince certain engineers to use this, but there is a gradual shift in their attitude,” says Mr Cowland.

His next project is a $10 million Paul Houlihan of the American Hardwood Export Coucil (left) presents the Interior Fit Out Commercial Award to Phillip Ng of Francis-Jones MorehenThorp.

three-storey commercial office building in Geelong. “We’ve counted the environmental cost of using steel and cement, so we’re taking out as much steel as we can in the plan and replacing it with timber, much of it going into the roofing and facades.”

Mr Cowland said he was now incorporating a lot of LVL engineered timber into his designs.

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Nicolas Rayer, national marketing manager, Weathertex (right) presents the Sustainability Award to Jeremy Wolveridge of Wolveridge Architects.

Jeffrey Price of Design Pine (left) presents the Outdoor Timber Stand Alone Structure Award to Christian Fisher and Neil Mackenzie of Fisher Design and Mackenzie Pronk Architects.

Representing the Australian Timber Flooring Association .. Andrew Sherriff, Melbourne, and Cameron Luke, ATFA treasurer.

Regional manager for Hyne Craig Armstrong (right) presents the Engineered Timber Products Award (Olinda Tea House) to Dave Roberts of Smith and Tracey Architects, Melbourne.

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Multi-award winner Timothy Moon of Timothy Moon Architects, Neutral Bay, Sydney, surrounded by well-wishers at the Australian Timber Design Awards at Chapter House in Melbourne .. Robin Moon, Dee Wilson, Meryl Hare, Sarah Marriott and Max Walker, master of ceremonies.

Richard Stanton, national secretary, Australian Forestry Standard Ltd, and Alastair Woodard, TPC Solutions, Melbourne.

Getting to know you .. MC of the Australian Timber Design Awards Max Walker (second from right) chats with Mark Grouios, sales development manager (commercial builders), Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts, Melbourne, Boris Iskra, standards manager, Forest and Wood Products Australia, and Paul Michael, chairman, Weathertex, Sydney.

Michelle Michael, representing Weathertex, Andrew Dunn, chief executive, Timber Development Association, Bronte Davies, and Nicolas Rayer, marketing manager, Weathertex, Sydney.

Boris Iskra, Forest and Wood Products Australia, Ruth Hocking, Mills Gorman Architects, Melbourne, Tony Pepper, manager, Tait Timber Flooring, Melbourne, and Ric Sinclair, managing director FWPA.

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LEADERSHIP

David Simpson, director 100% Content, Melbourne, and Eileen Newbury, director, Leading Edge Events, Melbourne.

Sue Coles and Tony Baenziger of Baenziger Coles Architects, Melbourne, and Paul Mulgrew, Sinclair Knight Mertz, Melbourne.

Angela Washington, Inside Magazine, South Melbourne, Neville Cowland and Judith North of Neville Cowland Architecture, Melbourne, and Juel Briggs, director, Briggs Veneers, Sydney.

Robert Morris-Nunn and Julie Payne of Morris-Nunn and Associates, Hobart, and Byron George and Rebecca Ransley of Russell and George Architects, Melbourne.

Sean O’Malley, research and technical manager, Planet Ark, Melbourne, and Chris Lafferty, research and development manager, FWPA, Melbourne.

Mark and Louise Williams, LAW Building Design, Gosford, NSW, Anthony and Marianne Maruncic of Berlina Projects, Sydney.

Ron Caddy, president, Timber Merchants Association of Victoria, catches up with Nils Koren, managing director, Gunnersens, and chairman of the Australian Timber Importers Federation.

Representing Stora Enso Australia .. Darrin Wheeler, national sales director and Helen Pham, supply chain manager.

Juel Briggs, Briggs Veneers Sydney, and Jim Bowden, Timber&Forestry Enews, Brisbane.

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FOREST WORKSHOP

All the winners in timber design Engineered Timber Products (sponsored by Hyne): Olinda Tea House – Smith and Tracey Architects.

The structure utilises a ‘floating’ butterfly roof form atop expansive glazed walls and is surrounded by generous timber-planked decks to enhance the indoor-outdoor transition.

Solid Timber Cladding (sponsored by Weathertex): The Avenue, Blackburn – Neil Architecture. Two timber-clad houses, nestled among towering eucalypts. The external cladding is visible through windows and internal courtyards. Vertical timber cladding was the most appropriate material for this project.

Timber Flooring (sponsored

by Australian Timber Flooring Association): The Birdcage – Bureau SRH. Extensive use of blackbutt floorboard. Flooring folds down to clad the lift core and stairs. Treads are composite of blackbutt flooring and Douglas fir LVL. Timber as a Structural Element (sponsored by Stora Enso): Escarpment House – Timothy Moon Architects.

Series of linked timber and stone pavilions.

Use of structural timbers most striking aspect.

Timber Veneer (sponsored by Timber Veneer Association of Australia): The Concourse, Chatswood – Rintoul Pty Ltd. Innovative 1000-seat concert hall. American hard rock timber veneered panelling used as an acoustic lining, using thicker than normal wall panels (26 mm) comprising alternating 300 mm and/or 600 mm panel layers with solid timber batten fluting.

Recycled Timber (sponsored

by Kennedy’s Classic Aged Timbers): Escarpment House – Timothy Moon Architects.

Extensive use of recycled timber throughout the interior and exterior of this residence.

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Marl Grouios, sales development manager (commercial builders), Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts, representing the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia, presents the EWPAA Geoffrey Sanderson Trophy to Julie Payne of Morris-Nunn and Associates, Hobart, who accepted on behalf of winners James Morrison and Yvette Breytenback of Hobart.

Highly commended: Hill Plains House – Wolveridge Architects.

Oversized recycled blackbutt hardwoods.

Australian Certified Timber (sponsored by Australian Forestry Standard): Tarremah Hall – Morrison & Breytenbach Architects. All structural timber, plywood and Tasmanian oak flooring used in the project are independently certified under the Australian Forestry Standard.

Timber Panels (sponsored by Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia): Bayside Police Station – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp.

Timber was selected as a natural warm and welcoming material which aligns with the aspirations of a contemporary community-based police station.

Treated Pine (sponsored

by Design Pine): Empire House – LAW Building Design.

Refurbishment of an original heritage-listed 1908 cottage using treated pine.

Distinction awards: Small Budget Projects (sponsored by Timber Development Association): Carriage House – Hare & Klein.

Built in 1850 as a carriage way house in Surry Hills. Original beams, columns and timber work were repaired and new work added without touching the original fabric of the building.

Rising Star Award (age of entrants limited to 35 years): Saffire – Peter Walker, Circa Morris-Nunn Walker.

Australian designed international project: Ngari Community High School, Ghizo Island, Solomon Islands – Emergency Architects Australia.

EWPAA Geoffrey Sanderson Trophy (sponsored by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia for distinctive and innovative use of plywood, LVL and wood panels): Tarremah Hall – Morrison & Breytenbach Architects. Economical and environmental sustainable school hall and music hall created using plywood encased timber roof trusses.

Spans of up to 16 m achieved using traditional techniques in a contemporary manner.

Residential Class 1 New Buildings (sponsored by Victorian Association of Forest Industries): Escarpment House – Timothy Moon Architects.

Features a timber walkway over the escarpment and through the tree tops.

Highly commended: Lilypad House – Berlina Projects.

Consists of 70% timber used in the structure, cladding and internal features.

Residential Class 1 Best Renovation (sponsored by Wespine): Kooyong Residence – Matt Gibson Architecture +

Design. Kooyong Residence is an extension to a grand Victorian villa in suburban Melbourne. Timber was used as a counterpoint to the existing house. Timber cladding, decks and curved walls.

Public or Commercial Buildings (sponsored by Hurford Hardwoods): Saffire Resort – Circa Morris-Nunn Walker.

Interior Fitout (supported by American Hardwood Export Council): Ppresented by their representative Mr. Paul Houlihan.The Birdcage – Bureau SRH. Interior Fitout – Commercial (sponsored by American Hardwood Export Council): Bayside Police Station Centre – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp.

Highly commended: Milson Island Indoor Sports Stadium – Allen Jack+Cottier Architects.

Outdoor Timber stand-alone structures (sponsored by Design Pine): Giidany Miirlal Education Space – Fisher Design and Architecture in association with Mackenzie Pronk Architects.

Sustainability (supported

by Weathertex): Hills Plains House – Wolveridge Architects.

Peoples’ Choice Award: AIIM Processing and Devices Building – S2F. Regional awards winners (sponsored by Boral Timber): Central: Escarpment House – Timothy Moon Architects.

Northern: Gwinganna Luxury Villas Poune Design. Southern Saffire – Circa Morris-Nunn Walker.

Australian Timber Design award (supported by WoodSolutions): Saffire – Circa Morris-Nunn Walker.

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Paul Michael of TDA presents the award for Australian Designed International Project accepted by Carla Wachmiller.

Victorian state manger of Boral Timber Scott Hamilton presents the northern regional award to Poune Mitchello of Poune Design.

Shaun Radcliff, public affairs manager, Victorian Association of Forest Industries (left) presents the award for Residential Class 1 New Buildings to Timothy Moon of Timothy Moon Architects.

Andrew Dunn of TDA presents the Westpinesponsored award for Best Renovation Residential Class 1 won by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design.

Architects are finding new ways to design in timber From Page 7

“They’re cad-camed in Melbourne and then bolted together on site – a rigging exercise rather than a carpenter exercise – so construction time is a lot quicker,” he said.

“Wood is beautiful when exposed; you don’t have to hide it away like you do with steel and it has an aesthetic advantage. People respond comfortably to a timber façade.”

The firm regularly specifies 11 to 14 m timber spans, bringing them into the aesthetics of the building. These light weight structures are tensioned with a stainless steel cable.

“Cutting them in a factory and

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Mr Cowland said the building industry was becoming much more engineered and environmental concerns were driving a whole new approach to architecture.

“We’ve taken an environmental viewpoint ever since we started the business and it’s research based. Architects are finding new ways to design in timber, taking a different approach to the traditional approach.

“Our research into timber design is ongoing, it’s vital, so we can brief our engineers and the guys who work on the site.”

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2011 seMinArs TechnicAl ToolS FoR you FWPA’s R&D Works seminars are part of an ongoing initiative designed to deliver technical research and solutions. Seminars will be held throughout 2011 in all major forestry regions.

WAngArAttA, WeDnesDAY 9 noVeMBer 2011 topic

presenter

Assessment of future trends in size and design preference for domestic and light commercial decking applications (TDA NSW)

Andrew Dunn

Onboard systems guide (CRC Forestry)

Martin strandgard

Assessing cants to maximise outturn of structural timber (Solid Wood Initiative)

Marco Lausberg

Predicting and managing the impacts of commercial plantations on catchment water balances (University of Melbourne)

paul Feikema

A review of potential impact of VOC emissions on the future market share for engineered wood products (Australian Forest Research Company)

James Hague

FastTRUCK – a model to optimise forest transport scheduling (CRC Forestry)

Mauricio Acuna

How to guarantee in-service warp stable timber (Solid Wood Initiative)

Marco Lausberg

Timber beams instead of Steel Beams in Housing Construction (TDA NSW)

Andrew Dunn

Technical feasibility study – log tracking with RFID tags (Solid Wood Initiative)

Marco Lausberg

Machine evaluation toolbox (CRC Forestry)

Martin strandgard

Performance of headrig operators in sawmills (Solid Wood Initiative)

Marco Lausberg

ALPACA – Australian Logging Productivity and Cost Appraisal (CRC Forestry)

Mauricio Acuna

Venue: Memorial Hall A, Wangaratta performing Arts centre, 33-37 Ford street, Wangaratta registrAtion: 8.30 am (coffee on arrival) start 9.00 am Finish 12.30 pm (followed by a light lunch)

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Cameron Luke, director, Australian Timber Flooring Association, presents the Timber Flooring Award to Simon Hanson of Bureau SRH.

Helen Pham of Stora Enso Australia presents the Timber as a Structural Element Award to Timothy Moon of Timothy Moon Architects.

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Will James, president, Timber Veneer Association of Australia (centre) presents the Timber Veneer Award to Ben Naylor (Rintoul) and Matthew Todd, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Michael Kennedy of Kenndey’s Classic Aged Timbers (left) presents a highly commended Recycled Timber Award to Jeremy Wolvridge of Wolveridge Architects.

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Shaun Radcliff of VAFI presents the a highly commended award in the Residential Class 1 New Buildings category to Anthony Maruncic of Berlina Projects.

Michael Woodlock, business manager, Cabot’s Premium Woodcare Brands (second from left) presents the People’s Choice Award to Clinton Murray, Vaughn Lane and Victor De Bates of S2F Architecture.

Jacob Eldridge, general manager, Hurford Hardwoods (left), presents the award for Public or Commercial Buildings to Robert Morris-Nunn of Circa Morris-Nunn Walker.

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Paul Houlihan of the American Hardwood Export Coucil (left) presents the Interior Fit Out Residential Award to Simon Hanson of Bureau SRH.

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Richard Stanton, national secretary, Australian Forestry Standard, presents the Australia Certified Timber Award to Julie Payne of Morris-Nunn and Associates, Hobart, who accepted the award on behalf of the winner Morrison and Breytenbach Architects, Hobart.

Marl Grouios, sales development manager (commercial builders), Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts, presents the EWPAA Timber Panel Award to Phillip Ng of Francis-Jones MorehenThorp.

National product manager with Design Pine Jeffrey Price presents the Treated Timber Award to Louise Williams, representing LAW Building Design.

Chairman of the Timber Development Association Paul Michael presents the Small Budget Projects Award won by Hare and Klein.

Paul Michael, TDA chairman (left) presents the Rising Star Award won by Peter Walker and accepted on his behalf by Robert MorrisNunn.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

New generation software at Frame 2012 Global view on producing structural designs NEW generation timber frame design software integration with Building Information Modelling (BIM) database technology for exchange of data between builder and fabricator will be an important topic at the national Frame Australia 2012 conference and exhibition on June 18 and 19 next year at the Park Hyatt Melbourne.

Senior vice-president of global software and technology for MiTek USA Terry Nicholson, in presenting his ‘global view’, will explain the recent advances in producing structural designs and optimised materials outcomes for timber framing using 3D analysis for ‘whole of house’ design.

This MiTek software development is leading to a new generation of interaction between designers, suppliers and builders through integration

with building designer CAD and estimating programs.

This session at Frame Australia will not only include new generation design software for pre-fabricated timber framing but also collaboration portals to facilitate sharing the digital model and associated building information.

Conference director Kevin Ezard said that while these topics might appear to be isolated from current day to day business within the timber and fabrication industries, advances in building and construction were moving quickly to more efficient data processes such as BIM for project management and this technology was rapidly being implemented.

“These changes also impact on CAD programs used by designers and builders to ensure data integration

INDUSTRY is hopeful common sense will prevail over the use of native forest woody biomass for green energy and its eligibility for renewable energy certificates under the national renewable energy target scheme.

It is estimated there is enough woody biomass from forest industry activities in Australia to supply 3000 gigawatt hours of renewable energy per year from existing waste streams without harvesting a single extra tree.

However, the recent proposal

Terry Nicholson .. global view on structural designs.

is maintained from design through all aspects of the project including estimating, scheduling, materials supply, prefabrication and building,” Mr Ezard said.

The 2012 conference program will contain a range of topics covering the evolving

dynamics in both residential and commercial construction of relevance to delegates from both building and prefabrication industries that will ensure their interest in attending.

In addition to the conference session on ‘building data and design software’, other sessions will include ‘pre-fabricated frame manufacturing’, ‘wood construction systems’ and ‘engineered wood and structural timber’.

In its 14th year, the Frame Australia event will incorporate new features including a greatly enlarged sponsor display area, and workshop discussion forums on both days in three concurrent sessions to allow greater discussion and interaction by delegates during the conference.

Visit www.frameaustralia.com

Common sense needed on green energy

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by the federal government to amend the existing regulations to exclude biomass from native forest as an eligible renewable energy resource will significantly jeopardise planned investments and innovation in green energy projects across the country,

including in northern New South Wales.

Chief executive of the Australian Forest Products Association Dr David Pollard said the recent decision “is against accepted Cont Page 18

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Cathedral writes chapter for ghost of architect

Gothic blackwood ceiling adds drama to awards night

THE young waitress asked: “Are they all architects?”

“Yes, most of them,” we responded.

She quickly whispered: “We have a ghost here, you know.

He was an architect. His name was Joseph Reed.”

If he was up and about, we reckon Joseph’s ghost would have enjoyed the evening last week when more than 100 architects gathered at St Pauls Chapter House in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, for the Australian Timber Design Awards.

The striking building, tucked beneath the spire of St Paul’s Cathedral, features neo-Gothic style architecture and the panelled Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) ceiling conjures up images of the great banquet halls of Oxford.

Built in the Victorian period, the foundation stone of St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral was laid in 1890. The English architect William Butterfield, a revered Gothic revival architect, never saw the site and the building was frequently delayed by disputes between Butterfield in England and the church authorities in Melbourne.

Butterfield resigned in 1884 and the building was finished by a local architect Joseph Reed, a Cornishman by birth, and considered the most influential Victorian era architect in Australia.

He died in 1891, soon after the completion of St Paul’s, and his ghost is said to walk the corridors of Chapter House.

The cathedral was consecrated on January 22, 1891, but the building of the spires –designed

by John Barr of Sydney – did not begin until 1926.

Inside Chapter House, curving high above the guests, the huge vaulted ceiling adds to the drama of the place, while the elegant glass mosaic windows and striking blackwood furnishings amplify a sense

The wood is very good for many uses including furniture, tools, boats, and wooden kegs.

It has the quality of walnut and is well-suited for shaping with steam. It is prized as a highly decorative timber for cabinets, musical instruments and boat building.

Flinders Lane for a large part of the 20th century was the hub of Melbourne’s Jewish garment trade, employing initially migrants or refugees post World War 2.

This multi-faceted industry, located in Flinders Lane, expanded during the interwar years, developing its own economic and social history, gorgeous products, and vibrant life and camaraderie at its heart.

– JIM BOWDEN. Haunting .. the vaulted Australian blackwood ceiling of Chapter House in Flinders Street with Victorian era architect Joseph Reed (below).

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The seasoned Australian blackwood ceiling has moved little in 120 years. The timber occurs in the tableland areas of South Australia and all eastern states, but the best commercial yields are in the wetter districts of Tasmania.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Green energy from forest biomass jeopardised From Page 16

science and international practice in the use of woody biomass as a carbon neutral source of renewable energy, which is largely utilised in

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Europe and Scandinavia given their availability of extensive forest resources”.

The executive director of the NSW Forest Products Association Russ Ainley said many planned or existing

projects in northern NSW would now be significantly affected by the proposed ban on the use of native forest biomass.

“These projects include the shelving of planned new investments in pyrolysis or

cogeneration at Herons Creek, Murwillumbah and Kempsey, as well as considerable uncertainty over existing forest industry energy operations in Grafton and Smithtown,” he said.

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