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FWPA MD Update shy February 2015 Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the new lookForWood In response to industry feedback we will now keepyou informed of our programs and activities on a new monthly schedule We hope you find this a useful platform to get thebest FWPA news event announcements and information
Our aim is to make the information in ForWood as accessible aspossible We would be happy for you to share this information with your colleagues viaour shared buttonsIf you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to email me atricsinclairfwpacomauIn the meantime I hope you enjoy this issue and find the articles interesting
Ric Sinclair
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Interest shy Advisory and Reference Groups
Industry PromotionMarch 21st 2015 World Wood Day ndash building a nanoHouse at Sydneyrsquos Circular Quay
Capacity and EducationIndustry training and education ndash new materials under developmentNew campaign invites schools to engage with forestry
RDampEAs a result of research life cycle assessment (LCA) practitioners now have a relevantand accurate way to measure biodiversity impacts Statistics and EconomicsHardwood Data Series shy part of FWPArsquos effort to improve the information to industryAre you getting it ndash the Statistics Count Newsletter
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal will bring it in line with international codes and standardsand open up new markets
GeneralExpression of Interest shy Advisory andReference Groups
Expressions of interest for membership ofFWPArsquos Advisory and Reference Groupsare open until close of business 27thFebruary 2015 These groups are anessential part of FWPArsquos informeddecision making to ensure that theactivities are aligned closely to industryissues and priorities
More
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Industry Promotion
March 21st 2015 World Wood Day ndashbuilding a nanoHouse at SydneyrsquosCircular Quay
With the theme WOOD housing heathhumanity ndash Planet Ark and WoodNaturally Better (FWPArsquos genericmarketing consumer brand) arecelebrating World Wood Day by buildinga nanoHouse in front of the CustomsHouse at Sydneyrsquos Circular QuayPrefabricated and designed to minimizewaste the nanoHouse will also be usedin seminars to architects engineersdesigners and other material specifiers Itwill be onsite from Thursday 19th toSaturday 21st March
More
uarr
Capacity and EducationIndustry training and education ndash newmaterials under development
Industry consultation identified the needfor an online availableshyonshydemandtimber education and skills developmentprogram Initially aimed at those who usetimber regularly at work in Australiarsquostimber and wood products supply chain
More
uarr
New campaign invites schools toengage with forestry
Launching in 2015 this new campaign isaimed at the forestry industry giving you
the tools and rules to engage with yourschools
More
uarr
RDampENew lifecycle assessment toolaccounts for bioshyimpact to removeforestryrsquos LCA disadvantage
As a result of research life cycleassessment (LCA) practitioners now havea relevant and accurate way to measurebiodiversity impacts Until nowincorporating forest biodiversity within alife cycle assessment (LCA) has not beenfeasible due to not having a globallyapplied method that captures keybiodiversity principles
Read more
Read the report PNC301shy1213
uarr
Statistics and EconomicsHardwood Data Series
The data aggregation program is part of
FWPArsquos effort to improve the informationavailable to industry This complementsthe national Forest and Wood ProductsStatistics published by ABARES
The overall strategy is that a moreinformed market will provide allstakeholders with greater capacity tomake better decisionsThis highly valuable commercialinformation will be published online at theFWPA website soon
Currently data from major hardwood sawmillers 9 companies representing justunder 50 of monthly timber sales isbeing loaded and analysed
More
uarr
Are you getting it ndash the StatisticsCount Newsletter
FWPArsquos industry data dashboard andnewsletter give industry access toproprietary and public domain data setsin easily accessible locations Keep up todate by subscribing to the newslettertoday
More
uarr
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal willbring it in line with internationalcodes and standards and open upnew markets
A proposal recently submitted to theAustralian Building Codes Board byFWPA could open up the market fortimber framed and massive timberbuildings up to 25 metres in height(approximately 8 stories)Comprehensively discussed with allstakeholders the proposal includes firecompliance requirements for Class 2(apartments) Class 3 (hotels) and Class5 (office) buildings
More
uarr
Copyright copy 2015 FWPA All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Feedback and Contributions
Interest shy Advisory and Reference Groups
Industry PromotionMarch 21st 2015 World Wood Day ndash building a nanoHouse at Sydneyrsquos Circular Quay
Capacity and EducationIndustry training and education ndash new materials under developmentNew campaign invites schools to engage with forestry
RDampEAs a result of research life cycle assessment (LCA) practitioners now have a relevantand accurate way to measure biodiversity impacts Statistics and EconomicsHardwood Data Series shy part of FWPArsquos effort to improve the information to industryAre you getting it ndash the Statistics Count Newsletter
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal will bring it in line with international codes and standardsand open up new markets
GeneralExpression of Interest shy Advisory andReference Groups
Expressions of interest for membership ofFWPArsquos Advisory and Reference Groupsare open until close of business 27thFebruary 2015 These groups are anessential part of FWPArsquos informeddecision making to ensure that theactivities are aligned closely to industryissues and priorities
More
uarr
Industry Promotion
March 21st 2015 World Wood Day ndashbuilding a nanoHouse at SydneyrsquosCircular Quay
With the theme WOOD housing heathhumanity ndash Planet Ark and WoodNaturally Better (FWPArsquos genericmarketing consumer brand) arecelebrating World Wood Day by buildinga nanoHouse in front of the CustomsHouse at Sydneyrsquos Circular QuayPrefabricated and designed to minimizewaste the nanoHouse will also be usedin seminars to architects engineersdesigners and other material specifiers Itwill be onsite from Thursday 19th toSaturday 21st March
More
uarr
Capacity and EducationIndustry training and education ndash newmaterials under development
Industry consultation identified the needfor an online availableshyonshydemandtimber education and skills developmentprogram Initially aimed at those who usetimber regularly at work in Australiarsquostimber and wood products supply chain
More
uarr
New campaign invites schools toengage with forestry
Launching in 2015 this new campaign isaimed at the forestry industry giving you
the tools and rules to engage with yourschools
More
uarr
RDampENew lifecycle assessment toolaccounts for bioshyimpact to removeforestryrsquos LCA disadvantage
As a result of research life cycleassessment (LCA) practitioners now havea relevant and accurate way to measurebiodiversity impacts Until nowincorporating forest biodiversity within alife cycle assessment (LCA) has not beenfeasible due to not having a globallyapplied method that captures keybiodiversity principles
Read more
Read the report PNC301shy1213
uarr
Statistics and EconomicsHardwood Data Series
The data aggregation program is part of
FWPArsquos effort to improve the informationavailable to industry This complementsthe national Forest and Wood ProductsStatistics published by ABARES
The overall strategy is that a moreinformed market will provide allstakeholders with greater capacity tomake better decisionsThis highly valuable commercialinformation will be published online at theFWPA website soon
Currently data from major hardwood sawmillers 9 companies representing justunder 50 of monthly timber sales isbeing loaded and analysed
More
uarr
Are you getting it ndash the StatisticsCount Newsletter
FWPArsquos industry data dashboard andnewsletter give industry access toproprietary and public domain data setsin easily accessible locations Keep up todate by subscribing to the newslettertoday
More
uarr
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal willbring it in line with internationalcodes and standards and open upnew markets
A proposal recently submitted to theAustralian Building Codes Board byFWPA could open up the market fortimber framed and massive timberbuildings up to 25 metres in height(approximately 8 stories)Comprehensively discussed with allstakeholders the proposal includes firecompliance requirements for Class 2(apartments) Class 3 (hotels) and Class5 (office) buildings
More
uarr
Copyright copy 2015 FWPA All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Feedback and Contributions
March 21st 2015 World Wood Day ndashbuilding a nanoHouse at SydneyrsquosCircular Quay
With the theme WOOD housing heathhumanity ndash Planet Ark and WoodNaturally Better (FWPArsquos genericmarketing consumer brand) arecelebrating World Wood Day by buildinga nanoHouse in front of the CustomsHouse at Sydneyrsquos Circular QuayPrefabricated and designed to minimizewaste the nanoHouse will also be usedin seminars to architects engineersdesigners and other material specifiers Itwill be onsite from Thursday 19th toSaturday 21st March
More
uarr
Capacity and EducationIndustry training and education ndash newmaterials under development
Industry consultation identified the needfor an online availableshyonshydemandtimber education and skills developmentprogram Initially aimed at those who usetimber regularly at work in Australiarsquostimber and wood products supply chain
More
uarr
New campaign invites schools toengage with forestry
Launching in 2015 this new campaign isaimed at the forestry industry giving you
the tools and rules to engage with yourschools
More
uarr
RDampENew lifecycle assessment toolaccounts for bioshyimpact to removeforestryrsquos LCA disadvantage
As a result of research life cycleassessment (LCA) practitioners now havea relevant and accurate way to measurebiodiversity impacts Until nowincorporating forest biodiversity within alife cycle assessment (LCA) has not beenfeasible due to not having a globallyapplied method that captures keybiodiversity principles
Read more
Read the report PNC301shy1213
uarr
Statistics and EconomicsHardwood Data Series
The data aggregation program is part of
FWPArsquos effort to improve the informationavailable to industry This complementsthe national Forest and Wood ProductsStatistics published by ABARES
The overall strategy is that a moreinformed market will provide allstakeholders with greater capacity tomake better decisionsThis highly valuable commercialinformation will be published online at theFWPA website soon
Currently data from major hardwood sawmillers 9 companies representing justunder 50 of monthly timber sales isbeing loaded and analysed
More
uarr
Are you getting it ndash the StatisticsCount Newsletter
FWPArsquos industry data dashboard andnewsletter give industry access toproprietary and public domain data setsin easily accessible locations Keep up todate by subscribing to the newslettertoday
More
uarr
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal willbring it in line with internationalcodes and standards and open upnew markets
A proposal recently submitted to theAustralian Building Codes Board byFWPA could open up the market fortimber framed and massive timberbuildings up to 25 metres in height(approximately 8 stories)Comprehensively discussed with allstakeholders the proposal includes firecompliance requirements for Class 2(apartments) Class 3 (hotels) and Class5 (office) buildings
More
uarr
Copyright copy 2015 FWPA All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Feedback and Contributions
the tools and rules to engage with yourschools
More
uarr
RDampENew lifecycle assessment toolaccounts for bioshyimpact to removeforestryrsquos LCA disadvantage
As a result of research life cycleassessment (LCA) practitioners now havea relevant and accurate way to measurebiodiversity impacts Until nowincorporating forest biodiversity within alife cycle assessment (LCA) has not beenfeasible due to not having a globallyapplied method that captures keybiodiversity principles
Read more
Read the report PNC301shy1213
uarr
Statistics and EconomicsHardwood Data Series
The data aggregation program is part of
FWPArsquos effort to improve the informationavailable to industry This complementsthe national Forest and Wood ProductsStatistics published by ABARES
The overall strategy is that a moreinformed market will provide allstakeholders with greater capacity tomake better decisionsThis highly valuable commercialinformation will be published online at theFWPA website soon
Currently data from major hardwood sawmillers 9 companies representing justunder 50 of monthly timber sales isbeing loaded and analysed
More
uarr
Are you getting it ndash the StatisticsCount Newsletter
FWPArsquos industry data dashboard andnewsletter give industry access toproprietary and public domain data setsin easily accessible locations Keep up todate by subscribing to the newslettertoday
More
uarr
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal willbring it in line with internationalcodes and standards and open upnew markets
A proposal recently submitted to theAustralian Building Codes Board byFWPA could open up the market fortimber framed and massive timberbuildings up to 25 metres in height(approximately 8 stories)Comprehensively discussed with allstakeholders the proposal includes firecompliance requirements for Class 2(apartments) Class 3 (hotels) and Class5 (office) buildings
More
uarr
Copyright copy 2015 FWPA All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Feedback and Contributions
FWPArsquos effort to improve the informationavailable to industry This complementsthe national Forest and Wood ProductsStatistics published by ABARES
The overall strategy is that a moreinformed market will provide allstakeholders with greater capacity tomake better decisionsThis highly valuable commercialinformation will be published online at theFWPA website soon
Currently data from major hardwood sawmillers 9 companies representing justunder 50 of monthly timber sales isbeing loaded and analysed
More
uarr
Are you getting it ndash the StatisticsCount Newsletter
FWPArsquos industry data dashboard andnewsletter give industry access toproprietary and public domain data setsin easily accessible locations Keep up todate by subscribing to the newslettertoday
More
uarr
Standards CoordinationBuilding code change proposal willbring it in line with internationalcodes and standards and open upnew markets
A proposal recently submitted to theAustralian Building Codes Board byFWPA could open up the market fortimber framed and massive timberbuildings up to 25 metres in height(approximately 8 stories)Comprehensively discussed with allstakeholders the proposal includes firecompliance requirements for Class 2(apartments) Class 3 (hotels) and Class5 (office) buildings
More
uarr
Copyright copy 2015 FWPA All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Feedback and Contributions
A proposal recently submitted to theAustralian Building Codes Board byFWPA could open up the market fortimber framed and massive timberbuildings up to 25 metres in height(approximately 8 stories)Comprehensively discussed with allstakeholders the proposal includes firecompliance requirements for Class 2(apartments) Class 3 (hotels) and Class5 (office) buildings
More
uarr
Copyright copy 2015 FWPA All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Feedback and Contributions