“A four day whirlwind tour, where a delegation of Queensland teachers will participate in a number of activities focused on forestry education and the importance of forest certification” Responsible Wood has been invited to participate in the ForestLearning coordinated field tours and workshop at the AgForce School and Industry Partnership Program’s Food, Fibre and Agricultural Educators conference 13-17 January 2019…
Awarded for the first time at the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize, supported by PEFC, brought extraordinary buildings and inspirations for a sustainable future in construction. Besides the winning project, the jury highlighted two more outstanding constructions… Nicola Leonardi, Koray Malhan and Mark Thompson awarded the first highly commended prize to Krakani Lumi, a…
“Southern Queensland has more than 3 million hectares of private native forest but only 8000 hectares are certified. The wood message is working but much of the timber supply is uncertified and detrimental to the Responsible Wood message” In a wide ranging interview veteran forester Sean Ryan has challenged the forest industry to practice what it preaches and do more…
Responsible Wood would like to take this opportunity to thank all members and scheme holders for their continued support over the past year. Our best wishes go to Responsible Wood members, scheme holders, our friends and supporters for the holiday season. Our regular office services will be closed from the close of business Monday 24 December 2018 and will resume on Wednesday…
“Responsible Wood provides our customers with confirmation that the timber is sourced from a sustainable origin, it provides the ultimate trust-mark that Weathergroove panels are green, trusted, certified and Australian…” As Director and co-founder of Sydney design and construction company, Cadence and Co, Darren Mills is well versed in advising clients on building materials. When it came to selecting timber…
“The Japanese Government and industry expressed strong and non-discriminatory support for both international certification schemes, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) being Responsible Wood in Australia, as well as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)” Fresh from a whirl-wind trip to Japan, Responsible Wood’s Simon Dorries hailed the Australian Forestry delegation as a resounding success. Responsible Wood was front…
Fresh from presenting to the PEFC General Assembly in Geneva and judging the 2018 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam, leading Architect and Responsible Wood Director Mark Thomson outlined some of the key issues facing the Australian timber industry… The demand for radical change by the United Nations in October this year to limit global warming to a 1.5 degree global…
What do jazz and rock legends Wolf Mail, Richard Smith, Steve Balbi and Pat Drummond have in common? We asked Mark Gilbert from Mark Gilbert Guitars… Covered by Jason Ross, Marketing and Communications Officer for Responsible Wood Located in the hustle and bustle of downtown Hobart, Mark Gilbert’s Guitar ‘man cave’ is filled with wall to wall posters of the…
Responsible Wood set to deliver important certification and procurement message at National Sustainability Conference in Brisbane… Responsible Wood continues to make waves as forest certification is set to take the floor at the National Sustainability Conference in April 2019. The conference attracts sustainability professionals far and wide with Responsible Wood slated to deliver an important message about timber certification. According…
Tucked away in the Derwent Valley, Butch Booth has seen it all before. He’s been here for the good times, the bad times and he just might bear witness to the resurgence in Tasmanian timber… Covered by Jason Ross, Marketing and Communications Officer for Responsible Wood A 4th generation saw miller, Butch has been plying his trade as a hands on…