A Melbourne icon gains a companion

Parliament of Victoria Members’ Annexe The question of extending Melbourne’s iconic Parliament House building to accommodate 102 new offices for parliamentarians and their staff without blocking any views from the existing building and compromising its considerable heritage value was the challenge faced by architects Peter Elliott Architecture and Urban Design.…

Responsible Wood featured at major Fire, Wind, Sound conference

“More than 100 delegates participated in the Timber Queensland conference” Fire, Wind and Sound was the talk of the town as Timber Queensland members and delegates converged on the Victoria Park Gold Complex for the latest in Timber Queensland’s seminars. With presentations from the QBCC Technical Standards Unit, the Insurance…

Exclusive: Responsible Wood an important step for timber furniture

Responsible Wood CEO, Simon Dorries sat down with Patrizia Torelli, Australasian Furnishing Association CEO, to discuss Responsible Wood, PEFC, forest certification and all things timber legality. Patrizia: First things first, what is forest certification, what is Responsible Wood and why is it important for AFA members? Simon: Forest certification validates…

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Responsible Wood supports apprentices that work with wood

“Responsible Wood supports Wood Machining apprentices with industry insights” Responsible Wood will take forest certification to the students following the announcement of a new sponsorship arrangement with the Furnishing and Joinery Industry Design and Innovation Centre. As part of the arrangement, Responsible Wood will sponsorship top apprentices in Wood Machining…