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Mar
27

House A / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten

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© Bruno Klomfar

Kehlegg is a hamlet just above Dornbirn, together with Ebnit and Watzenegg, it is an Alpine site among [ More ]

Mar
26

THE CASE FOR Tall Wood BUILDINGS

How Mass Timber Offers a Safe, Economical, and Environmentally Friendly Alternative for Tall Building Structures

We are in a unique moment in architectural and building engineering history when shifting world needs has asked us to question some of the fundamentals of [ More ]

Mar
26

NZ Wood Sponsors University of Auckland Autumn Lecture Series Communiqué: 6 March-23 May 2012

The inclusion of a lively range of international and local speakers at School of Architecture and Planning’s lecture series Communiqué, at The University of Auckland, has been made possible through the generous funding of NZ Wood – the marketing arm [ More ]

Mar
15

Canterbury rebuild boost for Hastings

Read the original blog post from The STAR. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

Hastings company Kanuka Engineered Wood Products is set to have a major part in the Canterbury rebuild, with the University of Canterbury opting for engineered [ More ]

Mar
14

Case for wood rebuild is compelling

Read the original article from The Press. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

OPINION: Timber should be the material of choice for rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquakes, argues Jane Arnott.

It is timely for  industry organisations to make their presence [ More ]