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-Research Node - Socio-Economic Opportunity
Blog

Seeing the wood and the trees: the role of timber in future Wales – Calvin Jones

“And he could see a tall tree on the river bank, and the one side of it was burning from its roots to its tip, and the other half with green leaves…” Peredur son of Efrawg (Jones and Jones, 1989, p. 211) Wales, along with the rest of the UK desperately lacks trees. Between the first, p...

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-Research Node - Building Performance for Occupants
Conference Paper

OCCUPANT OUTCOMES IN TIMBER-RICH ENVIRONMENTS: A REVIEW

Research Node: Building Performance for Occupants Project: Design for positive occupant outcomes in timber-rich environments DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0691 Author(s):Loren Dyer, Georgia Lindsay, Stacey L. Parker, Niklas K. Steffens Pages:5611-5620 (10 pages) Format:PDF Paper Download C...

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-Research Node - Manufacturing Innovation
-Research Node - Value-Chain Innovation
Podcast

Podcast – Timber Efficiency Research with Associate Professor Joe Gattas

ARC Advance Timber Hub Theme & Node Leader, Associate Professor Joe Gattas, at The University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering, was part of an episode of Pryda Pod in May 2024.  Joe was interviewed about his research regarding improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% cou...

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-Research Node - Manufacturing Innovation
-Research Node - Value-Chain Innovation
Video

Sustainable Timber Construction Seminar – 6 Feb 2024 – Presentation Videos

On the 6 February 2024 at The University of Queensland (UQ) an in-person seminar was hosted by ASCE Australia Section and UQ School of Civil Engineering. This in-person event brought together experts in the field to discuss the latest advancements and techniques in sustainable timber construction. P...

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Video

ARC Advance Timber Hub Launch Presentation – Professor Keith Crews

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub to Advance Timber for Australia’s Future Built Environment (ARC Advance Timber Hub) was officially launched at The University of Queensland on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, with the aim of helping Australia’s timber and construction sectors transi...

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-Research Node - Towards a Low-Carbon & Circular Economy
-Research Node - Value-Chain Innovation
Video

Timber 2032 Forum – Utilising timber in construction to lower emissions and reduce embodied carbon

Queensland Government officials and timber industry representatives met at The University of Queensland on the 22 August 2023 “National Forestry Day” to discuss utilising mass timber construction and other timber products together with establishing timber plantations to achieve a “clim...

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Video

Optimising Wood at UQ, host of the ARC Advance Timber Hub

This Wood Solutions In Focus video showcases the researchers and facilities at The University of Queensland, administrating organisation of the ARC Advance Timber Hub. Join Andrew in this fascinating video as he explores some of the wide-ranging activities of researchers in the ARC Advance Timber H...

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Technical Guide

Modelling Guide for Timber Structures

The definitive guide for timber structure modelling brings together the experience gained from recently built timber projects, and the latest research development in the modelling of timber structures. It will support the application and development of timber construction given that timber structure...

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Technical Guide

Robustness in Structures

A best practice guide for Australian buildings offering advice, design methodologies and details for typical building types. The updated WoodSolutions Technical guide #39 on Robustness has been published (July 2023) following the work performed by research project “Progressive collapse (robust...

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Website

ARC Future Timber Hub

The recently completed (2016 to 2021) ARC Research Hub for Advanced Solutions to Transform Tall Timber Buildings (ARC Future Timber Hub) demonstrated the viability of substituting engineered wood products for steel and concrete in mid-rise buildings to drive down construction costs, improve occupan...

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