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| 2011 Timber Design Awards Announced |
| At a function in the Viaduct Events Centre on 11 October 2011 the 2011 Awards were announced. The new NMIT building scooped two major awards. |
| WCTE 2012 - Call for Abstracts are now open |
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| Correction Sheet for the Timber Design Guide |
| A correction sheet for the Third Edition 2007: 2008 reprint of the Timber design Guide is available for download from this site. |
| NZS 3604:2011 – new Qs and As |
| Standards New Zealand has prepared a number of questions and answers (Qs and As) about the recently published NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings. These are available from the Standards website. |
| David Carter Launches the new NZ Wood Design Advisory Centre. |
| At a function in the Beehive the new NZ Wood Design Advisory Centre was launched on 7 December 2010 by The Minster of Forestry, the Hon David Carter. The Centre, hosted by NZ Wood, provides free concept feasibility advice, demonstrating the possibilities offered by modern wood construction technologies. |
| Minister recommends wood for reconstruction of Christchurch multi-storey buildings |
| In the light of the Christchurch earthquake, Minister of Forestry, David Carter, has called on the construction industry to seriously consider timber as a rebuilding option, even for multi-storey buildings.
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| Timber Design Awards: The winners |
| The visitors’ centre at Waitomo Caves took out three of the top prizes at the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced at a function held at Te Papa in Wellington on Monday 11 October. |
| Multistorey Timber Buildings Seismic Design Guide |
| Now available for free download, this Design Guide has been prepared by Michael Newcombe at the Dept of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| WCTE 2012 in NZ - Visit the new website |
| The next World Conference on Timber Engineering will be in Auckland in July 2012. Visit the website for continually updating information on this conference. |
| Timber Design Software |
| The NZ Timber Design Society Timber Design Software has recently been released.
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| Portal Frame Design Seminar - June 2010 - Update |
| A one day technical seminar series is planned for Auckland on 3 June and Christchurch on 9 June 2010. |
| New Book just out. McIntosh Glulam: 50 Years New Zealand |
| Ken McIntosh is well known in the Glulam Industry. His new book tells the story of his company as it grew from very small beginnings pioneering this new technology. |
| 2010 TDS Management Committee Elected |
| At the TDS AGM on 8 February The Committee for 2010 was elected. The President for 2010 is Ross Davison of Sue Law Davison Ltd |
| World Conference on Timber Engineering in Auckland |
| The World Conference on Timber Engineering 2012 (WCTE2012) is to be hosted by New Zealand and Australia in Auckland in 2012, led by NZ Timber Design Society
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| Green groups and foresters call for effective and fair climate policies |
| 30 October 2007 - Joint Media Release. Major environmental groups and forest owners have joined forces to call for stronger climate change policies that introduce a price on all greenhouse gases in all sectors without delay, that are fairer across the sectors and that protect indigenous biodiversity and natural carbon stores.
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| Making wood part of a sustainable future |
| 3 July 2007
Media Statement
Hon Jim Anderton
Minister of Forestry
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| Changes to the New Zealand Timber Design Standard – NZS3603:1993 Amendment 4. |
| Ross Davison - Carter Holt Harvey Limited futurebuild |
| Amendment to NZS3603 |
| The amendment 3 to NZS3603 has now been released. |
