News & Blog
World’s tallest wooden residential building in Melbourne
Tuesday, 5th Jun 2012
London’s Stadthaus in Murray Grove has achieved global recognition as the world’s tallest wooden residential structure. Now Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour at Docklands is poised to take the mantle with Forté. The tip of a woodberg, Forté is... Read more
2012 Certification Forum Report
Tuesday, 5th Jun 2012
Resellers, ENGOs and industry meet on neutral ground to discuss the future of wood certification in Australia A group of almost 100 representatives from ENGOs, the forest and wood industry, retailers, manufacturers and engineers gathered at Dockside in Sydney's Darling... Read more
Follow the UK Field Tour Online
Tuesday, 15th May 2012
Chris Philpot, Campaign Manager for Planet Ark's Make it Wood campaign has joined the WoodSolutions 2012 UK Field Tour. Chris will be blogging his experiences and we're publishing them on the WoodSolutions site. So, sit back and prepare to be an armchair participant in the... Read more
National Certification Forum & Workshops
Thursday, 12th Apr 2012
Environmental groups, industry and business support new wood and wood products certification event The first event of its kind in Australia, the Certification: Growing demand. Increasing confidence. National Wood Products Forum & Workshop 2012 aims to look beyond... Read more
Win an IPad with Make It Wood!
Thursday, 24th Nov 2011
Snap Some Wood and Win an iPad Photography Competition Enter now at Make It Wood Wood has been used to build homes and furniture, to support infrastructure like bridges and railways and make decorative items, throughout Australian history. Send Make It Wood a photo of... Read more
Planet Ark's new Make It Wood campaign
Friday, 14th Oct 2011
Planet Ark, one of Australia's best-known environmental groups, is recognising the benefits of responsibly sourced wood in their new Make It Wood campaign, sponsored by Wood. Naturally Better.™ Read their launch announcement below: Wood – A growing answer to... Read more
Planet Ark's Environmental Edge
Friday, 3rd Jun 2011
Going to air under the new Planet Ark Environmental Edge brand, a new television commercial highlights the fact that wood stores carbon and that this is an environmental positive. Presented by award-winning architect and host of Grand Designs Austrslia, Peter Maddison, the... Read more
Multi-storey Wooden Building Planned for Melbourne
Tuesday, 1st Mar 2011
The renewed international interest in timber as a structural material has been highlighted by a recent announcement in Melbourne. Grocon plans to build Delta, a ten storey, 50 apartment, timber building as part of the redevelopment of the Carlton United Breweries site. ... Read more
Australian Timber Design Awards
Wednesday, 21st Jul 2010
Wood. Naturally Better.™ is proud to be sponsoring the Australian Timber Design Awards. One of Australia's most prestigious national design competitions, the Awards aim to promote and encourage outstanding timber design in the built environment professions. Now... Read more
WoodSolutions 2010 – Innovation, inspiration, design.
Monday, 28th Jun 2010
An innovative one-day forum, WoodSolutions 2010 presents an inspiring new look at one of the world’s increasingly popular materials. For environmental, aesthetic and economic reasons, contemporary designs are featuring wood in structures ranging from public to... Read more
