DIY & Homemakers

Mar
29

BC to build the World’s Tallest Wood Building

Read the original News story from Vancouver Sun. Excerpt posted below for your convenience and discussion.

B.C. is moving ahead with plans to build what is expected to be the tallest wood  building in North America and possibly the world, Jobs [ More ] [ Read More ]

Mar
27

Timber paves way for quake-safe country

EXPAN Media Release, March 26 2012

Two buildings soon to be constructed in Christchurch could lead the way for a seismically safer New Zealand.

 

The Garden City will soon be home to two commercial buildings built of EXPAN, a revolutionary [ More ] [ Read More ]

Oct
11

NZ Wood Timber Design Awards Announced

The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scooped two major awards in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced on Tuesday – commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence.

The three-storey, seismically-protected timber structure was entirely built from [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
23

Repiling and timber floor solution advocated for damaged Christchurch houses

Some Christchurch homeowners are saving their damaged homes by taking remedial action rather than waiting to have them demolished, says a repiling expert.

Hamilton-based Repiling Specialists Managing Director Steven Morrow said many homeowners frustrated with delays in the rebuilding process are [ More ] [ Read More ]

Aug
29

Supplying native timbers no mean feat

The role of supplying native timber so the prized wood adorns the work of craftspeople, architects, joiners and builders is no mean feat.

“It is quite a hard industry to be involved in”, says EcoRakau operations and marketing manager Jeremy Scott. [ More ] [ Read More ]