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Wood versus Steel
Visit the Laserframe Framing Facts website to learn more facts about the advantages of timber framing which includes fact sheets on:
- A timber frame home is warmer
- A timber frame home is more energy efficient
- A timber frame home is more environmentally friendly
- Timber is easy to work with
- A timber frame home gives you more security
- A timber frame home won’t rust
Visit www.framingfacts.co.nz to see the Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) Woodproducts NZ campaign which builds on the NZ Wood campaign last year on 'which framing option is better - wood versus steel':
Which material performs best? Get the facts...
• Which is better for the environment?
• Which performs best in a fire?
News
On 22 March, Professor Richard Phillips spoke at the US Embassy about the opportunity for New Zealand pulp and paper mills to become commercial-scale biofuel producers (download the presentations here).
ForestWood 2012 saw the launch of the forest and wood products industry's Strategic Action Plan. Presentations from the conference are now available through the ForestWood 2012 website.
Click here to see presentations from the October ForestWood 2010 Conference.
Current Issues
WPA is currently working on a range of issues that impact on members' businesses and the wider industry as a whole. Please click the link below to view the current issues WPA is working on.