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timberandforestryenews.com ISSUE 511 | May 17, 2018 Forest education in a school with no walls responsiblewood.org.au COVER STORY P12 FIRST FOR FORESTRY CONSULTING www.margulesgroome.com For all your Timber Preservation needs... PH: 07 3293 2651 24hrs: 0417 749 481 www.timtechchem.com The mark of safety, RESPONSIBLE BRAND reliability and trust. WINS A GOLD AWARD www.ewp.asn.au +61 7 3250 3700 The NATIONAL voice for Timber Merchants • Suppliers • Manufacturers Contact us on 1800 TABMA1 NEWS FOREST MANAGEMENT Consultation process begins on NSW forest operation approvals THE NSW Government has native forestry businesses begun consultation on the and regulated industries in new Coastal Integrated NSW already faced nes of at Forestry Operations least $15,000. Approvals (IFOA), which “These changes are making sets out how native forestry it fairer for all industries to operations are managed and do business in NSW, while regulated on public land in offering further protections the state. to our state's forests,” Ms Minister for Lands and Upton said. Forestry Paul Toole and Other changes to the Minister for the Environment coastal IFOA include: Gabrielle Upton said the • Merger of four current coastal IFOA remake was Paul Toole… a coastal IFOAs into a single a vital step forward in the vital step forward. approval for the entire coast government’s forestry reform of NSW. agenda. “For the proposed new “For the rst time, • New rules that place coastal IFOA, this means minimum thresholds are “The government is limits on harvesting impacts ensuring that we do not being set for the permanent committed to the long-term over time and across erode environmental values protection of threatened and sustainable management thelandscape. of the forestry estate, for the or impact the critical wood species and habitat across • Map-based protections benet of the community, supplies that our regional the landscape, and the rules with simplied rules for environment and a $2.4 economies or industry rely will be more transparent and operating near boundaries. billion forestry and product on.” enforceable,” Ms Upton said. manufacturing industry,” Mr • Increased mapping Mr Toole said that over Toole said. DETERMINED of threatened ecological the past six months, he had species, koala habitats, “The government is undertaken consultation TO GET THE streamsand trees. determined to get the on the regional forest RIGHT BALANCE right balance between the • Permanent protections agreements, and this was the environment and industry; for giant trees and hollow- next important step. environmental standards can New legislation would bearing trees. be strengthened at the same Gabrielle Upton said the be introduced that would For more information, and time as providing long-term new coastal IFOA included increase penalty notices to have your say on the security of wood supply and once-in-a-generation changes for not complying with the coastal IFOA, visit certainty to investors and the that would ensure protection coastal IFOA from $1100 to engage.environment.nsw. industry. of the environment. $15,000. All other private gov.au/forests ® Customers SEE a difference in MicroPro Sienna. 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Since Australian Forestry Standard changed its name to Responsible Wood in November last year – re ecting a clear consumer-focused strategy 20% – the organisation reports a Simon Dorries… raising the Gary Schmidt… authority and Off widespread ‘pick-up’ of the pro le. strength. new brand by all sections of the forest and forest products Mr Dorries said the revised outcome we arrived at – a industry, including architects, standards would introduce symbol showing timber being Discount designers, speci ers and new opportunities for protected, transformed and available* builders along the value- innovation and technology in renewed, in a timeless form added chain. the sector where there was that suggests authority and for AFCA “The campaign is moving a genuine acceptance of the strength. Members! forward, raising the pro le advantages of certi ed wood “Everyone in the studio of the organisation and products. knew this project would hold delivering greater bene ts for During the PEFC half- signi cant cultural weight, ✔ Evidence of employees’ those who participate in the yearly meeting in Geneva, and that it would have a lot current skills and training Responsible Wood system,” a presentation of the new of concerned eyes on it. It ✔ Supports WHS CEO Simon Dorries said. Responsible Wood branding wasn’t something we were risk management willing to do by half, so “The campaign’s and marketing campaign ✔ Supports professionalism discovering the board shared advancement will see by Simon Dorries won high and safety of industry the appointment of a acclaim from international that vision and intent was a www.fols.forestworks.com.aufols.forestworks.com.au dedicated marketing and delegates. huge relief. communications of cer with 1800 177 001 Responsible Wood brand “We couldn’t be prouder responsibilities to include designer Gary Schmidt, a that the Responsible Wood face-to-face contact with brand has received this director of Loa Branding, said: *Australian Forest Contractors industry stakeholders around international recognition. Association (AFCA) “We’re extremely proud of Australia,” he said. the process we shared, and “It really is a wonderful “Responsible Wood re ection of the activities are mounting DELIVERING organisation’s commitment to as acceptance of our the industry.” GREATER sustainability and certi cation Adding to the support of BENEFITS TO An industry-led program credentials widen and a the Responsible Wood brand, managed by ForestWorks round of major standards SECTOR revisions gets under way.” Cont P 4 TIMBER & FORESTRY E-NEWS | ISSUE 511 | May 17, 2018 3 NEWS BUILT ENVIRONMENT NZ building e ciency report ticks carbon worth of engineered wood NEW Zealand green building associated with construction, just over 6% of NZ’s gross leaders are calling for urgent as well as the products carbon footprint came from action on building ef ciency, consumed within buildings the production / construction following new analysis and emissions associated phase of the built environment that has revealed the built with building products that are – 2.6% from steel, 1.6% cent environment is responsible either imported or exported. from aluminium, 1.9% from for about 20% of all national Of about 20% of the cement and other non-metallic greenhouse gas emissions, a national gross carbon minerals such as aggregates, gure up to 10 times previous footprint attributable to the and 0.1% from other sources. estimates. built environment, 8.6% of Wood products were Other studies have claimed emissions come from energy excluded as their emissions the sector’s emissions are use, 8.7% from building cannot be easily separated Andrew Eagles… report shot-in- responsible for anywhere products, 2.1% from imported the arm for engineered wood. from pulp and paper, and their between 2-5% of total emissions (the majority of maximum possible emissions emissions. The 5% gure, which are services such as from buildings. contribution is only 0.5% of which was included in last insurance) and 0.5% from “The ndings are a real the national total. month’s NZ Productivity building and garden waste. shot-in-the-arm for suppliers Mr Eagles said there was Commission Low Emissions The NZ Green Building of materials with lower value in tools such as Green Economy draft report, is Council has backed the study, Star for reducing the sector’s embodied carbon, such as based only on the operational and said the results indicated embodied carbon pollution engineered timber products,” emissions of buildings. the government should be contribution. CEO Andrew Eagles said. The thinkstep gure takes increasing resources and (With extracts from The Fifth into account emissions efforts to reduce emissions The report found that Estate). 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