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Building a dome with extreme mass timber
18, Sep 2024There is a place few dare to tread from a design and a construction perspective, as there are no guidelines. I call this area of timber construction extreme mass timber...
Read MoreUganda's Timber Innovation Centre champions wood and timber construction
13, Sep 2024Africa has emerged as a significant timber-growing market, with the FAO estimating that demand for sawn wood will grow 49% over the next three decades. Uganda's population is expected to double to over 80 million...
Read MoreRare Woods is a welcoming cornucopia of wood, wisdom and wow!
11, Sep 2024Biophilia is the instinctual attraction that you feel towards natural materials, the way the texture of wood under your fingertips or the rich grain patterns in a piece of timber bring warmth and comfort...
Read MorePreassembled Plant for new customer Brondal
09, Sep 2024Dolphin Bay was delighted to install South Africa’s first preassembled wood treatment plant for our new customer, Brondal Treated Timbers, this month. Brondal, in the Nelspruit area of Mpumalanga...
Read MoreInvestment in three loggers pays dividends
03, Sep 2024The delicate balance of investing today to save in the long term certainly holds true for the forward-thinking management of the Timbadola Sawmill, Bell Equipment reports on its website...
Read MoreWildfires in South Africa are set to increase. How legal action can help the country adapt better to climate change
19, Aug 2024As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires in regions that are already...
Read MoreNukor’s exhibit at WoodEX was a showstopper
16, Aug 2024Nukor’s large stand featuring working machines gave visitors a taste of international industry trade shows where machines and dust extraction systems are put through their paces...
Read MoreSave our sawmills: Turn South Africa into a construction site
15, Aug 2024Unless affordable housing, the traditional building sector, architects and engineers, and the government procurement process prioritise timber and carbon-friendly projects like mass timber...
Read MoreWoodEX for Africa 2024: More than “just” wood
12, Aug 2024The annual WoodEX for Africa trade show co-located with the Big Five Construct Exhibition at Gallagher Convention Centre last month was well-attended, and although there were fewer South African...
Read MoreCPD workshop - Timber in fire and structural graded timber - 28 August
09, Aug 2024Dear Building Professional and Timber Enthusiast, You are hereby invited to join our next ONE DAY WORKSHOP on 28 AUGUST at Stellenbosch University...
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