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Norway claims the worlds tallest timber frame building
17, Jun 2014The Forté tower in Melbourne, Australia, currently reported to be the world's tallest timber frame apartment building at 32 meters in height, is to be overtaken by a multi-story timber
Read MoreGautrain Management Agency embarks on expansion project
17, Jun 2014Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) has embarked on an expansion plan for four routes. The agency has already completed requesting for proposals (RFP) for the preliminary design of the four possible
Read MoreCape Town CBD property value projected to increase to US$2.59bn
12, Jun 2014Property value in the Cape Town central business district is expected to increase to US $2.59bn by 2020 due to the much development that is taking place in the foreshore
Read MoreNamibia's US$4.3bn mass housing project on hold
04, Jun 2014The US$4.3bn mass housing project which was launched last year has been put on hold by the Government of Namibia while the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), the guardian of the
Read MoreConnecting Africa Conference 2014
04, Jun 2014Date: 20– 22 October, 2014Venue: Cape Town, South AfricaContact: Emily Ng Suet LingEmail: EmilyNg@marcusevanskl.comWebsite: www.connectingafricalse.marcusevans.comMarcus Evans takes great pride in organising the exclusive .Infrastructure constructio
Read MoreGlobal particleboard market to boom by 2017
26, May 2014The recovery in U.S. housing construction, an expanding global furniture industry, and strong growth in housing construction in rapidly developing countries in Eastern Europe and Russia will lead to a
Read MoreSoftwood structural timber prices show strong increases
26, May 2014The latest edition of the quarterly Australian Timber Market Survey (TMS) report has just been released for the March quarter 2014, reporting price indexes for a range of softwood timber
Read MoreSeven-story glulam building planned for Sydney
26, May 2014Sydney, Australia-based architects Fitzpatrick + Partners say they are designing what could be Australia’s tallest timber commercial building at seven stories, according to a report by Architecture & Design. The
Read MorePhysics-exploiting axe, splits wood in record time
20, May 2014Chopping wood is hard, but it’s something modern society has largely freed us from as a daily activity. That’s nice, but consequently, if you ever do have to chop wood,
Read MoreSupply of wood fuel in Southland will stimulate demand
20, May 2014“The announcement by Simon Bridges, the Minister of Energy and Resources that the Government will contribute NZ$1.5 million to improving the supply and use of wood fuel in Southland is
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