Based on data collected from seven commercial harvesting operations in Western Australia, the study developed a productivity model for chain flail delimber-debarker-chippers (CFDDCs) used in blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) plantations. The tests covered 45 h and 3395 cycles, and were...

The use of fast-growing plantation eucalypt (i.e., pulpwood eucalypt) in the construction of high-value structural products has received special attention from the timber industry in Australia and worldwide. There is still, however, a significant lack of knowledge regarding the physical and...

The Australian forest industry generates millions of tonnes of wood residues every year as a by-product of harvesting and sawmilling operations. Harvest residues consist of stumps, bark, crown material and tree heads and butts. They are typically left in forests to maintain forest and soil health...

In this article, 2 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) projects were presented, showing how forestry innovations can have an impact and support better environmental and economic outcomes. The first is providing a way to track the origin of teak timber to ensure it...

This article presents how scrimbers are made and where they are sourced from. The article also presents the difference in every manufactured scrimbers, such as in Australia 30 years ago by crushing and rolling fibres, in Canada by TimTek using their own Scrimtek material, in China by using bamboo,...

Limiting biodiversity loss is a global challenge, especially in areas where biodiversity conservation conflicts with intensifying agricultural production. The different views and preferences about how to protect biodiversity, and why it is valuable, make concerted action to improve conservation...

Engineered wood products are becoming more prevalent in the residential and commercial construction industries and need to be regulated by standards that ensure their classification and performance requirements. The applicable standard in Australia for the qualification of glued laminated timber is ...

Illegal firewood collection has a series of unintended environmental, economic, and public safety impacts associated with harvesting undermining the development of a sustainable firewood industry. In this paper, we present Tasmanian firewood consumers with a labelling system and explore their...

In subtropical eastern Australia, the declining availability of traditional, large hardwood native forest logs has motivated hardwood sawmills to explore potentially utilising small logs in the manufacture of veneer-based engineered wood products (EWPs), such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL). An...

Significant transition in the built environment will require an integrative and holistic application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) to accomplish a better understanding of shift in sustainability impacts across building life cycle phases. Nevertheless, there has been considerable...