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An impressive 738 glue laminated timber columns and beams, totalling 874 cubic metres of mass timber, were designed and prefabricated in our world-class facility in regional Victoria.

Timber adoption as a pathway to decarbonising construction has captured the imagination of the Australian construction industry.

Substitution of carbon-intensive materials such as steel and cement with low embodied carbon materials is one of the strategies being adopted to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. Timber is an infinitely renewable resource, stores carbon (approx. 1 tonne/m³), and has very low embodied carbon. By replacing steel and concrete with timber products for instance, embodied carbon can be reduced by up to 75 per cent, according to the CEFC.

Substitution of carbon-intensive materials such as steel and cement with low embodied carbon materials is one of the strategies being adopted to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. Timber is an infinitely renewable resource, stores carbon (approx. 1 tonne/m³), and has very low embodied carbon. By replacing steel and concrete with timber products for instance, embodied carbon can be reduced by up to 75 per cent, according to the CEFC.

In Australia, mass timber is gaining popularity thanks to government initiatives such as the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s Timber Building Program. However, as Australia heavily relies on imported wood to satisfy growing demand, the construction industry is looking for ways to de-risk projects while leveraging the performance and environmental benefits of engineered wood products.

A recent report by the Clean Energy Finance Corp (CEFC) provides pragmatic advice and cost analysis on potential opportunities for reducing embodied carbon in Australia’s construction industry.

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), an organization responsible for investing $10 billion in clean energy projects on behalf of the Australian government, is seeking to substantially cut construction-related emissions with a new $214 million program to encourage the use of mass timber in...

CEFC launches $300 million fund to boost the use of timber in large-scale construction to cut embodied emissions.

Joint media release with Assistant Minister for Industry Development the Hon Jonathon Duniam The Morrison Government is increasing support for the use

The federal government’s green funding agency wants greater take-up of cross-laminated timber in building structures to reduce embodied carbon emissions.