02 Oct 2011
The Meridian First Light house – modelled on a Kiwi holiday bach – has won third place overall in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, just a few points behind the winner. It also took first prize for engineering and second prize for architecture.
Forestry News
Govt proposes ban on hot air CERs
03 Oct 2011
The Ministry for the Environment has released a proposal to implement a ban on the surrender of Certified Emissions Reductions from industrial gas projects (HFC23 and N20) for use against obligations that emitters have under the NZ ETS.Vote for NZ buildings in world champs!
28 September 2011
Two New Zealand timber buildings have been shortlisted for awards in the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. New Zealanders are encouraged to support these buildings by voting for them in the people’s choice awards.
Greenpeace honoured where it was once a pariah
16 September 2011
In the spring of 1997 Glen Clark, the then-premier of British Columbia, called Greenpeace the enemy of the province for its high-profile antilogging campaigns targeting the forest industry. In 2011, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson honoured the organisation by declaring 15 September Greenpeace Day to mark the founding of the ecogroup there 40 years ago.
Panel recommends changes to forest rules in NZETS
16 September 2011
A panel that reviewed the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme recommends that implementation of the scheme should be slowed down. It also wants big anomalies applying to the treatment of forests to be remedied.Forest & wood industry award winners named
9 September 2011
The top guns from New Zealand's forest and wood industry were announced on Wednesday evening at the National Training Awards run by FITEC (the forestry and wood industry trainng organisation). Out of 7000 trainees, 11 outstanding candidates and companies were recognised at the highest level and awarded at a ceremony held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre.
Jane Arnott appointed NZ Wood CEO
31 August 2011
Woodco has appointed Jane Arnott as the first chief executive officer of NZ Wood, the over-arching marketing programme for the forest and wood sector.Festival of Wood to celebrate innovation
31 August 2011
A nationwide festival taking place during the Rugby World Cup will show there is more to this country's multibillion-dollar wood industry than growing trees and shipping logs abroad.
'Transformed' Tenon makes a small loss
30 August 2011
Tenon has reported a net loss of $US 2 million for its 2010/2011 fiscal year on sales of $326 million. Directors believe this was a good result considering the dire state of the North American and Australasian housing markets.