CONTENTS
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REGULARS
2 Wood for thought
28 Wood Wise
31 Talking Timber
32 Brandlistings
NEWS
3 Local news
6 International news
14
PROJECT
International Project : Urban Forest Garden
18
FEATURE
To deck or not to deck – that is no longer the question !
PROJECT
8 Local Project : The Ridge CLT façade : Strong engineering and design rationale
14 International Project : Urban Forest Garden
FEATURES
18 To deck or not to deck – that is no longer the question !
22 Decking and outdoor structural timber
23 Sustainable architecture , designing for deconstruction , and mass timber
23
FEATURE
Sustainable architecture , designing for deconstruction , and mass timber
31
TALKING TIMBER
Is graded South African pine the best structural wood in the world ?
CONTRIBUTOR
26 Arch Wood Protection meets the emerging demand for green rated products
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