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Author Willis, Anne-Marie.

Title Timber in context : a guide to sustainable use / Anne-Marie Willis, Cameron Tonkin
Published Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Construction Information Systems Australia, 1998

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 WATERFT ART&ARCH  338.174980994 Wil/Tic  AVAILABLE
Description x, 170 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm
Series NATSPEC guide ; 3
NATSPEC guide ; 3
Contents 1. Forest to products : the big picture -- 2. Timber production : environmental and ecological impacts -- 3. Timber supply : political and economic responses -- 4. Timber design : relational responses -- 5. Timber applications : guide to selection -- App. A. Timber properties table -- App. B. Australian hardwood sawlog production -- App. C. International certified sustainably managed forestry sources
Summary Reviews the use of timber in relation to forest ecology, the political and economic contexts, an expanded understanding of environmental impacts and technical and constructional factors. A balanced guide to the making of informed decisions about the selection and use of timber based on the nature of the project
Analysis Building materials
Building materials (Australia)
Design
Sustainable development
Timber
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 147-164
Notes Construction Information Systems Australia Pty Ltd and EcoDesign Foundation
Subject Building materials.
Building, Wooden -- Australia.
Building, Wooden.
Construction industry -- Australia.
Construction industry.
Forest management -- Australia.
Forest products.
Forests and forestry -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable forestry -- Australia.
Sustainable development.
Timber -- Australia.
Sustainable forestry.
Timber.
Wood -- Utilization -- Australia.
Wood.
SUBJECT Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
Author Tonkin, Cameron
Construction Information Systems Australia
LC no. 00270222
ISBN 0958618704