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14th Annual Wood Conference inspired local built environment professionals
By Joy Crane The Kuratle Group’s 14th annual Wood Conference, held on 25 February 2025 at the CTICC in Cape Town, convened a diverse group of architects, wood scientists, timber engineers, sawmillers, students, and enthusiasts…
New natural forests standard in the pipeline
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Southern Africa has registered a process to develop a new Forest Stewardship Standard (FSS) for natural forests in South Africa by year end. Currently, there is no FSS specifically designed…
Bravely sawmilling in the Eastern Cape
Denver de Kock, MD of RD Sawmill near Maclear in SA’s Eastern Cape Province, defies harsh trading conditions with a thriving sawmilling business. The multi-generational De Kock league of aunts, uncles, brothers and cousins have…
Forest Science Symposium is back with a bang
By Chris Chapman Forest scientists from all corners of the country gathered in Pietermaritzburg recently, showcasing the breadth and depth of research currently on the go in the forestry sector. It has been seven long…
Alternative building blocks from alien trees
Bricks made from alien trees, vaulted floors and ceilings … innovative design for Cape housing project addresses environmental issues and climate change, using old-school technology to reduce the fossil fuel footprint of construction. Read more…
Mass timber debuts at the GBCSA Convention in Cape Town
For the first time in 17 years, the Green Building Council South Africa’s (GBCSA) annual Convention programme included an entire session on timber in the built environment and an impressive exhibition stand built with mass…
Fire symposium: Burning issues on the agenda
The 14th Fire Management Symposium, held in Karkloof in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Midlands, was well attended by FPA managers, firefighters, land managers, foresters, researchers and trainers, once again proving its worth as the country’s premier…
JSE launches South Africa’s carbon trading platform
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has introduced the JSE Ventures Carbon Market, a new trading platform developed in partnership with Xpansiv. Trading carbon credits and renewable energy certificates (RECs) stored in local or global registries…
SA pine mass timber used to build the CheiChei Living building
The superstructure for the four-storey CheiChei Living building, which is Africa’s first cross-laminated timber (CLT) hybrid structure with more than two levels has been completed and fit-out is well underway. The first residents are scheduled…