Innovative southern African architects, interior designers and engineered wood products manufacturers with project lifecycle and sustainability concerns can consider applying for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Project Certification that confirms that the forest-based materials used in…
South Africa recycled almost 1.3 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging in 2022, with a five-year average paper recycling rate of 67%. It saved 3.8 million cubic metres of landfill space and ensured that…
The University of Pretoria’s Engineering 4.0 Campus was an appropriate setting for South Africa’s first timber colloquium, which featured 16 reports by wood and structural timber researchers and scientists from three academic institutions in South…
The recent fall of the 25m high, 16m spread, and 1.2 m diameter Quercus cerris (Turkish oak) at Arderne Gardens in Cape Town is a loss for the city and country. Thankfully, the wood from…
Students Chiloane Thabang, Njabulo Ngwenya, Andile Gxubane and Lutho Mhlauli, a team of second-year students in the Architectural Technology faculty at Nelson Mandela University (NMU), took home third prize for their design of a Biodiversity…
Architecture students from the University of Pretoria (UP) were awarded first and second place in the national Timber Design Competition. WoodBiz Africa chatted with Shannon Govender (SG), who walked away with first place for her…
The “Timber in Context” Design competition, sponsored by York Timbers in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition (the dtic) and the University of Pretoria (UP), challenged student designers and architects to explore…
Forestry South Africa (FSA’s) Timber Industry Pesticide Working Group (TIPWG) commissioned and funded a PhD student, Noxolo Ndlovu, from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), to investigate the environmental behaviour of pesticides in South Africa and risks…
Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) BioProducts Institute found that if you add tannins to a layer of wood dust, you can create a filter that traps virtually all microplastic particles in water.…
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) commissioned IPSOS to conduct one of the world’s most extensive consumer studies, surveying 26,800 consumers across 33 countries. The FSC survey provides new insights into consumers’ concerns, who they trust,…
