The NSW Good Wood Guide

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CONTENTS at a Glance...

INTRODUCTION

THE NATURE OF FORESTS

THE FOREST SITUATION

TIMBER CERTIFICATION

WOOD USE REDUCTION

SUSTAINABLE TIMBER USE

RECYCLED AND SALVAGED TIMBER

RECOMMENDED TIMBERS

TIMBER FROM PLANTATIONS

RADIAL TIMBER MILLING

NON TIMBER ALTERNATIVES

LIVING STRUCTURES / BIOTECTURE

WOOD BASED COMPOSITES

TREATING & PAINTING TIMBER & MUDBRICK

PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES

RADIATION, TOXICS, HEALTH HAZARDS

GLUE

COMMUNITY FORESTRY

FIREWOOD & WOOD STOVES

PAPER

ETHICAL INVESTMENT

ALTERNATIVE DIRECTORY

CONTENTS IN DETAIL

  • Introduction

    • THE NATURE OF FORESTS

  • What is Sustainable Forestry?
  • Restoration Forestry
  • Rainforest and Psyche
  • Trees: Guardians of the Earth
  • GLOSSARY of Forest Terms

    • THE FOREST SITUATION

  • Land Clearing and Forest Loss in Australia

    • + Rainforests of Australia

  • Logging is the Major Cause of Deforestation
  • Some Overlooked Values of Trees
  • The Importance of Rainforests
  • Tribal People, Tropical Timber
  • Press Releases on NSW Forest Issues

    • TIMBER CERTIFICATION

  • The Forest Stewardship Council
  • Timber Labelling You Can Trust
  • Forest Stewardship: Ecolabel or Ecolibel?
  • Timber Certification Defined

    • WOOD USE REDUCTION

  • Reducing Demand for Timber
  • Using Less Wood in Conventional Structures

    • SUSTAINABLE TIMBER USE

  • Choice of Materials for Sustainable Construction

    • + Ways to Make Your Home or Workplace More Energy-efficient

  • Environmental Impacts of Building Materials

    • + Guidelines for Assessing and Choosing Materials

  • SELECTING AND SPECIFYING TIMBER

    • + Grading and Timber Appearance

  • TIMBER SOURCING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN USERS
  • MISSION STATEMENTS, Principles, Declarations, Oaths, Strategies, Protection Plans and Policies

    • ­ from various groups and organisations around the globe

    RECYCLED AND SALVAGED TIMBER

  • RECYCLED TIMBER ­ the Number One Choice

    • + New Life for Old Wood: Putting Recycled Timber to Good Use

  • SALVAGED TIMBER ­ from urban and rural sources

    • RECOMMENDED TIMBERS

  • RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION TIMBERS

    • + Out of Sight Areas

    + Formwork Specifications

  • Building with Hoop Pine

    • + Hoop Pine and the Environment

  • PLEASE AVOID THESE AUSTRALIAN SPECIES

    • + Species also available from Plantations

    + Rainforest Logging

  • IMPORTED TIMBERS WHOSE USE SHOULD BE AVOIDED
  • Native & Exotic Timbers ­ A Word of Caution

    • + Buying Native Timber

  • Australian Native Timbers ­ Use Discretion
  • CERTIFIED TIMBER AVAILABLE FOR IMPORT

    • TIMBER FROM PLANTATIONS

  • AUSTRALIAN GROWN PLANTATION TIMBER SPECIES
  • OVERSEAS GROWN AUSTRALIAN TIMBER SPECIES

    • + Native Seeds are Sprouting Far from Home

    + Plantation Timber - We Must Try Harder

  • Plantation versus Old Growth Forest Timber

    • + The Future of the Timber Industry

  • TROPICAL PLANTATION TIMBERS
  • About Australia's Plantation Timber Supply

    • + The Australian Obsession with Exotic Plantation Timbers

    + Softwood and Hardwood Plantations

  • The Eucalypt Plantations of NSW

    • + The Plantation Future for Hoop and Bunya Pines and Mixed Species Plantations

    + Sydney Blue Gum new Dec. 14, 2000

    + Growing Trees with Treated Effluent

    RADIAL TIMBER MILLING

  • RADIAL TIMBER MILLING ­ not so much Radical as Sensible

    • NON TIMBER ALTERNATIVES

  • NON TIMBER BUILDING MATERIALS (listing and brief explanation of each)

    • + The Hazards of Radon Gas

  • Adobe & Super Block Technology
  • Bamboo ­ the Rainforest's Universal, Renewable, Spiritual Resource
  • Building with Cardboard
  • Building with Cob
  • Building with Hemp
  • Rammed Earth
  • Building with Sawment (Sawdust, Sand & Cement)
  • Stick & Mud Building
  • Building with Stone & Marble
  • Straw Bale Building

    • + Strawbale Building in Australia

  • Wheat Straw Particle Board

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    LIVING STRUCTURES / BIOTECTURE

  • Biotecture I: Living Houses
  • Biotecture II: Plant­Building Interaction
  • Pleaching
  • Living Fences

    • WOOD BASED COMPOSITES

  • Wood Based Composite Building Materials

    • + Bioboard, Hemp Board, LVL, Finger Jointing, Glulam, Particle Board, Hardboard, Plywood, etc

    + Plywood and Outgassing

    + Natural vs. Synthetic Timber

    TREATING & PAINTING TIMBER (& MUDBRICK)

  • NON TOXIC PAINTS & OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS

    • + Non Toxic Timber Treatments

    + Non-toxic Mud Brick Treatments

    + About Natural Timber Treatments

    + Why Timber Must Breathe

  • Low Toxic Petrochemical Paints

    • + Ecolabels for Paint

  • Wood Preservatives NOT Recommended

    • + Toxic Substances: Flaws in Australian Regulations

  • Take Care if You Use Treated Timber
  • Woodworking Hazards
  • House Paint - A Gloss Over
  • Durable Native Softwoods ­ The Ethical Solution to Toxic Timber Treatments

    • PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES

  • Natural Household Pest Treatments

    • + Termite Treatment without Chemicals

    + Termite-resistant Tree Species

  • Toxic Pesticides

    • + Know Your Inerts

    + Toxic Chemical Combinations

  • Toxic Herbicides

    • + The Last Roundup

    RADIATION, TOXICS, HEALTH HAZARDS

  • Facts About Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)
  • Indoor Air Pollution

    • GLUE

  • Glues
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    • COMMUNITY FORESTRY

  • What is Community Forestry?

    • FIREWOOD & WOOD STOVES

  • Firewood in Australia

    • + Sawdust as Fuel

    + Wood Stoves - a Burnt Issue

    + Pellet Stoves

    + Growing Your Own Firewood

    PAPER

  • Environmentally Friendly Paper

    • + What is Environmentally-friendly Paper?

    + What is the Best Recycled Paper to Use?

    + Recycle Your Paper!

    + Effluent-free Paper - Way to Go!

  • Papermaking Without Wood Pulp

    • + There's Nothing New about Wood-Free Paper

    + Cereal Paper

    + Banana Paper

    ETHICAL INVESTMENT

  • Investing Ethically, Saving Forests

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