Better news for wood

Reports on the moves by both the Green Building Council of Australia (GBC) and the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) to reconsider their hard-line positions on key wood-related aspects of the Green Star rating system and to redefine the certification scheme for sustainable timber. Notes the reaction of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd (AFS) and the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA) to the announcements. Explains the criteria of the proposed Green Building Council credit MAT-8 Sustainable Timber. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.