The chemical reaction in green plants that uses carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to produce food (glucose).
Wood is considered a sustainable building material because it is derived from a renewable source and has low embodied energy. This reflects the minimal non-renewable energy used in the production of timber and its application in construction. It also has sound thermal properties, meaning that timber structures rely less on carbon-emitting heating and cooling appliances than buildings constructed of other materials.
Wood is also durable, since many products, particularly hardwoods, have a service life of greater than 50 years and often require little energy in maintenance. Consider the age of any wooden dining table you may have in your home, or hardwood flooring?
Wood can also be recycled, which is important in terms of storing carbon through the life of a product and its transformation. Wood products look nice too, don’t you think?
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Forest PhotosDifferent photos of forestry and the industry. |
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Planet Ark - Schools Tree dayEach year in July, around 2500 schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nation-wide have learnt how to plant, and care for the seedlings they grow. Become involved. |
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Tree tape for kidsA downloadable tree measuring tape for children which translates how much CO2 absorbed in the tree into the amount of activities rather than grams of CO2, e.g. 1 hour on a flight or 2 days of breathing. |
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Wild Forest Adventure Activity BookWild Forest Adventure is an activity based companion booklet especially designed for use with the Forests NSW website. |
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Wild Forest Adventure online gameThe Wild Forest Adventure section has been especially designed for students, to provide interesting and relevant information about the forest environment, in a stimulating and fun way. |
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Planet Ark - Schools Tree dayEach year in July, around 2500 schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nation-wide have learnt how to plant, and care for the seedlings they grow. Become involved. |
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Planet Ark's Make It Wood - Do Your World Some GoodThis website developed by Planet Ark provides a wealth of information regarding sustainably sourced timber. |
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Tree tape for kidsA downloadable tree measuring tape for children which translates how much CO2 absorbed in the tree into the amount of activities rather than grams of CO2, e.g. 1 hour on a flight or 2 days of breathing. |
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Wood.Naturally BetterWood. Naturally Better.™ is a program designed to help professionals and consumers understand how they can play a part in tackling climate change by using one of the most natural materials – wood. |
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WoodSolutionsWoodSolutions is designed to provide information on timber and timber products to professionals and companies involved in building design and construction. |
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1. Multi Media task - Wood use from native and plantation production forestsUsing an internet link to one of the 'Going Bush' series video's, students get to see various forest types including native and plantation production forests. Different uses for the wood sourced from these forests is discussed, and how wood properties influence these uses. The demand for wood in Australia is higher than the regulated supply, meaning imported wood is necessary. This raises various issues that students can begin to contemplate. |
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Going Bush - A timber product for the future from an antique Newcastle factoryWe visit a factory near Newcastle that looks as ominous as a horror movie set … and that’s just what it doubled as for the filming of Tomorrow when the war began a few years back. But from this archaic looking mill comes an all-natural cladding product fit for the 21st century. |
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Wild Forest Adventure online gameThe Wild Forest Adventure section has been especially designed for students, to provide interesting and relevant information about the forest environment, in a stimulating and fun way. |
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