Greetings once again from your WoodWorks team. Our first story is from Christchurch where connector innovation on the 211 High Street project made construction safer and more efficient. Next, we have a 35 storey timber hotel planned for Adelaide inspired by the tactile experience of being in a wooden building.

From Canada construction of the PNE Amphitheatre in Vancouver is underway. The massive scale of this iconic outdoor facility is evident in the accompanying photos. The team at Sterling Structural shares their thoughts on how timber improves people’s wellbeing during construction and when using the building.

Finally from Perth, a 35-storey residential hybrid timber/concrete tower is planned which will preserve existing trees and feature a street level bushland to improve walkability.

The programme for the WoodWorks National Conference, being held in November, in Rotorua, is now live online.