Welcome to WoodWorks
Greetings from the WoodWorks team. Hospital and clinic spaces often feel a bit impersonal and cold, but the design of The Hutt Valley Health Hub by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott using engineered timber provides a sense of calm and welcome – also called biophilic design. Not only does the use of mass timber create a welcoming environment, the facility is so earthquake resistant it is the designated local civil emergency hub for the Hutt Valley. Read on …
Look at the scale of this building. Indeed, it is the largest Mass Engineered Timber (MET) building in Western Australia.
One for the fire engineers, and of course it comes with the caveat of being aware of international/regional differences in codes, but possibly a source of new practices.
And finally, check out Citywave in Milano – if nothing else the photos are impressive!
2 June 2026
Largest mass engineered timber building in Western Australia
Look at the scale of this building. Indeed, it is the largest Mass Engineered Timber (MET) building in Western Australia....
2 June 2026
Exposed Mass Timber Calculator
One for the fire engineers, and of course it comes with the caveat of being aware of international/regional differences in codes, but possibly a source of new practices …...
And One to End the Issue
Nothing runs like a Deere
Who knew??? Yes, back in the ‘good old’ days, the giant John Deere (‘nothing runs like a Deere’) company expanded into making snowmobiles. Well indeed, who knew that? Somewhere out there in the snow clad hills of the northern hemisphere (most likely), there are some collectors items that are worth far more now than if the company had continued making skidoos today.
Check it out (helps if you understand German!):
