9 December 2025
Thanks everyone who attended our recent WoodWorks conference last month.
A major highlight of the 2025 event was the new collaboration with Mid-Rise Wood Construction. This partnership introduced an additional site visit option on the final day, allowing attendees to choose between two exceptional projects:
- Te Manawataki o Te Papa: A tour of the new 3-storey library and community hub currently under construction in the heart of Tauranga.
- Red Stag Industrial: A visit to the Southern Hemisphere’s largest sawmill, this MRWC-partnered tour showcased cost-effective, large-span, and low-carbon solutions for industrial timber buildings.
For those who couldn’t attend the Red Stag visit, here’s a summary of the key takeaways from expert speakers.
WoodWorks Issue – 09 Dec 2025
Welcome
Greetings from your WoodWorks team. Thanks everyone who attended our recent WoodWorks conference last month. A major highlight of the 2025 event was the new collaboration with Mid-Rise Wood Construction. This partnership introduced an additional site visit option on the final day to RedStag where they introduced Timberlab 2.0. Read on for a summary of the key takeaways from expert speakers and other stories below.
- Sumitomo Forestry has announced a new build-to-rent development of a nine-story wooden multi-family rental building in the suburbs of Sydney.
- Mercer Mass Timber has announced its involvement in designing and fabricating Alabama’s largest mass timber project, the new Cheaha State Park Lodge in Delta, Alabama.
- This mixed-use development just scored LEED Gold certification, featuring stylish office spaces made from post-tensioned concrete alongside cozy light-frame wood residential units.
9 December 2025
Introducing Timberlab 2.0
Thanks everyone who attended our recent WoodWorks conference last month. A major highlight of the 2025 event was the new collaboration with Mid-Rise Wood Construction. This partnership introduced an additional...
9 December 2025
New 9-story wooden multi-family rental building for Sydney
Sumitomo Forestry has announced a new build-to-rent development of a nine-story wooden multi-family rental building in the suburbs of Sydney. It will be called Wolli Creek Co-Living Project. Eight stories...
9 December 2025
Mercer Mass Timber deliver large lodge in Alabama
Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a leading manufacturer of sustainable timber building materials and a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., on Tuesday announced its role in the design and fabrication of...
9 December 2025
Achieving LEED Gold certification
One for the architects ~ Achieving LEED Gold certification, this mixed-use development pairs post-tensioned concrete office spaces with light-frame wood residential units in a distinctive side-by-side configuration. Wood plays a...