Hardwood Timber
Forest and Wood Products Australia Ltd
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This sector EPD covers Australian-produced sawn hardwood timber / lumber. Both the forestry stage and the processing of hardwood sawlogs into sawn timber products at sawmills around Australia are included. These hardwood products, both seasoned (kiln-dried) and unseasoned (green), are used for a large variety of structural and non-structural applications.
Hardwood timber is primarily produced in accordance with the standards “AS 2082 Timber – Hardwood – Visually stress-graded for structural purposes” and “AS 2796 Timber – Hardwood – Sawn and milled products”.
The declared unit is 1 cubic metre of timber. The scope is ‘cradle-to-gate’ with options. The production stage includes forestry, log haulage, processing, kiln-drying, planing and packaging. Environmental information is also supplied for preservative treatment. Five optional end-of-life scenarios are included: two for landfill, one energy recovery, one for reuse and one for recycling.
The document complies with the requirements for an industry-wide EPD under the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star rating system and the Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) rating scheme of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA).
Company: | Forest and Wood Products Australia Ltd |
Products: | Hardwood Timber |
Registration No: | S-P-00561 |
Registration date: | 2015-08-20 |
Version date: | 2017-12-08 |
Valid until: | 2022-12-08 |
Verified by: | Kimberly Robertson |
Reference PCR(s): | PCR 2012:01 Construction products and construction services (EN 15804) |
Geographical scope: | Australia |
EN 15804: | This EPD is compliant with EN 15804 |
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