The ARC Advance Timber Hub

The Centre for Future Timber Structures (CFTS) was established in 2015 through a partnership between our department and the University of Queensland (UQ). This initiative grew into the Australian Research Council (ARC) Advance Timber Hub, a major collaboration involving ARC, UQ, Griffith University, the University of Canterbury, the University of British Columbia, Scion, Hyne Timber, Arup, and Lendlease Development.

The ARC Advance Timber Hub (the Hub) delivers important outcomes for the forestry, forest product, and construction industries, focusing on fire safety, building structures, and durable timber performance.

Our timber research team contributes expertise in wood science and performance testing, helping the Hub develop advanced processing systems and improve timber durability for real-world applications.

We are actively involved in 3 key research streams within the Hub:

• optimising wood-based mass panels for Australian building systems
• examining the impact of continuous drying on engineered wood
• investigating the structural behaviour of reinforced timber composite products.

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