Original Thinkers Podcast: Recent Episodes

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The Agent: Nina Schubert is a real estate agent and the Director of Insitu Property. Insitu Property is a dynamic and innovative real estate agency dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and tailored property solutions. Focusing on property management and sales, Insitu Property leverages a deep understanding of local markets to deliver outstanding results for clients. Under Nina's leadership, the agency prides itself on its integrity, professionalism, and commitment to exceeding client expectations.

"If you just buy ticking those boxes but it doesn't feel good and you are the only buyer in the mix, is it a good buy? Because down the track you want to be able to sell it again. It's really interesting because investors will say, "I just want to buy brick and tile because it's going cost me less to maintain in the short term", but I genuinely believe that those homes with soul and with heart will always achieve a much better result down the track. So, I've bought both investments and homes for myself, and I always go with heart no matter what."

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Links & Show Notes:

• Insitu Property
• Article: Lexus Showroom
• Timber Acoustics
• Selling Statistics: Carpet vs Floorboards
• Timber Species: Tasmanian Oak
• Edith Emery

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Makers: Dylan Graham is the Project Manager for Construction in Tasmania's North-West for Fairbrother. Fairbrother is a nationally award-winning company specialising in commercial and industrial construction whose expertise spans a wide array of projects, from large-scale infrastructure developments to bespoke commercial buildings. They are known for their commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability. With a strong focus on client satisfaction, Fairbrother consistently delivers projects that meet rigorous standards and contribute significantly to the built environment.

"Mass timber – it's an exciting space, it has a long way to run. There's huge potential, and I think a few of the preconceived ideas of the past in terms of costs or time or limitations around fire, we should continue to challenge these. They're not insurmountable. What you might've been told is impossible two years ago, could well be possible now, or it may be possible by the time your project kicks off, and I think more than ever that is true."

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Links & Show Notes:

• Fairbrother
• University of Tasmania’s Northern Transformation Project
• Article: River's Edge
• Project: River's Edge
• Article: Embodied Carbon & Mass Timber
• Podcast: David Rowlinson
• Cusp CLT
• Article: Eucalyptus nitens research
• Cusp Fire Tests
• Wardle Studio
• Centre for Sustainable Architecture With Wood (CSAW)
• Article: Greg Nolan
• Article: St Lukes Launceston
• Supplier: Neville Smith Forest Products (NSFP)
• Supplier: Britton Timbers

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Makers: Murray Griffiths is a Director of My Build Collective. My Build Collective is a team of passionate designers and builders based in Launceston, specialising in creating unique custom homes. They offer a complete design and build experience, guiding clients from initial consultation through to the final handover. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and transparency, My Build Collective ensures clients are involved and informed throughout the process.

"I've used a lot of imported timbers that are softwoods that come out from all over the world, and they don't stand up. They shrink, they buckle, they swell. Whereas with Tassie hardwood, you know it's gonna shrink, but you know that. But it's gonna silver off and harden beautifully. They say if you eat from your area, it's a lot healthier for you, and I think your building, if you're using materials from around the area, isn't that making a healthier building?"

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Links & Show Notes:

• My Build Collective
• Article: The Boat House
• Article: Black Hearted Sassafras
• Article: Westella Vineyard
• Project: The Fishing Lodge
• Species: Tasmanian Oak
• McKay Timber
• NCC – National Construction Code
• Article: St Lukes
• Article: Cusp Building Solutions (CLT & GLT)
• Podcast: Ona Flindell (Oslotre)
• Oslotre (Oslo, Norway)
• Project: Lachlan Parade (offcuts of Blackwood logs in a door)
• Webinar: Tasmanian Oak - Classic & Prime Grades

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Makers: Amanda Hardinge is the CEO of Merritt Joinery, a renowned Australian company specialising in high-end architectural joinery. With a commitment to precision craftsmanship and cutting-edge design, Merritt Joinery creates bespoke solutions for kitchens, bathrooms, wardrobes, and custom interiors, transforming spaces with exceptional quality and attention to detail. Under Amanda’s leadership, the company maintains a strong focus on sustainability, utilising ethically sourced materials and employing environmentally responsible practices throughout their operations.

"We like to be given a challenge. Let's give it a go. If we can't find it, we try and source it. If we can't make it, we try and figure out different ways that we can create the same end finish that they want. We all work together from day one. We don't run off and create it into our own ideas. At the end of the day, we wanna see the client have their space that they've created, come to life."

originalthinkers.com.au/amanda-hardinge

Links & Show Notes:

• Merritt Joinery
• Species: Tasmanian Oak
• Article: Kananamaluka House
• Article: University of Tasmania Library at Inveresk
• Australian Trades Small Business Champion Award
• Beacon Foundation

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Makers: Al & Imo Roberts are the creative force behind their eponymous studio, Al & Imo. Based in Freshwater Creek, Victoria, they craft bespoke, handcrafted furniture and objects. Drawing inspiration from their natural surroundings, their pieces showcase a deep respect for materiality, with an emphasis on ethically and sustainably sourced timber. Al & Imo’s work transcends functionality, each creation imbued with artistry and designed to enrich the spaces they inhabit.

"I've got goosebumps thinking about us making the rocking chair and the cot when I was pregnant. My memories are all based around us building things for ourselves. We constantly just make things that we need for ourselves, and then we're starting to offer more of those products to our customers as well. Good design attracts good people. Good people attracts good design. And then you just end up surrounded by lovely things and lovely people."

originalthinkers.com.au/al-and-imo

Links & Show Notes:

• Al & Imo
• The Good Day House
• Video: The Good Day House Build
• Al & Imo’s Furniture Range
• Britton Timbers
• Touchwood Wall Lining
• Al & Imo: Installing Touchwood
• Species: Tasmanian Oak
• Species: Tasmanian Blackwood
• Al & Imo on Instagram

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Problem Solvers: Greg Nolan is a Professor at the University of Tasmania’s School of Architecture and Design and the Director of the University’s Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW). As an advocate for innovative timber applications, Greg leads CSAW in its mission to be a global leader in sustainable architectural design and building with wood. His work centres on developing practical, environmentally responsible solutions that highlight the potential of wood to reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint.

"Architects are by definition, multi-variable problem solvers. Clients come to us with issues, with desires, and the architect has to accommodate those, or adjust within a whole regulatory framework, so there's many, many, many different variables that they've got to consider and coming up with a solution. And then they've got to do it in three dimensions. While we work in research, the research is also then multi-variable problem solving."

originalthinkers.com.au/greg-nolan

Links & Show Notes:

• UTAS Bio: Greg Nolan
• School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania
• Centre for the Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW)
• Article: Timber Certification Explained
• Podcast: Michael Berger (PEFC)
• PEFC
• FSC
• Responsible Wood
• Species: Radiata Pine
• Tasmanian Oak Moisture Meter Card
• Blackwood Moisture Meter Card
• Fire Testing Certificates
• Wood Solutions: Fire Design
• Wood Solutions: Fire Design Timber Structure Compliance
• Wood Solutions: Technical Guides
• Wood Solutions: Moisture Management in Timber Frame Construction
• Tasmanian Timber Expert Helpline (1300 041 766)
• Tasmanian Timber Quality Assurance Program
• Article: Tasmanian Timber's Sustainability Journey
• 1967 Tasmanian Bushfires (Black Tuesday)

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Problem Solvers: Dr. Louise Wallis is a passionate advocate for sustainable construction and the innovative use of wood in architecture. As Deputy Director of the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) at the University of Tasmania, she leads research and development initiatives exploring the vast potential of timber in creating environmentally responsible and structurally sound buildings. Her work at CSAW, a leading research center dedicated to advancing the use of wood in the built environment, focuses on promoting sustainable forestry practices and developing innovative timber-based building solutions for a lower-carbon future.

"I've always been very interested in materials and how we use them, and then thinking about, as an architect, it's a bit like a fashion designer – we have material, or fabric, and we are trying to sculpt it and make it in ways that it will be expressive, and it'll also form its function. The same's true with architecture."

originalthinkers.com.au/lousie-wallis

Links & Show Notes:

• Centre for the Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW)
• College of Science and Engineering at the University of Tasmania
• School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania
• Webinar: Tasmanian Oak - Classic & Prime Grades
• Circular Economy
• Timber Charring
• Article: UTAS Inveresk Library
• Article: UTAS Cradle Coast Campus
• Article: UTAS Rivers Edge
• Podcast: Ona Flindell (Oslotre)
• Oslotre
• Cusp CLT & GLT
• Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT)
• State of the Forest Report 2023
• Podcast: Michael Berger (PEFC)
• Article: Timber Certification Explained
• PEFC
• FSC

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Architects: Scott Flett is the Director of Flett Architecture, an award-winning studio based in Sydney. Driven by a deep appreciation for context, materiality, and the human experience, Flett creates refined, enduring architectural solutions that seamlessly blend functionality and aesthetics. Scott's work is characterised by a thoughtful approach to design, emphasising natural light, honest materials, and a strong connection to the surrounding landscape.

"The reason why we had so much confidence is that when you build a boat out of timber, you know what timber is capable of - capable of so much more than just cladding, and Tasmania has that sort of institutional knowledge of making things with timber, curving with timber, and part of that's just like, when you're familiar with how they used to make boats out of timber just float, all of a sudden, just a cladding board, doesn't seem to feel as scary."

originalthinkers.com.au/scott-flett

Links & Show Notes:

• Flett Architecture
• Article: Wattlebird House (Tasmanian Timber)
• Project: Wattlebird House (Flett)
• Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architect Prize
• Flett Flashing (Award)
• Flett Flashing (YouTube)
• Flett Flashing (Better Future Award)
• Clinker Dinghy
• Species: Huon Pine
• Species: Tasmanian Oak
• Species: Celery-Top Pine
• Cutek Coatings
• Stanley Hand Plane
• Analiese Gregory

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Architects: Fiona Dunin is the Director of FMD Architects, a renowned Melbourne-based architecture firm known for its innovative and sustainable designs. Merging her interior design and architecture expertise, Fiona brings a holistic approach to her projects, ensuring a seamless and harmonious integration of spaces from the inside out. FMD Architects specialises in crafting residential, commercial, and public spaces that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally responsible. Their collaborative approach and dedication to design excellence have earned them a reputation as one of Australia’s leading architectural practices.

"I think we have a huge role to play. I mean, the amount of energy that our buildings take to build, but also to run and to live in, is enormous. So we have a huge role to play to make these buildings, one, minimise the carbon footprint of the actual construction of the buildings, maximise the lifespan of the buildings and the interiors, and think about that sort of ongoing lifespan of the building."

originalthinkers.com.au/fiona-dunin

Links & Show Notes:

• FMD Architects
• Daryl Jackson
• Daryl Jackson (University of Melbourne)
• John Wardle Architects
• John Wardle Architects (Wikipedia)
• Tasmanian Oak
• Article: Tiara House
• Tiara House (FMD)
• Fitzroy Gardens Rotunda
• Bustle House (FMD)
• Species: Black Heart Sassafras
• Article: Different features in timber (veneer)
• Article: QC Chambers
• Benefits of timber in workspaces
• Biophilic Design
• Hydrowood
• Centre for Sustainable Architecture With Wood (CSAW)

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Timber Processors: Josh Turnbull is the Green Mill Manager at Neville Smith Forest Products. Neville Smith Forest Products is a leading Australian hardwood sawmilling company and a key supplier of high-quality timber products. Operating multiple sawmills nationwide, they specialise in processing a diverse range of hardwood species, catering to various market segments, including structural and engineered wood products, flooring and decking. Neville Smith Forest Products plays a significant role in the Australian timber industry with a commitment to sustainable forestry practices and efficient production processes.

"We've definitely seen a bit of ambiguity around supply, or continuity of supply, with the exit of the Victorian forests in the native space, and I can assure you that the continuity of supply in Tassie is great, now and into the future. And obviously we've got the estates of the plantation yields coming online in the very near future. So I would say it's readily available and it is very, very sustainably harvested."

originalthinkers.com.au/josh-turnbull

Links & Show Notes:

• Neville Smith Forest Products
• Species: Tasmanian Oak
• Article: Neville Smith Southwood Mill
• Drymill
• Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW)
• NSFP – Installation Guidelines
• Book: Timber by the Truckload
• Abelwood Lining
• Woodsmith Engineered Flooring
• Fitzpatrick and Partners Offices in Sydney
• Sustainable Timber Tasmanian (STT)
• PEFC Certification
• Forest Practices Plans
• Article: UTAS Inveresk Library by Wardle
• Article: UTAS River's Edge by Wardle
• Janka Rating

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Timber Processors: Andrew Morgan is Co-Founder of Hydrowood. Hydrowood is a company driven by innovation and sustainability within the timber industry. As a specialist in timber drying and processing, Hydrowood utilises cutting-edge technology to responsibly source and process submerged and salvaged timber, transforming it into premium quality wood products for various applications. Their commitment to environmental responsibility is evident in their practices, ensuring the preservation of valuable timber resources while minimising waste.

" So, it is treasure hunting; whenever we take people to the lake and it's the first time they're there, it is captivating. People will watch it, because there's that mystique, that reveal. So, as that tree comes up, it might be a beautiful blood-red Myrtle, or it might be Huon Pine, or it might be a Celery Top Pine – we extract a number of different species. And so there's always that mystique of what's it going to be next? And it really captures people. And you can sit there for an hour, or two hours, and people are just quite happy watching trees being harvested. It's quite an amazing experience."

originalthinkers.com.au/andrew-morgan

Links & Show Notes:

• Hydrowood
• Hydrowood – story and videos of the process
• Article: Hydrowood - a vast resource reclaimed
• CSAW – The Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood
• Species – Tasmanian Oak
• Species – Myrtle
• Species – Celery Top Pine
• Species – Huon Pine
• Species – Blackwood
• Green Star Ratings
• Article: Limestone House
• Hydrowood | Project – Limestone House
• Article: Parliament House
• Hydrowood | Project – Parliament House
• Article: Innovation House

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Timber Processors: Shawn Britton is General Manager of Britton Timbers. Britton Timbers is a family-owned and operated Tasmanian business with a long and proud history spanning more than 110 years. Specialising in the sustainable harvesting, processing, and marketing of Tasmanian specialty timbers, they cater to both domestic and international markets. With a focus on quality and customer satisfaction, Britton Timbers offers a wide range of timber products, including high-grade sawlogs, veneer logs, and craftwood, meeting the diverse needs of the timber industry.

"From the forest through to the finished products that we manufacture, waste is critical to minimise, but it's also not looking at certain things as waste, but as opportunities. At the end of the day, sawdust is a product from the logs. So, our local pool is heated with woodchips, and a flower farm up the road, they use our sawdust. We supply the boiler fuel for McCain's Potato Factory. Everything gets utilised, and that's pretty important to us as well."

originalthinkers.com.au/shawn-britton

Links & Show Notes:

• Britton Timbers
• Britton's History
• Article: Tasmanian Veneer
• Species: Tasmanian Blackwood
• Smithton & Circular Head District
• James Fitzpatrick – The Seed House
• The Forest Practices System
• Article: Timber Certification Explained
• PEFC – Forest Certification
• STT – Sustainable Timber Tasmania

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Growers: Justin Baily is a Forest Steward and owner of Baileaf. Baileaf offers tailored solutions designed to help private landowners and trusted partners manage their forests and land in a way that promotes biodiversity, builds community, and enhances their vitality and value for future generations.

" This is particularly relevant to the architectural space because the architect will be in a position to say, not only are we using these materials for these particular inputs, these materials have come from these particular areas, within this farm, this farmer took them down for these reasons, and there's some sort of market differentiation, which can happen.There's provenance. "

originalthinkers.com.au/justin-baily

Links & Show Notes:

• Baileaf
• Private Forest Estate - Native forests and plantations on privately owned land
• The Federal Government Policy to plant a billion trees by 2050
• Tree Alliance
• The Forest Practices Authority
• Greening Australia
• The Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme (ACCU)
• PEFC – Forest Certification
• FSC - Forest Certification
• Article: Certification Explained
• Forest Practices Officers

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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The Growers: David White is the Forest Manager for Sustainable Timber Tasmania – a Tasmanian Government Business Enterprise that manages approximately 812,000 hectares of public production forest in sustainable ways.

"My old wildlife professor used to say, forestry is not rocket science. It's ten times more complicated. The misconception, once you go and burn it, that's it, the forest is gone. Well, it simply isn't true; there's a whole set of natural processes, it's evolved over millennia that eucalypt forest burns from time to time and it burns incredibly hot. Animals know how to move away from smoke, and then they know how to recolonise back. Plants have seeds that get ground-stored and then released during a fire, and so the biodiversity comes back and that probably is the biggest misconception – once you've done it, then you can't have it back. Nothing could be further from the truth."

originalthinkers.com.au/david-white

Links & Show Notes:

• Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT)
• Forest Practices Authority
• Forest Practices Officers
• Tasmania’s Chief Forest Practices Officer – Anne Chuter
• Fire
• STT Quality Standards for Managing Native Forest
• Seed Zones
• Swift Parrot
• CUSP
• PEFC
• Michael Berger (PEFC) – Podcast Episode
• FSC
• Article: Timber Certification Explained: What you need to know about FSC and Responsible Wood

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber

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Marius Myking, Director of Product Design at Snøhetta, is a strategic designer and creative force leading the charge in sustainable design and innovation. With an illustrious career marked by an array of prestigious awards, including the 2021 Dezeen Sustainability Award, Marius leverages his international expertise and strategic insight to connect industry, markets, and technology, creating designs that positively shape our future.

"At Snøhetta, the most important project is Snøhetta itself. We believe that we can change the world through architecture and design; architecture and design are of the most important tools to evolve society, to evolve behaviour, and to learn from – and sometimes we're able to gain a big impact and sometimes a smaller one. But, always pushing ourselves to explore, to get even better."

originalthinkers.com.au/marius-myking

Links & Show Notes:

• Snøhetta
• Library of Alexandria
• Ikea
• Ingvar Kamprad
• The Academy of Arts in Bergen
• Asak Flyt (Norwegian outdoor pavers)
• Sintef (research company)
• The La Crosette (Cannes Promenade)
• Studios of Snøhetta
• Dovre Mountains
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Cusp Building Solutions

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James Fitzpatrick, the visionary founder of Fitzpatrick and Partners, leads one of Australia's top commercial architectural practices. His award-winning design studio, boasting a talented team of 45 architects, continues to set industry standards through their innovative architectural solutions.

"One of the things I'm really keen on is looking at different levels of housing. How do we start to solve our housing shortage problems in Australia? To be clear, that's a worldwide problem – but how do we do it in a smart way of doing beautiful homes for people, but at different tiers that they can afford? So in some ways, stop talking about it and time to actually do something about it."

originalthinkers.com.au/james-fitzpatrick

Links & Show Notes:

• Fitzpatrick + Partners
• NIDA
• Glen Smith and Associates
• Global Emissions Built Environment
• Embodied Carbon Design Tool
• Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
• Glue-Laminated Timber (CLT)
• Radiata Pine
• Australian Institute of Architects
• Architects Declare
• Living Building Challenge
• FSC
• PEFC
• Wood Solutions
• Article: Launceston’s mass timber building a glimpse into the built environment future
• IKEA Tiny Houses
• IKEA Skanska Joint Venture
• Buckminster Fuller
• Sainsbury Centre
• Biophilia
• CUSP Building Solutions
• Britton Timbers
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Abelwood by Neville Smith Forest Products

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Michael Berger is the Secretary-General and CEO of the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), bringing over 20 years of expertise in environmental and quality management and sustainable supply chain development. He holds a PhD in forestry and has served as a lecturer in corporate social responsibility at the Technical University in Munich, shaping minds for a sustainable future.

"It's actually the core element of sustainable forest management that we try to find a balanced way for a society – how to go forward and not just to freeze something or to go backwards, and that's a serious, difficult task. But that's actually exactly what PEFC want to do; to be a dialogue platform for different stakeholder groups to find solutions, to find ideas, to find concepts, to find visions, how to manage forests, how to use a forest for different purposes in society, how to live with forests, and that, that's for me, always very important. "

originalthinkers.com.au/michael-berger

Links & Show Notes:

• Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• McKay Timber

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Ona Flindall is the award-winning CEO of Oslotre, a leading Norwegian architectural firm with a focus on innovative and sustainable timber constructions. A prominent figure in eco-friendly architecture, Ona shares her expertise through frequent national and international lectures, and by teaching at the Oslo School of Architecture..

"Because we're timber focused, we're very concerned with what surfaces you touch. The experience of your feet on a floor will feel much warmer if it's a timber floor than if it's a tiled floor. That's about the conductivity of the materials, right? So the timber will reflect the heat back at you, whereas the tile floor will drain that heat from the soles of your feet. You have to have a higher temperature overall for it to be experienced as a comfortable space to be in, whereas in a timber building because it has that reflective ability, you can lower the overall temperature."

originalthinkers.com.au/ona-flindall

Links & Show Notes:

• Oslotre AS
• Oslo School of Architecture
• CLT – Cross-Laminated Timber
• GLT – Glue-Laminated Timber
• Carbon Sequestration
• Villa Loken
• World Conference of Timber Engineering
• Timber Design Studios
• Original Thinkers Podcast - Dayne Davis
• Article: Launceston’s mass timber building a glimpse into the built environment future
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Porta

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As Tasmania's Chief Forest Practices Officer, Anne Chuter plays a pivotal role at the independent Forest Practices Authority (FPA), balancing industry requirements with sustainable environmental practices in timber harvesting and conservation.

"Sustainable Forest management is about environmental values, economic values, social values, and trying to embed all of those different things when you're doing forest practices planning and forestry operations. Around Australia or internationally, the Tasmanian system is held in high regard, and a lot of that is about our emphasis on planning before doing, getting out in the field, finding out what's in the forest before the forest harvesting operation commences, and that's a really unique part of our system."

originalthinkers.com.au/anne-chuter

Links & Show Notes:

• The Forest Practices Authority (FPA)
• The Forest Practices Code
• The Forest Act Authority
• Fred Duncan Scientific Contributions
• Tasmanian forests compared to global counterparts
• Sustainable Timber Tasmania (previously Forestry Tasmania)
• The Tasmanian Forest Practices System
• Eagles Nest Reserve Requirement
• Threatened Species
• Permanent Native Forest Estate Policy
• State of the Forests Tasmania 2022
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Britton Timbers

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Jana Soderlund is a biophilic design consultant, a sustainability professional, and the Chair of Biophilic Cities Australia.

"Biophilic design, it's more than greenery. It's about facilitating our connection with nature. It's recognising that we're biological beings and we're evolutionary, hardwired, genetically programmed to respond to nature."

originalthinkers.com.au/jana-soderlund

Links & Show Notes:
* Biophilic Cities Australia * Biophilia hypothesis * The Transformative Potential of Resilience Thinking * 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design * The Emergence of Biophilic Design by Dr Jana Soderlund * Eric Fromm * Edward Wilson * Steven Kellert * YouTube, Google, Amazon, big companies using Biophilic Design * Sandy Hook Elementary School * Photovoltaics * Hosted by Claire Bennett * Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:
* Tasmanian Timber * Cusp Building Solutions

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David Rowlinson is the Campaign and Marketing Manager for Make It Wood, a program at the Planet Ark Environmental Foundation.

"Concrete and steel have their place. They're used widely and, in many cases, for good reason; they're cost-effective and so on, but they're extremely carbon intensive. There's an awful lot of energy that goes into their manufacture. In fact, both individually are responsible for about 8% of total CO2 emissions. Now, if they were each of them a country, they'd be the third largest emitter in the world behind the US and China."

originalthinkers.com.au/david-rowlinson

Links & Show Notes:
* Make It Wood * Planet Ark * Wood Solutions * The Ultimate Renewable * Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) * Radiata Pine * Timber Certification Explained (Article) * Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) * Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) * Responsible Wood * Tasmanian Forest Practices Act * Biophilic Design * Eric Fromm * Edward O Wilson * Biophilia by Edward O Wilson * Pollinate * Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) * Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) * St Lukes Health Building in Launceston (Article) * Atlassian Building (Green Magazine) * Atlassian Building (TTW) * International House Barangaroo (Accenture) * International House Barangaroo (ArchDaily) * The Incubator – Macquarie University Sydney * The Incubator – Macquarie University Sydney (ArchDaily) * Hosted by Claire Bennett * Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:
* Tasmanian Timber * Hydrowood

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Sophie Bence and Shamus Mulcahy are co-founding directors of Bence Mulcahy, an award-winning Hobart architecture firm founded by the pair in 2014. Sophie and Shamus believe that great design shapes the engagement between people and the world around them and that architecture should be driven by the spirit of generosity. They are interested in global ideas applied to the specific context and push the boundaries to create unique and distinctive buildings that make a difference.

"Having complexity, and having parameters and rules and constraints, actually makes it quite easy – you just bounce off them. I mean, obviously, there were so many parameters to this project, but there was a determined design agenda as well, and trying to maintain that through all of that, is probably the real trick."

originalthinkers.com.au/bence-mulcahy

Links & Show Notes:

• Bence Mulcahy Architects
• LIMINAL Studio
• Article: Maximum Style, Minimum Waste
• Terroir
• Featured Architect: Scott Balmforth
• Article: Launceston’s mass timber building a glimpse into the built environment future
• Article: Fusilier Cottage
• Australian Institute of Architects – Fusilier Cottage
• Wild Huts
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Porta

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Scott van Tuil is a Tasmanian designer-maker and the founder of VAN TUIL Design Studio. Scott graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Environmental Design and was named the 2015 DIA Vic-Tas Graduate of the Year for Furniture Design. He works with a range of materials to create objects that are beautiful in both form and design.

"I like the phrase – that if something is too beautiful or too good to throw out, then you've done a good job in terms of sustainability. That object or thing, whatever it is, is going to go on and serve its purpose for a much longer time."

originalthinkers.com.au/scott-van-tuil

Links & Show Notes:

• Scott van Tuil
• Loft Bench
• Art School – Hobart
• Matthew Prince – furniture designer
• DIA 2015 GOTYA – Furniture Design
• Design Tasmania – Permanent Wood Collection
• Loft Design Chair
• Moss Hotel
• Lexus Showroom Hobart
• Pumphouse Point
• Magic Box
• The Still – The Lark Bar
• Liminal Architects
• The Arch Vessel
• The Turbine Bowl
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

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Dayne Davis is the Managing Director of Timber Design Studio, a firm that designs timber buildings internationally. They bring sustainable and forward-thinking design approaches to the mainstream of society.

"We actually have a really challenging one we're doing at the moment in the Middle East, a resort in the Middle East, where we're having to deal with a beautiful free-form canopy structure, which is cantilevering off moment-resistant connections about nine metres, and it's twelve metres tall so it's on an angle, but it being out in the desert, dealing with high humid, we're having to work with different species to overcome these challenges, and so it's exciting, you know, we always wanna be on the cutting edge but doing it within the realms of acceptability."

originalthinkers.com.au/dayne-davis

Links & Show Notes:

• Timber Design Studios
• Cusp Building Solutions
• Ron Goldschlager
• Terroir
• St Lukes Health, Launceston Mass Timber Building
• Glue Lam
• Nitens – Tasmanian Plantation Oak
• Spruce
• Radiata Pine
• Paris Climate Agreement
• Explaining Carbon Sequestration
• What is Carbon Sequestration?
• Article: Business needs to lead for our climate, and buildings are low hanging fruit
• Facadism
• LOD 400 Level of detail, or level of development
• The Shard (London) - the tallest skyscraper in Europe
• Green Swans by John Elkington
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

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• Tasmanian Timber
• Abelwood by Neville Smith Forest Products

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With an eye for dramatic tension, Adam Gibson's photography reflects a life spent roaming within and beyond the wild Tasmanian landscape. Responding to diverse creative briefs, architecture, people, and landscapes are the heroes of his work.

"I think my creativity gets nurtured from doing anything but being creative. So, in some ways it's about being in the ocean, it's about being in the mountains - walking or riding, or trying to teach my kids about creativity, or kind of fostering their minds in terms of creative thinking as well. So, I think my creativity comes from my connection to place. That's probably the ultimate driver of my inspiration and my motivation."

originalthinkers.com.au/adam-gibson

Links & Show Notes:

• Adam Gibson
• Keep Cup
• Philippine Islands for Qantas Magazine
• Gourmet Traveller Magazine
• Aman Luxury Resorts
• The Girl with the Green Eye
• Josh Lamont
• Ancient Remains, Tasmanian project with Josh Lamont
• Preston Lane
• Taylor Hinds
• Taylor Hinds - Krakani Lumi Camp
• Taylor Hinds - Jordan Hill Road House
• High Feature Timber - Grades of Tasmanian Oak
• Saul Leiter
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

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• Tasmanian Timber
• Britton Timbers

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"Most wonderful clients - St Luke's Health - who at the core of what they do, they've got the fantastic vision for Tasmania to be the healthiest island in the world. When it came time to do the project, we just thought doing a mass timber building and the inherent qualities that, that will bring in terms of proven data around the benefits for people that are using those buildings, the enjoyment, the healthy aspects of working within an all-timber building, it was a perfect fit."

Scott Balmforth - Director, TerroirTerroir is a collective of architects and urbanists dedicated to producing work that increases the connection between people and the places they inhabit. With offices in Tasmania, Sydney, and Copenhagen, Terroir engages in the world from opposite corners of it, bringing breadth and depth of experience and multiple perspectives on the fragility of our world and the need to care for it.

https://tasmaniantimber.com.au/podcast/scott-balmforth

Links & Show Notes:

• Terroir
• Cusp Building Solutions
• St Lukes Health
• Dayne Davis
• Timber Design Studio
• Wikipedia: Spatial Planning
• Article: Launceston’s Mass Timber Building
• Cusp: Why Build with Mass Timber
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)

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• Tasmanian Timber
• Cusp Building Solutions

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"It's about re-imagining something that already exists. That for us is what generates our approach to new thinking. It's not starting from a blank canvas, so much of this has already existed before. But it's, how do you look at this a bit more sideways? How do you actually reimagine this to make it something that fits this place? It's similar to the way that we looked at the materiality of the building, and the interiors and the timbers that we used."

Peta Heffernan & Elvio Brianese of Liminal Studio

Liminal studio embraces a multi-disciplinary design approach driven by purpose, function and meaning of ideas-based design, and was recently awarded the Tasmanian Architecture Medal, the highest accolade of the Tasmanian Architectural Awards along with a raft of other awards for the Hedberg, the University of Tasmania's Performing Arts Centre.

https://tasmaniantimber.com.au/podcast/liminal-studio/

Links & Show Notes:

• Liminal Studio
• Peta Heffernan
• Elvio Brianese
• The Hedberg
• Article: The Hedberg
• Cusp Building Solutions
• 2022 Tasmanian Architectural Awards
• WOHA
• Theatre Royal
• Eduardo Chillida
• San Sebastian Scultpure Park
• Michelle Maynard
• Carbon Neutral Bricks
• Structural Grey Tasmanian Plywood
• David Walsh
• Greg Nolan, Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW)
• Biophilic Design
• Lucy Given
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)

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• Tasmanian Timber
• Hydrowood

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"I look out 20, 30, 40 years and we think about a world of 10 billion people. We think about a world that the gross world product will triple; that's like putting three of the world's economies on the same planet. And when you think about that weight of economic activity, it drives you to thinking about sustainability as central to everything, and so then I thought about the forestry sector as really, a source of sustainability solutions."

David Brand has over 40 years experience in forestry investment, forest management, science, and public policy and holds a PhD in Forestry Quantitative Ecophysiology from the University of British Columbia. David is Founder, Chair and CEO of forestry investment management business New Forests. New Forests manages nearly 9 billion dollars in forestry, conservation and wood processing assets across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Africa and the United States.

https://tasmaniantimber.com.au/podcast/david-brand

Links & Show Notes:

• New Forests
• ActivAcre
• Article: David Brand on ActivAcre
• Kyoto Protocol
• Carbon Rights Legislation Act 1998
• AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
• Australian Emissions Reduction Fund
• Timberlink Australia
• Cross Laminated Timber
• The Global Impact Investment Network
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Produced by Simon Brooke

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• Tasmanian Timber
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"A lot of the products that endure have been anonymously designed. Things like staplers, coffee makers, coat hangers - they're so familiar we almost forget that they had to be designed. And interestingly, all efforts to design them better, tend to fail. They do what they need to do. They're not acts of one-off creation; industry, economics, and a thousand little creative acts get them to that point. It's a modest way of thinking about design, but I think a really powerful one."

Henry Williams is a multi-disciplinary designer and head of Henry Williams Studio. He was recently Senior Architect for Snohetta Australasia. Henry collaborated with Designer Maker Jon Goulder at Melbourne Design week for an exhibition called Self Portrait - creating a table from cross laminated timber with a collection of ceramics and tableware.

originalthinkers.com.au/podcast/henry-williams

Links & Show Notes:

• Henry Williams Studio on Instagram
• Article: Williams + Goulder choose Cusp CLT for Self Portrait at Melbourne Design Week
• Melbourne Design Week
• MDW 2022: Self Portrait
• Jon Goulder - Designer Maker
• Cusp Building Solutions
• Super Normal - Jasper Morrison & Naoto Fukasawa
• Snøhetta
• Hosted by Claire Bennett

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• Tasmanian Timber
• Cusp Building Solutions

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"I think people are drawn to Tasmania and Tasmanian design; designers here treat their materials with a respect that comes from being inextricably linked to the natural world. Sustainability comes naturally to us, living on an island, and I think people are drawn to that - we've been practising it a long time, and are leaders now, I guess, in sustainability."

Michelle Boyde is a designer and curator living in Tasmania, with a Bach (Design) at RMIT's School of Architecture and Design and a background in contemporary dance. Michelle approaches design in a broad-thinking and cross-disciplinary way, with a unique and transferable skill that spans fashion, interiors, objects and installation.

She has designed and curated extensively within the national cultural sphere for organisations such as Chunk Move, Mona, Bakehouse Studia, State of Design and Melbourne Fashion Week. Michelle is co-creator of Unconscious Collective.

originalthinkers.com.au/podcast/michelle-boyde

Links & Show Notes:

• Michelle Boyde on Instagram
• Unconscious Collective
• Melbourne Design Fair: PRESENT | Design Tasmania
• MDW 2022: Design Tasmania
• Melbourne Design Week
• Laura McCusker
• Scott van Tuil
• Jon Goulder - Designer Maker
• Hosted by Claire Bennett
• Recorded at Production Farm (Hobart)

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• Tasmanian Timber
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"What has always driven Spence & Lyda and always driven me, is a fascination for the why of the thing, not just the wow of the thing. There needs to be a reason for things to exist, and it can be and should be obviously beauty, but it really should also carry with it the embodied elements of care for our planet, care for ourselves, and the stories behind why it's being built."

Fiona Lyda is the Principal behind Spence & Lyda, a Sydney retail showroom that seeks to showcase design that adds meaning to the living experience - pieces designed to stay in our lives for generations. She has a background as a production designer, art director and spent 20 years as a costume designer for film and tv, before opening Spence & Lyda.

originalthinkers.com.au/podcast/fiona-lyda

Links & Show Notes:

• Article: Innate 2.0 by Jon Goulder and Fiona Lyda
• Video: Innate 2.0 at MDW 2022
• Article: Spence & Lyda's Innate Collection is a Timely Rally Cry
• Video: Spence & Lyda - Innately Australian
• Spence & Lyda
• Spence & Lyda: Showcase - Innate 2.0
• Spence & Lyda: Innate by Jon Goulder
• Spence & Lyda: Showcase - Futures Collective
• Jon Goulder - Designer Maker
• Melbourne Design Week
• MDW 2022: Spence and Lyda presents Innate at Futures Collective
• MDW 2022: Futures Collective
• Tasmanian Timber: Blackwood
• Tasmanian Timber: Tasmanian Oak
• Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry
• Winning Appliances
• Hosted by Claire Bennett

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• Tasmanian Timber
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"The way it works for me is that the idea is a kind of 'what if' moment. A moment of spontaneity. Like, what happens if you put ocean plastic together and made a new material? When an idea strikes, you can be anywhere. So, you've got to hold that thought, play it over and over and over in your mind. Really refine it. Almost like how a wave might shape a rock."

Brodie Neill is a Tasmanian-born London-based furniture designer and maker. Since establishing his studio in London's east end, Brodie's worked with an impressive roster of clients, including Reva 1920 Swarovski and Kundalini. He's collaborated with international brands, including Microsoft Mercedes-Benz and Alexander McQueen, and his limited edition works are included in galleries and private collections around the globe.

originalthinkers.com.au/podcast/brodie-neill

Links & Show Notes:

• Brodie Neill
• Video: Brodie Neill at MDW2022
• Article: From Australia to London and back again, Tasmanian born Brodie Neill's celebrated homecoming featuring Tasmanian timbers
• Article: Australian furniture designer-maker brings over three kilometres of Tasmanian timber to the global design table
• Remix (2008)
• Glacier (2011)
• Gyro Table (2016)
• Capsule (2019)
• Melbourne Design Week
• MDW 2022: Into the Deep - Living Edge presents Brodie Neill
• London Craft Week
• Tasmanian Timber: Myrtle
• Hydrowood
• Made in Ratio
• Living Edge: Made in Ratio
• Hosted by Claire Bennett

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• Tasmanian Timber
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"An idea in its infancy is a fragile thing. It can be killed off with logic almost immediately. It must be allowed to be given oxygen. History reminds us of how influential original thinking can be, and how lives are improved by it. To be truly creative you need to push against the norm - and certain political and commercial pressures."

John Wardle is Partner at the award-winning John Wardle Architects, a practice internationally renowned for making extraordinary buildings and places that matter. As a Partner at a firm of 100 people, John says he is as much a navigator as an architect. He enjoys drawing the many threads together to create something far greater than ever first imagined.

originalthinkers.com.au

Links & Show Notes:

• John Wardle Architects
• Melbourne Design Week
• Heide Museum of Modern Art
• Heide II
• Article: Impeccably designed and crafted, 'Relatively Useful' acknowledges Australia's design greats
• Video: Relatively Useful
• Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence Cathedral
• Book: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
• Book: Creativity - A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese
• Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
• UTAS Library and Student Experience Building
• Article: Timeless Australian Timber in Construction - University of Tasmania's West Park Campus by John Wardle Architects
• Article: John Wardle Architects Designs Pair of Industrial Buildings for University of Tasmania
• Hydrowood
• Cusp Building Solutions
• Article: Going green with stone and wood: Limestone House by John Wardle Architects
• Article: The sentinel on the edge of a cliff: Captain Kelly's Cottage
• Hosted by Claire Bennett

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• Tasmanian Timber
• Hydrowood

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We'll be interviewing some of the country's leading creative minds from architecture, design, the environment, culture and business about what it takes to have an original thought, its impact, and how it endures over time. We'll also explore how creativity can improve lives and make a meaningful difference.

originalthinkers.com.au

Links & Show Notes:

• Host: Claire Bennett - The Claire Bennett Agency
• John Wardle Architects
• Brodie Neill

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber