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This week we explore the global timber supply chain with Hayden Slatter (National Product Manager for Engineered Wood Products) at ITI Australia.
Hayden has more than 20 years' experience in the Australian timber industry spanning fabrication, retail, sawmilling and wholesale importing.
The episode begins unexpectedly with Hayden sharing the surreal experience of being in Wuhan, China in late 2019 for supplier meetings and foreshadowing what was to come.
Throughout the episode, Hayden shares some excellent advice about checking timber quality, building synergies with your suppliers, and of course,  making sure that we're prepared in the event of potential future supply chain disruptions. 

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Innovative Timber Ideas Australia

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Our first episode with Dr Tim Law (Architectural Scientist and Building Surveying Lecturer at Victoria University) was so popular, we had to invite him back!
In the first episode, Tim opened our eyes to the negative impacts of mould - the hidden dangers lurking behind your plasterboard, beneath your floors and above your ceilings.
In this episode, Tim shares ideas about how to combat these issues and build healthier homes.

Show notes and further reading

1. Tim's first episode on the Pryda Pod
2. Mould sensitivities
3. Myths and half-truths around Condensation and Mould 
4. Just How Serious is Indoor Mould?

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Founder and Managing Director of Stormseal, Matthew Lennox has over 30 years of experience in building and project management.
We're diving into Matthew's experience in protecting homes from further damage after storms and other disasters, and exploring what benefits could be brought to the home building process if frames were protected and enclosed almost as soon as they went up.

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Stormseal

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Our guest this week will be familiar to many of you: Kersten Gentle, CEO of FTMA Australia.
Kersten details FTMA Australia's journey from humble beginnings to now representing over 53% of Fabricators nationally.
Kersten also shares key focus areas for growing the industry - from attracting new talent, training opportunities, providing more HR & admin support for Fabricators and how we can all be advocates for the timber industry.

Show notes and further reading
FTMA Australia
Timber Framing - The Ultimate Renewable resources
Carbon Warrior

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Adam is joined by Paolo Lavisci, Program Manager for the Resilient Timber Homes Program, Forest & Wood Products Association.
Paolo has been a key contributor to the growth of timber use in taller and more complex structures, changing the mindsets of many market participants and helping developers, builders and consultants to take advantage of the benefits of wood-based structural systems by managing their risks and optimising their results.

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Forest and Wood Products Australia

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This week the focus is on lightweight and mass timber framing, and the opportunities for Fabricators if they develop the right relationships and understanding.
Adam is joined by Nick Hewson (Chief Design Officer and Head of Product Development at Viridi Group).
Nick is a timber structure evangelist and a chartered structural engineer with 17 years’ experience in the construction industry. He’s worked on every size of project from tiny domestic renovations to huge multi-billion-dollar contracts, and this diversity is one of this great strengths, giving him a vast library of experience to call on and develop the most appropriate engineering solutions.

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Viridi Group

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In this week's episode, Adam is joined by Dr Tim Law, Architectural Scientist and Building Surveying Lecturer at Victoria University. 
Tim spends most of his time thinking about a parallel universe that many of us don’t stop to consider – the world behind your plasterboard, beneath your floors, and above your ceilings. As we learn more about the negative impacts of mould on human health, keeping these parts of a home dry and healthy is only becoming more important.  
Thankfully we have highly qualified and passionate advocates like Tim to teach us what everyone involved in wall framing and trusses can do to deliver healthy homes, and to act on behalf of homeowners by urging building surveyors and certifiers to exceed the minimums of the National Construction Code. 

Show notes and further reading

1. Mould sensitivities
2. Myths and half-truths around Condensation and Mould 
3. Just How Serious is Indoor Mould?

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In Episode 2 of the Pryda Pod, Adam chats with Julia Hall from CEO McCormacks Australia, the major supplier of F17 hardwood in Victoria. 

Julia is an expert in the supply and use of timber from the forest all the way to the frame, having previously worked for Timberlink and Pryda.

Julia is a passionate advocate for the sustainable use of timber in construction and it’s a passion she shares with her local community in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges as the founder and President of Rescue Logs, a charitable organization set up to support community recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating storm that struck the Dandenongs in June 2021. 

Show notes and further reading

9.33: Wood Products Victoria
9.40: Wood Solutions
9.52: McCormacks Australia resource hub

Timber Framing Collective
The Ultimate Renewable
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods 

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Welcome to the Pryda Pod - the podcast supporting construction industry productivity, profitability, and best practice, with a focus on timber framing.

In our first episode, Adam Dawson is joined by Software Product Owner, Nicky Woodward. Nicky pulls back the curtain on Pryda’s software development processes and takes us through the inner workings of how great ideas become great features, as well as how we iron out any bugs.
 
Join us next week, where Adam will be joined by CEO of McCormacks Australia, Julia Hall for a focus on all things hardwood and its importance to fabricators. A new episode drops every Thursday. 

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