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The FAA has recently published a report on the 3-year wood smoke reduction project that it carried in The Hills Shire in the north west of metropolitan Sydney.  The project succeeded in achieving its aim, which was to provide councils with a practical, affordable way to deal with their domestic wood smoke concerns. It is

In June 2014 the NSW Department of Planning and Environment’s Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) was revised to set a lower greenhouse gas emission rating for residential wood-fire heating. The change is good news for anyone who has considered installing a wood-burning heater in their home, but has been put off by concerns about  any perceived

Firewood is the heating fuel with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent csiro study. The 2003 CSIRO study  “Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Domestic Woodheating” showed that firewood was the domestic heating fuel with the lowest greenhouse gas emissionss.  However the “Full Cam” modelling software used for the 2003 study,

Are you a smoker? if you are – now is the time to quit. No, we’re not talking about cigarettes!  We want to put an end to smoky chimneys. Here at the Firewood Association we love our wood fires, as we are sure you do too.  There are few things in life more enjoyable than