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Abodo Wood is a carbon-negative timber manufacturing family-owned company in New Zealand. Founded in 2001 by the Gudsell family,[1] the company is certified under the Forest Stewardship Council, New Zealand (FSC).[2]
Abodo Wood is headquartered in Māngere and Auckland, with over 70 employees.[3] The company partners with forest owners in New Zealand's North Island to ensure a consistent supply of certified logs.[4]
Materials
editAbodo uses Radiata Pine and Douglas fir, sourced from the Kaingaroa region, in New Zealand’s central North Island. The Kaingaroa Forest, is one of the largest man-made plantation forests in the southern hemisphere. Today the Kaingaroa Forest is managed by Timberlands, a global forest manager. Wood fibre from the Kaingaroa region is known for its medium density, and high consistency.[5]
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Recipient | Category | Result | Architect/Builder | Reference |
| Property Council New Zealand Awards | 2014 | Te Uru Taumatua (Tūhoe building) | Special Purpose Property | Best in Category | Jasmax | |
| Best Awards | 2014 | Te Uru Taumatua (Tūhoe building) | Purple Pin – Nga Aho [New Zealand Design Association] | Winner | Jasmax | Ref |
| Green Ribbon Awards | 2014 | Abodo Wood | Green Economy | Winner | Ref | |
| New Zealand Timber Design Awards | 2018 | Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana | Wood and Fibre Creativity | Winner | Tennent Brown Architects | Ref |
| Australian Timber Design Awards | 2018 | Roscommon House | Interior Fitout | Winner | Neil Cownie Architects | Ref |
| NZIA Southern Architecture Awards | 2020 | Cardrona Cabin | Small Project Architecture | Winner | Assembly Architects
Dunlop Builders |
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Nzia.co.nz/awards/local/award-detail/8845 |
| Interior Awards | 2020 | Cardrona Cabin | Retail | Winner | Assembly Architects
Dunlop Builders |
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| Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards | 2021 | Cardrona Cabin | Southern Show Home | Regional Category and Gold Winner | Assembly Architects
Dunlop Builders |
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| Best Design Awards | 2022 | Cardrona Cabin | Spatial Retail Environment | Gold Winner | Assembly Architects
Dunlop Builders |
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| A’ Design Award & Competition | 2022 | Cardrona Cabin | Architecture, Building and Structure Design | Gold Winner | Assembly Architects
Dunlop Builders |
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References
edit- ^ "Made in NZ: Abodo timber". RNZ. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Wood | Forest Stewardship Council". fsc.org. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Australia. "About | Abodo Australia Thermally Modified Wood". Abodo. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ Salmon, Guy (2003). ""Toward a strategic vision for forestry: The environmental and social context."" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Forestry. 48: 4–10.
- ^ Forbes, Adam S; Wallace, Kiri J; Buckley, Hannah L; Case, Brad S; Clarkson, Bruce D; Norton, David A (2020). "Restoring mature-phase forest tree species through enrichment planting in New Zealand's lowland landscapes". New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 44 (1): 1–9. ISSN 0110-6465.