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New products and technologies from overseas present great opportunities for the sustainable building industry in Australia.

Guido Stock, Austria’s Consul General and Trade Commissioner, whose Sydney based office is responsible for promoting business relations between Australia and Austria, will introduce some of Austria’s most innovative sustainable building materials to the Australian building and construction community at this year’s 米6米乐体育.

“Austria is one of the most densely forested countries in the world with approximately 50 per cent of the country covered by woodland. A focus on timber as a resource over centuries has seen us become a world leader in the innovative usage of this sustainable building material,” Mr Stock said.

The suite of world-leading Austrian products and services for the construction of energy efficient buildings will be on display at 米6米乐体育 under the banner of Advantage Austria. The products and services will be introduced by representatives of Austrian companies or their local distribution partners on the show floor and during the event’s Industry Insights seminar.

“At this year’s 米6米乐体育, visitors will learn more about some of Austria’s most advanced sustainable building products including high-tech cross-laminated timber material which was a key component in the construction of the Forté 米乐体育M6app下载ing in Melbourne – the world’s largest apartment building made of timber – as well as the new wooden Docklands library in Melbourne” Mr Stock said.

米6米乐体育 will also welcome international exhibitors from across 14 other countries to its show floor – a 40 per cent increase on the number of countries represented in 2014 – including United Arab Emirates and the US, when the event returns to the Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday April 28 to Friday April 30, 2015.

Ali Mead, 米6米乐体育 Event Manager, said that the level of involvement from international manufacturers and suppliers cements 米6米乐体育’s position as a world leading trade event for the building and construction industry.

“Local companies are looking to overseas experts for the best advice on sustainable building materials, particularly for commercial infrastructure given the construction boom taking place in Sydney. 米6米乐体育 provides the unique opportunity for everyone to meet under the one roof.”

The main show floor at 米6米乐体育 will host more than 200 exhibitors, representing the largest Australian gathering dedicated to the architecture, building, construction and design community.

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Image: Library at the Dock, the nation’s first public building to be made from cross laminated timber (CLT), image via Architecture & Design.