Panels & Furniture Asia September/October 2020

10 | NEWS
September / October 2020, Issue 5 | Panels & Furniture Asia
The WAF's Use of Certified Timber Prize 2019, supported by the PEFC, went to Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre, Australia
NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FOR WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL;
BEST USE OF CERTIFIED TIMBER PRIZE ENTRY DEADLINE POSTPONED
THE Programme for the Endorsement
of Forest Certification (PEFC) and the
World Architecture Festival (WAF) are
continuing their collaboration, awarding
the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize for
the third time.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WAF
will be held virtually from 30 November
to 4 December 2020, and a physical WAF
event – where the Best Use of Certified
Timber Prize is to be awarded – will
run from 23 to 25 June 2021 at the FIL
Exhibition Centre in Lisbon, Portugal.
The entry deadline for the Best Use of
Certified Timber Prize has thus been
extended to 8 January 2021.
CONTINUING A SUCCESSFUL
COLLABORATION
For the third year in succession, PEFC
is sponsoring the Best Use of Certified
Timber Prize, rewarding architects and
project teams for using certified timber
as the main construction material for
buildings outstanding in sustainability,
innovation, quality or aesthetics.
“In our two-year-long dialogue with
renowned architects at WAF, we have
noticed an increasing interest in
sustainable timber. Some architects
even say it’s 'the only way forward',
" said Fabienne Sinclair, Head of Marketing
at PEFC International.
"We are pleased to contribute to making
both forests and construction more
sustainable.”
Architects and project managers of
construction projects that use certified
timber as the main material are invited
to submit their applications at
https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.
com/ENTER. P