BE (Civil), Dip. Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering

Boris Iskra has an extensive understanding of the Australian forest and wood products sector with over 30 years of direct involvement.  He is the National Manager – Codes & Standards for Forest & Wood Products Australia where his role is to coordinate the development and review of Australian timber standards, and associated building standards and codes, on behalf of the timber industry.  He was involved with, and coordinated, the National Construction Code submission that now permits 8 storey timber apartment, hotel and office buildings as a Deemed-to-Satisfy solution.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Structural) degree and a Graduate Diploma in Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering.