AUSTRALIA — The completion of the 6-Star Green Star Design redevelopment marks the first mass-timber social housing project in New South Wales, and one of the state’s earliest Class 2 timber apartment buildings. Completed in April 2026, the redevelopment delivers 75 new social homes for 130 tenants across two eight-storey towers and a separate three-storey terrace. …Since the initial concept, the project underwent several development application amendments to accommodate the use of mass timber. …One of cross-laminated timber (CLT)’s greatest advantages is speed. At Glebe, the eight-storey apartment floor was erected in as little as two weeks, while the three storey-terraces were fully completed in just three weeks. More than 2500 cubic metres of CLT and glulam were used in the construction. …The integration of a traditional brick façade introduced a slower, labour-intensive layer that disrupted sequencing. …While Australia is not short on sustainable building ambitions, regulatory frameworks have not kept pace with mass timber construction.