April 2012

News

New wood certification forum and workshop

The first event of its kind in Australia, the Certification: Growing demand. Increasing confidence. National Wood Products Forum & Workshop 2012 aims to look beyond systems to promote the future of certification in Australia.

If you're involved in specifying wood or wood products, as an architect, engineer, developer or any other role, this is your chance to shape the future of certification in Australia.

31 May 2012, Dockside, Darling Harbour

National Carpenters Day, Friday 20 July 2012

The people with a real hands-on role in building with wood are carpenters and National Carpenters Day is a celebration of their work and contribution to carbon sequestration.

More than 10,000 carpenters and apprentices attended nearly 200 BBQs across Australia last year.

If you’re a builder and would like to host a BBQ – or a chippy and want to join in, read on...

Free lunch and WoodSolutions Tutorial presentation in St. Leonards, NSW

For the next five weeks WoodSolutions Tutorials will be available offsite in St. Leonards.

These offsite Tutorials have been scheduled to enable small and large engineering and architectural firms that might not have enough staff to warrant individual presentations to participate in the Tutorials program.

To find out more about the St Leonards’ presentations, click here.

To read more about WoodSolutions Tutorials, click here.

FREE: Case for Tall Wood Buildings Report

In this 200+ page report the authors look at the case for tall wood buildings, the challenges to their adoption and produce a detailed case study design.

If you are involved in the design and construction of residential and commercial structures, this report is a fascinating, inspiring look at what could, for a range of reasons, become a mainstream building option.

Engineered timber performance and Christchurch earthquakes

This new paper by Andrew Buchanan, David Carradine and Justin Jordan examines the performance of engineered timber structures in the Christchurch earthquakes.

The September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand resulted in significant ground excitations that caused severe geotechnical effects and widespread structural damage. This extensive paper outlines the various forms of damage to different types of engineered timber structures, including timber water tanks.

Case Studies

Be inspired and informed by browsing WoodSolutions growing range of case studies. If you have a project you would like to be considered for publication as a Case Study, please contact us.

Mawsons Huts

The durability of timber has never quite been tested and proven like this - more than 100 years exposed to blizzards or covered in ice in one of the harshest environments on earth.

When, in 1911, the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson chose Cape Denison as the site for his now-famous base camp in Antarctica, he was blissfully unaware of its reputation as "the most tempest-ridden place on the face of the planet".

Norton Summit House

Will the growing popularity of wood structural elements drive a renaissance of traditional craft - or be restricted to innovative engineered wood products? This mortice and tenon pegged red ironbark frame argues for the former.

Take a location in the Adelaide Hills, an existing stone barn, a building designer-owner and an enthusiastic build team and the result is a dwelling that effectively combines new and old techniques and materials.

Applications: Flooring

Wood flooring has proven itself a timeless product, offering a warmth and natural beauty largely unmatched by other flooring materials. Read an on overview of installation methods of solid timber strip flooring over bearers and joists, wood-based sheet flooring products and concrete slabs.

International Achievements in Glulam Structures

See Owen Griffiths, Marketing Director, McIntosh Timber Laminates, Auckland New Zealand show case studies and examples of innovative engineered wood structures around the world. Explore the possibilities of glulam woth these distinctive and sustainable solutions that express both structural and architectural integrity.

Viewing this presentation could earn CPD points, depending on your professional association.