News & BlogsFree Timberlife Educational SoftwareTimberLife, the timber service life software, is an educational resource designed to provide estimates of timber service life performance. Download your free copy – Windows OS only. AS1720 Timber Engineering Master Class April/May 2013The University of Tasmania's Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW) is offering a two day Master Classes in timber design. ENROL now for these inspirational and informative courses. Brisbane: Mon 15th & Tues 16th April WOOD: art design architecture - Vote & WIN an iPadWOOD: art design architecture is an exciting touring exhibition showcasing work by contemporary Australian artists, designers and architects. Discover more about the exhibition and how you could win an iPad with Wood. Naturally Better.™ EXPAN and WoodSolutions Christchurch Field TripSee Christchurch being rebuilt and visit buildings using the latest large-span timber technology: Post-tensioned moment frames and shear walls, composite timber and concrete floors, long-span roofs, and much more. Case studies will be presented by building designers, building owners and the researchers who developed EXPAN timber technology. Free Tuesday Tutorials in St Leonards, Sydney, any Weekday ElsewhereIt’s not too late to sign up for the April 2013 tutorial. Two fascinating topics - Timber-framed Systems for External Noise and Fire Safety and Performance of Wood in Multi-Residential & Commercial Buildings. Tuesday April 9th at 12.30pm. See the full schedule and RSVP for the FREE St Leonards monthly Tutorials now. Remember if you can’t come to St Leonards, WoodSolutions Tutorials can come to your design, engineering or building company. Please contact us with details of your firm, location and audience numbers. Case StudiesBe 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. Lindisfarne Castle Ticket Hut, Holy Island, NorthumberlandThis timber-built ticket hut and assembly point for visitors entering the National Trust property on Holy Island adds a new dimension to a 16th century experience. Kielder Observatory Northumberland UKEngland’s Kielder Observatory looks like a wooden jetty, jutting out from its landlocked hillside setting. However, that’s not all that is intriguing about this star gazing facility. New WoodSolutions VideosWoodSolutions videos are recorded presentations from WoodSolutions seminars and other events. Utilising wood in construction systems in tall buildings – Andrew NielandThe Business Manager at Lendlease, Andrew brings a business perspective to building material decisions. In this presentation Andrew discusses Lendlease’s Forte building and the advantages and use of cross laminated timber (CLT). For ease of viewing the program has been edited to five parts. Part One: Introduction Part Two: The benefits of CLT Part 3: Discovering CLT and sustainability Part 4: Designing and building: the CLT difference Part 5: Discussion: Forte and beyond What would you like to see?Tell us what you’d like to see on WoodSolutions – we’d be delighted to hear from you. |         |
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