Join the 5th International Conference on Timber Bridges – ICTB 2025
WoodSolutions is proud to promote the 5th International Conference on Timber Bridges (ICTB), taking place for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere. Set in the scenic city of Rotorua, this global event will bring together engineers, designers, researchers, and industry leaders to explore the future of timber bridge design and construction.
With a strong international speaker line-up, technical sessions, site visits, and even a model timber bridge competition, ICTB 2025 promises valuable insights into sustainable infrastructure and the evolving role of timber in transport networks.
Whether you're attending for innovation, networking, or inspiration, this is an unmissable opportunity to connect with the global timber engineering community.
Bridge Competition
The International Conference on Timber Bridges is pleased to introduce the Bridge Competition, a unique opportunity for university students and junior engineers to showcase their skills and creativity in timber bridge design. This competition aims to promote timber bridge construction in New Zealand by challenging participants to create innovative, sustainable, and resilient timber bridge models on a specified scale, using only the provided materials. Through this hands-on experience, participants will deepen their understanding of timber as a construction material, bridge engineering principles, and sustainable design practices.
Objectives
- Promote timber usage in bridge applications in New Zealand
- Connect future engineers to structural engineering firms
- Expose participants to the common materials in timber construction by providing a hands-on experience.
- Expose students to real project experience elements by understanding logistics, project budgeting, and constructability constraints.
Keynotes
Breathing New Life into Timber Bridge Engineering in Canada
Speaker: David Moses - PhD, PEng, PE, LEED®AP
Long-span timber highway bridges as a contribution to global decarbonization
Speaker: Steffen Franke - Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Past, Present and Future of Timber Bridges in Australia
Speaker: Ralph Belperio - BEng (Hons1) FIE Aust CPEng NER RBP (Vic) RPEQ
Design and construction of timber bridges in New Zealand
Speaker: Daniel Moroder – PhD dott. Ing. CPEng IntPE(NZ) CMEngNZ