The WoodSolutions seminar will deliver a practical learning experience, which will provide participants with an understanding of the recent National Construction Code (NCC) changes.
The changes create Deemed-to-Satisfy solutions to build massive timber and timber framed Class 2 (apartments), Class 3 (hotels) and Class 5 (office) buildings, up to an effective height of 25m resulting in cost effective and environmentally friendlier mid-rise buildings.
The provisions address both traditional ‘timber-frame’ and new ‘massive timber’ systems such as cross laminated timber (CLT) with the use of appropriate layers of fire-resistant plasterboard (i.e. fire-protected timber) and the use of NCC compliant fire sprinkler systems.
With mid-rise timber construction design, fire and sound are two of the major considerations: appropriate fire-resisting construction is critical to providing acceptable levels of fire safety, whilst sound or acoustic performance is essential because of its daily impact on inhabitant amenity and quality of life.
Where: Unit 4, 2 John Duncan Court, Varsity Lakes
When: 29 June, 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Register: GCNRtraining@hia.com.au
Contact: 1300 650 620
Llimited seats are available
About the presenter – Colin MacKenzie
Colin MacKenzie has over 35 years experience specialising in timber engineering and timber technology having worked for Timber Research and Development Advisory Council of Queensland, now Timber Queensland, and more recently as Principal of MacKenzie Consulting.
Over this period he has been active in all facets of timber engineering and design. Some areas of special interest include domestic engineering, durability design and the development of Australian Standards and Building Codes for the benefit of timber construction. He also participated in many of industries pioneering timber grading and in-grade testing programs.
Colin has also been instrumental in writing numerous technical publications and documents for the timber and building industry including the Queensland Timber Framing Manuals, MRTFC publications, AS 1684, Technical Data Sheets and the Handy Span Tables book.
Current and recent activities have included management of a number of FWPA supported research projects including Advanced Flooring Research, Recycled Timber Grading, and Durability Design.