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THE NZ WOOD EMAIL ALERT FOR ENGINEERS
AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
International engineering interest in new Nelson timber building
Carl Devereux from Aurecon points out the sophisticated seismic features in the NMIT’s wooden three-storey building.
This week over 40 timber engineers and designers from all over the world attended the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction forum in Nelson hosted by Canterbury University.
The forum’s venue was changed to Nelson to incorporate a visit to the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology’s groundbreaking new Arts and Media building which is currently under construction.
See last month’s story here.
Wood Solutions Seminars
Last chance to register – register now
On Aug 31st – September 2nd, the Timber Design Society is holding three half day seminars in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland in conjunction with NZ Wood. They will be presented by local practising designers and overseas experts at the forefront of timber design and construction.
The focus is on the capability of wood across a diverse spectrum of multi-storey, light commercial, industrial, community and multi-dwelling constructions. Emphasis will be on solutions to tricky problems in wood design, particulary in non-traditional wood applications.
Visit the NZ Wood Seminars page for more info and to register.
STIC Design Guidelines out soon
NZ Wood interviewed Robert Finch, CEO of the Structural Timber Innovation Company, about current research and development for structural timber.
The first set of design guidelines for the use of wooden structural products in single-storey complexes is due to be released at the end of this year. Read the full story…
Design Aids
The NZ Wood website has a focus on helping with the HOW.
In HOW WOOD, the section on Design Aids brings together a number of links to information and software that can help you to use the sustainable option of timber for structural design and other applications.
Please CONTACT US if you have any questions or comments.
Tags: Construction, Constructive Solutions eNewsletter, Engineering
