Enhancing Timber Design & Construction with Timber Unlimited
Find helpful resources from Timber Unlimited, developed to make it easy to choose & use more timber in design and construction in NZ.
PROJECT: Nelson Airport Terminal
PHOTO: Jason Mann
RESOURCES
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Fire safety in multi-storey mass timber structures design guide
A first draft of Commentary along with the Global Design Guide, presents information to assist building designers to meet the requirements of the New Zealand Building Code, whether by Acceptable Solutions, Verification Methods, or alternative solutions, depending on the size, use, and location of the building. -
CLT Toolbox: Free advanced timber design software
CLT Toolbox advanced design software is now available for free to engineers in New Zealand. This is in response to the new Timber Structures Standards (NZS AS 1720.1:2022) and the need to provide the industry with the tools to implement these new standards effectively. -
Design tools for designing timber beams & columns
Free design tools for designing timber beams and columns to NZ AS 1720.1:2022, for:
1/ Beam Design Example 1 - Solid Timber
2/ Beam Design Example 2 - Glue Laminated Timber
3/ Column Design - Example 1 & 2 -
Technical Notes
Helpful technical notes were developed in collaboration with the Timber Design Society.Technical Notes include:
1/ Case-hardened steel fasteners
2/ It’s all about density
3/ Bearing perpendicular to the grain & NZS AS 1720.1
4/ Capacity design and NZS AS 1720.1
GETTING TO KNOW TIMBER
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DURABILITY OF TIMBER
A high-level introduction to the concepts surrounding the durability of timber and what sort of careful planning, design and construction is required to maximise longevity and sustainability in New Zealand buildings. -
Timber construction costs and benefits
A high-level introduction to the critical factors that need to be considered when assessing the early concept and feasibility costing of new timber or timber hybrid buildings. -
Timber is better for our planet
Concrete and steel production release high levels of emissions, but timber forests do the exact opposite — they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. -
Acoustic benefits of timber
A high-level introduction to the unique makeup of timber and its acoustic benefits. -
Fire safety in timber buildings
A high-level introduction covering how some people assume that all timber buildings are at a higher risk of fire damage with poor fire behaviour. Timber Unlimited breaks down some key considerations around how you can design your timber buildings with excellent fire safety in mind.
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