Make the connection: use engineered wood products to do more with less

Event Type: Seminar
Date: Thursday 25 September 2014
Location: Moda Events – Portside. Level 2, Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

Event Description

Hear industry experts discussing the design, specification and realities of developing buildings incorporating glued-laminated timber (glulam), wood I-joists, cross laminated timber, wood structural panels and some world firsts: post-tensioned round timber wall panels, round timber floor panels and hollow timber piles.

Event Program

Discover new ways to use timber and be inspired!
Understand the structural properties and reliability of engineered wood products
Learn about CLT design practices
Evaluate the best connections for laminated beams
See practical demonstrations of modern connection technology

2.15	Registration. Tea & Coffee.
2.30	Welcome and Introduction Rod McInnes, CEO, Timber Queensland
2.35	Using laminated timber in practice Geoff Stringer, Technical Manager, Hyne
3.00	Best connections for timber beams Helmut Stoll, Spax International
3.25	Afternoon Tea
3.45	Live Demonstration – Connection Calculation Being told how something works is good but seeing it done is better! Don’t miss this hands-on session that will teach you how to calculate a timber connection and then provide a practical demonstration on how to apply the connection.
4.10	CLT DESIGN CASE STUDY Designing the Library at the Dock In 2010 Kerry & Lindsay Clare became the first husband-and-wife team to win the prestigious Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, joining the likes of Joern Utzon, Harry Seidler and Glenn Murcutt. They will discuss design and construction aspects of the new Library at the Dock building. This CLT and glulam structure located in Melbourne was built by Lend Lease. Kerry & Lindsay Clare, Clare Design
4.30	INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY Engineering and design for Te Wharehou O Tuhoe Te Wharehou O Tuhoe is a NZ tribal headquarters constructed utilising virtually all available engineered wood product technology and some created especially for this project. The structure was built to meet the Living Building Challenge - the most strict sustainability criterion that can be applied to buildings. Mark Batchelar, MLB Consulting Engineers
5.00	Conclusion & Cocktail function