NZ Engineered Timber Conference in MayFriday 22 Apr 2016
Minister Jo Goodhew will open the conference and there are six international speakers with local presenters. Details on the conference along with the programme can be found on the event website, www.cpetc2016.com. There will be presentations from a number of leading architects, engineers and others on the growing opportunity for engineered timber in construction, including a number of case studies. 'If the nineteenth century was the century of steel, and the twentieth the century of concrete, then the twenty-first century is about engineered timber.' Alex de Rijke, Director, dRMM The Changing Perceptions of Engineered Timber for Construction conference will be exploring the above quotation in more detail. One of the key speakers at the one-day conference is Nic Clark, Managing Director of London-based company, KLH UK. KLH UK was formed in 2005 as a specialist supplier of cross-laminated timber panels and provide consultation, design (architectural drawing services and structural design), supply and erection services to the construction industry. They have been involved in more than 200 projects, predominantly in the greater London area and Nic will discuss a number of these projects during his presentation. Cross-laminated timber buildings, already familiar to architects and contractors in Austria and much of continental Europe, are now beyond take off and into an upward trajectory in the UK. This is due, in no small way to two pioneering buildings: Kingsdale School in London by de Rijke March Morgan Architects, and Stadthaus apartments (photo) also in London, by Waugh Thistleton Architects. Both use the KLH cross-laminated timber. Timber is undergoing a timely evolution, as one of the world's oldest building materials. Many of the concerns surrounding timber construction have been dispelled by developments in modern technologies, and cross-laminated timber panels look set to have serious and far reaching implications for sustainable construction. Nic will talk about a number of the benefits including: - Cost savings - speed of construction reduces overall programme length which reduces contractors prelims and reduction in overall cost of construction. - Time savings - follow on trades also benefiting from a reduction in programme time - Pre-cut service penetrations and a softwood substrate providing ease of fixing improve 1st fix M&E installation times by up to 30% Light weight Construction- Timber is 5 times lighter than concrete, so apart from the obvious saving in foundation costs it also provides an opportunity to build on land with poor sub soils or which have infrastructure running beneath. - Reduced traffic movements - CLT can reduce traffic movements in & out of site improving the well-being to those living around the construction site. - Design Flexibility - structural (bi-axial) performance allows design flexibility and architectural freedom. - Precision - panels are manufactured, designed and processed using CAD/CAM technology and state-of-the-art CNC panel cutting machines. - Structural capabilities - structural capabilities are akin to concrete in material strength, the cross lamination process results in dimensionally stable panels and high in-plan stiffness providing significant robustness.  | ||
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