News & BlogsREMINDER - EXCITING SUMMER COURSES - UTAS 2013The UTAS School of Architecture and Design is continuing its long tradition of learning-by-making with two exciting 2013 summer workshops in Launceston, Tasmania. Created for architects, designers, building professionals and students, these summer workshops provide an opportunity to learn about the cutting edge uses of timber in design and construction in a practical, hands-on setting. Digital Fabrication with Timber Studio: 14-16 January 2013 Australian Timber Design Workshop: 4-15 February 2013 NEW LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS PAPER SUPPORTS INCREASED USE OF WOODAs individuals, companies and governments look to ways of reducing the carbon footprints of built structures, life cycle analysis (LCA) is becoming an increasingly important tool. Providing a basis for comparison and evaluation, they allow informed decisions to be made and substantiated. This paper compares the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of substituting timber for other materials in two typical Sydney suburban home designs. FORTE UNWRAPPING IN MELBOURNE'S DOCKLANDSForte, Lendlease's 10 storey CLT apartment building in Melbourne's Docklands is nearing completion and will be launched - after the holiday rush - in early 2013. See the structure revealed - follow the link to a live webcam too. FREE TUESDAY TUTORIALS IN ST LEONARDS, SYDNEYDid you miss the December tutorial? On Tuesday Feb 12th at 12.30pm you can learn about Connections in Timber Structures and How High Can Timber Go? See the full schedule and RSVP for the FREE monthly Tutorials. NEW: TIMBER IN INTERNAL DESIGN GUIDEDesign Guide 14, Timber in Internal Design, provides detail for specifying and using wood and wood products in interior applications. The contents include information about species, material capability and assembly with an interior design approach to colour, pattern and performance. WoodSolutions Technical Design Guides are a series of publications written by specialists to inform architects, engineers, designers and other building and construction professionals. They are available for free download from WoodSolutions. New WoodSolutions VideosWoodSolutions videos are recorded presentations from WoodSolutions seminars and other events. Where useful, they have been edited into smaller chunks to enable you to select the parts you’d like to view. CLT in Multistorey Residential Buildings - Philipp ZumbrunnenA specialist timber engineer, Philipp is a founding director of CarbonEng where he is responsible for timber design. As a Project Director of EURBAN Limited, he also manages the design and delivery team. Philipp's fascinating presentation includes a brief history of CLT, a look at CLT structures in the UK, a new case study and some pointers to the future of massive timber construction. For ease of viewing, the presentation has been edited to four parts.
Case StudiesBe inspired and informed by browsing WoodSolutions growing range of case studies. If you have a project you would like to be considered for publication as a Case Study, please contact us. Mercer, VICA stunning renovation transforms a nondescript structure into a striking use of timber in residential design. Look for the before and after image. Giidany Miirlarl, NSWA sensitive and thoughtful approach creates an interesting and relevant design solution for the narrative of this public space. Candlebark School Library, VICThe overall winner of the 2012 Australian Timber Design Awards, architect Paul Haar’s design combines the innovative use of timber with environmental and ecological values. What would you like to see?Tell us what you’d like to see on WoodSolutions - we’d be delighted to hear from you. |           |
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