The WoodSolutions seminar will deliver a hands-on learning experience, which will provide participants with an understanding of the recent National Construction Code (NCC) changes.
The changes create deemed-to-satisfy solutions to build massive timber and timber framed Class 2 (apartments), Class 3 (hotels) and Class 5 (office) buildings, up to an effective height of 25m resulting in cost effective and environmentally friendlier mid-rise buildings.
The provisions address both traditional ‘timber-frame’ and new ‘massive timber’ systems such as cross laminated timber (CLT) with the use of appropriate layers of fire-resistant plasterboard (i.e. fire-protected timber) and the use of NCC compliant fire sprinkler systems.
With mid-rise timber construction design, fire and sound are two of the major considerations: appropriate fire-resisting construction is critical to providing acceptable levels of fire safety, whilst sound or acoustic performance is essential because of its daily impact on inhabitant amenity and quality of life.
About the presenter – Dr Alastair Woodard
The presentation will be delivered by Dr Alastair Woodard, General Manager of Wood Products Victoria, the current Victorian State based timber industry technical promotional association. Alastair is also a structural engineer and Director of TPC Solutions (Aust) Pty Ltd, a consultancy specialising in advice on the use and impact of building and construction materials.
He has extensive experience in the design of timber structures and a particular interest in the use of sustainable building materials from a Life Cycle Assessment perspective.
Date: Wednesday 8 June 2016
Time: 04:00pm – 06:30pm
Venue: Master Builders Association of Victoria, 332 Albert Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Audience: Building and construction professionals
Cost: $25 for MBA Members, $110 for Non-members
CPD: 2 Points
Program
04.00 pm Welcome & Introduction, Viviana Hood, General Manager, Commercial Operations Master Builders Association of Victoria
04.05 pm NCC change overview Alastair Woodard, General Manager Wood Products Victoria
05.30 pm Final Questions and Wrap up
06.00 pm Networking Session
06.30 pm Event concludes