Webinar 2 – Design of a 7 Storey Light-weight Stud Frame Building (Appendix 1 of Design Guide 50)
DATE
11/03/2020
DURATION
60 minutes (45 + 15 Q&A)
SPEAKERS
Jon Shanks
TIME
12:30 – 1:30pm
Mid-rise timber framed buildings constructed of light-weight stud frame have been a remarkable success in Australia, with significant cost savings and high quality finishes achieved. Similarly, mid-rise timber construction systems have been introduced extensively in North America over the past decade. The growth in mid-rise timber frame in both Australia and North America has been supported by amendments to building codes. This is just the beginning of a growing market of mid-rise timber framed buildings. In this webinar the key design considerations for a seven-storey timber framed apartment building will be discussed; including the design of the vertical and stability elements within a building.