Event Description
A timber structure is only as strong as its joints, and a screw or strap used incorrectly can make or, quite literally, break a house or building.
Event Program
As timber construction continues to progress beyond the typical lightweight timber-framed home, so must the connections and fixings we use “keep up” with these advancements and the new ways that we are using building materials.
Timber Queensland’s webinar, Make the Connection, is a must-attend for building professionals who want to remain up to date about innovations in fixings and tie-down that ensure you’re using the right new age screws, hangers and connectors for the job at hand. Participants will learn the uses and limitations of working with traditional lightweight metal connectors, gain practical advice for timber framing tie-down and hear about new product innovations from timber connection manufacturers.
Learn how to specify the correct connection for your job
Discover the do’s and don’ts for timber framing connections
Hear about the latest innovations in truss tie-down
See the latest fixing and connector products straight from the manufacturers
Understand the best practice for their application and use
Speakers
Colin MacKenzie -- Technical Consultant @Timber Queensland
Colin has over 40 years' experience in all facets of timber and wood products design, use and application, particularly where used in building and construction. His expertise has been developed form early days employed as a Technical Officer with CSIRO Divisions of Forest Products and Division of Building Research through to more recent times as Technical Director (TRADAC) and then Manager, Timber Application and Use (Timber Queensland).
Adam Dawson -- Technical Manager @Pryda
Adam Dawson is the Technical Manager for Pryda, where his goal is to grow the use of timber in construction by making it as safe, fast, and easy to use as possible. Over the last 12 years Adam’s structural engineering career has taken him to the UK, Singapore, New Zealand, and even the jungles of Papua New Guinea. He joined Pryda and the world of residential construction in early 2020 and leads Pryda’s ANZ Engineering Team, helping them translate day-to-day solutions for timber fabricators and builders into innovations to transform building as we know it.