New timber design standard - Build 189 (2022)

Abbreviation
New timber design standard - Build 189 (2022)
Valid from
1/04/2022

Information provider
BRANZ Limited,
Author
David Carradine
Information type
BUILD article,
Format
Website, PDF,

Description

A timber design standard available later this year will provide new options for designers and engineers to take advantage of the exciting innovations in engineered wood.

There is a new timber design standard in the works for Aotearoa New Zealand. This will provide ways of designing timber structures that are outside the scope of NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings, our prescriptive light timber framing standard.

Scope

This article includes:

  • Timber building design has changed
  • Revision adapts Australian standard
  • Big changes to connections
    • Non-potential ductile elements
    • Potential ductile elements
    • Brittle failure mode evaluations
  • Other changes in NZS/AS 1720.1
  • What’s not included?
  • More options for designers to reduce carbon footprint
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New timber design standard - Build 189 (2022)

Description

A timber design standard available later this year will provide new options for designers and engineers to take advantage of the exciting innovations in engineered wood.

There is a new timber design standard in the works for Aotearoa New Zealand. This will provide ways of designing timber structures that are outside the scope of NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings, our prescriptive light timber framing standard.

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New timber design standard - Build 189 (2022)
Description

A timber design standard available later this year will provide new options for designers and engineers to take advantage of the exciting innovations in engineered wood.

There is a new timber design standard in the works for Aotearoa New Zealand. This will provide ways of designing timber structures that are outside the scope of NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings, our prescriptive light timber framing standard.

View on Information Provider website Download this resource (PDF, 4.5MB)
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New timber design standard - Build 189 (2022)

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