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Welcome to the New Zealand Timber Design Society website. The purpose of this site is to put tools and information in the hands of designers of timber buildings. Our Design Aids section does exactly that. 

Timber Design Software v1.0 available now. Click here to download a trial version of the Timber Design Software for Engineers. To purchase the software complete the online order form.  For further information about the software click here 

 

 

 

The WCTE is going to return to NZ - the country of origin!
The World Conference on Timber Engineering 2012 is the premiere timber event and will come to New Zealand due to a successful bid led by the Timber Design Society. It is expected to attract 500-700 timber professionals in engineering, architecture, construction, manufacturing and research from around the world...
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Timber Design Guide 2007
This book is an essential reference for all architects and engineers designing in structural timber. Click here for information on how to order a copy.

 

Timber Design Society Research Scholarship.
The New Zealand Timber Design Society invites applications from suitable persons for a New Zealand Timber Design Society Scholarship. ...
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The Timber Design Society is a Technical Group of IPENZ - the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.

 

 

 

 

 

  NZ Wood - to promote the growth of forests and the use of wood here, now, and for generations to come.

 

Latest News
2011 Timber Design Awards Announced
At a function in the Viaduct Events Centre on 11 October 2011 the 2011 Awards were announced. The new NMIT building scooped two major awards.
WCTE 2012 - Call for Abstracts are now open
Correction Sheet for the Timber Design Guide
A correction sheet for the Third Edition 2007: 2008 reprint of the Timber design Guide is available for download from this site.
NZS 3604:2011 – new Qs and As
Standards New Zealand has prepared a number of questions and answers (Qs and As) about the recently published NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings. These are available from the Standards website.
David Carter Launches the new NZ Wood Design Advisory Centre.
At a function in the Beehive the new NZ Wood Design Advisory Centre was launched on 7 December 2010 by The Minster of Forestry, the Hon David Carter. The Centre, hosted by NZ Wood, provides free concept feasibility advice, demonstrating the possibilities offered by modern wood construction technologies.
 
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