New Applications and Challenges for Engineered Timber Structures

Engineered timber structures are moving into new grounds, thanks to significant interest from major developersand builders who see potential for reducing construction times and costs, while improving sustainability andcomfort. With the ingenuity and pragmatism for which they have become known, Australian engineers arepushing the boundaries of standards and codes, prototyping and testing, and solving unconventional and creativestructural problems to design timber structures and define applications that will shape the future of the waywe build. This paper describes the main projects currently under development, with an insight into engineeringchallenges for design, code compliance, manufacturing and constructability.KEYWORDSEngineered timber products, timber structures, sustainability