To begin Season 4, we’re going to be doing a best of series for the next 4 weeks. Today, we’ll be looking at the best moments in Timber Talks so far, on the lessons learned for the case studies we’ve had on the show. In this episode you’ll hear from:

• International House and Daramu House, with Jonathan Evans (Director at Tzannes Architects) and Karl-Heinz (former GM at Design Make)
• 25 King Street, with Basil Richardson (Studio Director at Bates Smart) 
• 55 Southbank Boulevard with Julian Anderson (Director at Bates Smart), Rob De Brincat (Business Development Manager Icon) and Nathan Benbow (Associate at Vistek) on 55 Southbank Boulevard
• Arbora with Keven Durand (Project Manager at Nordic Structures)
• HoHo Vienna with Richard Woshitz (Director at Woschitz Group) 
• The Seedhouse with James Fitzpatrick (Partner at Fizpatrick and Partners)
• Latrobe University with Danielle Pacella (Associate at JCB), Danielle Savio (Project Manager at Multiplex) and Atreyu de Lacy (Technical Director at TTW)
• Ryan Miller (Senior Associate at Bueler Engineers)
• The late Gary Caulfield (former CEO at XLam Aus)

If you want to learn more about designing or building with timber, I recommend you go to the WoodSolutions Website and download the Technical Design Guides:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/publications

To begin Season 4, we’re going to be doing a best of series for the next 4 weeks. Today, we’ll be looking at the best moments in Timber Talks so far, on the topics of sustainability and wellness. In this episode you’ll hear from:

• Davina Rooney the CEO at GBCA on keeping on target mitigating global warming risks
• Ken Morrison the CEO of The Property Council Aus on the forward trajectory of the construction code to improve base standard construction quality for emissions reductions
• Andrew Waugh, founder WTA on the impact of material choices
• Ulrich Dangel Associate Professor at the University of Texas and author of A Turning Point In Timber Construction, on sustainable forest management
• Stephen Mitchell a Principal Consultant at Thinkstep on the end of life options for timber
• Kate Nason an Environmental Designer at Atelier Ten on Prefabrication and Passivhaus
• Jack Noonan VP at the International Well Building Institute on the impact of architecture on health
• Marie-France Stendahlf, Head Of Business Development at White Architecture Canada on using architecture as medicine
• Caroline Pidcock, Director at Pidcock Designs on material connection to nature in the biophilic design framework

Links to WoodSolutions EPDs and Biophilic Design research:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/environmental-product-declarations

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/wood-at-work

If you’ve got any feedback on the show you can find me on Linkedin:

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To begin Season 4, we’re going to be doing a best-of series for the next 4 weeks. Today, we’ll be looking at the best moments in Timber Talks so far, on the topics of innovation. In this episode you’ll hear from:

• Michael Marks the Founder Of Katerra on the inefficiencies in construction and a new paradigm of designing
• Michael Green Director at MGA, on how to improve the supply chain
• Adam Strong, formerly at Strongbuild, on importance of early supplier involvement 
• Karim Khalifa, Director at Google-owned Sidewalk Labs on the importance of cost certainty
• Karla Fraser, Director at Hive Projects on the utilisation of virtual modelling
• Richard Maddock Associate Partner at Foster and Partners on digital design
• Christophe Sigrist Professor at Bern University in Switzerland
• Ola Skoglund, COO at Randek on innovation in Robotics

Sign up to the WoodSolutions Webinars, every second Tuesday of 2021:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/podcasts/woodsolutions-webinars-2021

Check out the WoodSolutions Technical Design Guides:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/publications

If you’ve got any feedback on the show you can find me on Linkedin:

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Inspiring a new generation of apartment living in Perth, the De Havilland apartments combine sophistication and thoughtful design, with modern and environmentally sustainable building principles and practices. The 4 storey apartment building consists of predominately a timber LVL structure. In this episode, we’re speaking with Stuart Hawley, the Director At Bluerock Projects, about the design and construction of the project.

1430 Q, in Sacramento is a 6 storey light-frame building on top of 2 storeys of concrete. Although tall, 4 – 6 storey stick frame buildings aren’t yet common in Australia, they’re somewhat the norm in USA and Canada. When sticking to the right design principles, there is proven cost savings compared to traditional construction. Today we’re speaking with Ryan Miller, a Senior Associate of 15 years experience in Buehler’s Sacramento Office about:

• Why light frame material makes sense
• The interaction between concrete and timber
• Designing and detailing for vertical movement

If you’re interested in designing taller stick frame buildings, I recommend you download WoodSolutions Technical Guide #50 – Structural Engineering Of Mid-rise Timber Buildings.

The construction sector desperately needs to modernise due to rising costs and stagnating productivity. Through deep collaboration and technologies of the 4th industrial age, a new exploration is underway using innovative advanced technologies. In this episode we’re speaking with Professor Paul Kremer about:

• What 4th Industrial Revolution technologies are enabling new ways to build
• The kit of parts design approach
• What level of prefabrication can be expected in the future.

Check out the WoodSolutions website, the world's biggest website on wood:

www.woodsolutions.com.au

The WS Technical Design Guide can be found here:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/mid-rise-timber-buildings-design-guides

Timber structures are best designed as systems, taking into account structure, acoustics, thermal and fire. A hybrid system can leverage the advantages of different materials to solve the problem in the most effective manner. Today we’re talking with Rob Nestic about utilisation of Timber Concrete Composite Systems. In this episode we discuss:

• The performance aspects of the TCC system
• Prefabrication and the nuances around pouring concrete offsite or onsite
• The supply capacity of Australia for these systems

Check out the WoodSolutions website, the world's biggest website on wood:

www.woodsolutions.com.au

The WS Technical Design Guide can be found here:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/mid-rise-timber-buildings-design-guides

I recommend downloading Technical Design Guide #30, which looks at the design of Timber Concrete Composite Systems

When occupying a building, humans are constantly releasing moisture into the air. Moisture, needs to find a way to successfully leave the home and avoid condensation on structures. Today we’re speaking with Jesse Clarke, Building Science Manager from Proclima Australia about:

• How the seasons, time of day and geography change the directional flow of moisture
• How membranes can assist in controlling moisture flow
• How to achieve passivhaus and airtightness within buildings

It is a highly important but underappreciated topic. We get a little technical for a bit in the middle, but I recommend you stick through.

Building Information Technologies are changing the way we design and build, unlocking efficiencies in schematic design, delivery and building operations. As we transition to the new way of building utilising 3D modelling, there are new challenges for project teams to overcome, and opportunities to take hold of. Today we’re speaking with Maria Laguarda-Mallo about

• How to effectively manage Building Information Modelling on a project
• Using generative design approaches to model various schematic designs based on a project’s goals
• What new technologies are likely to disrupt construction

The light-weight nature of timber is unlocking a new type of construction: building extensions on existing building.  The world’s largest timber vertical extension is 55 Southbank Boulevard, which consists of a 10 Storey Hotel situated on top of an existing 1987, seven storey concrete building. To carry the additional loads, the existing building had to undergo significant engineering analysis. In this episode we speak with Emma Russell, a Senior Engineer from WSP about:

• The works on the existing building, 55 Southbank Boulevard
• How to strengthen existing buildings to carry additional loads
• What project teams need to consider to determine if their building has existing capacity to build upon

If you enjoyed this episode, I recommend you check out the 55 Southbank Boulevard Webinar with the CLT engineer and builder. All of the WoodSolutions webinars can be found here:

https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/podcasts/woodsolutions-weekly-webinars-2020/55-southbank-boulevard-case-study-10-storey-vertical-building-extension