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International resources

We will continue to update this as we find more. Please also feel free to send us those you think would be beneficial to share.

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BRANZ multistorey LTF guide

These guidelines describe methods for designing LTF structures that go beyond 2.5 storeys and are outside the scope of NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings.

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Swedish Wood CLT Handbook

Sections in the CLT Handbook covering design and material properties of CLT structures and connections (chapters 2, 3 and 4), fire safety and acoustic performance (chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8) and thermal comfort (chapter 9) need to be viewed in conjunction with the provisions, with a focus on England.

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Proholz Design Guide I

Cross-laminated timber as an innovative structural element opens up new possibilities in structural timber construction. This guideline is to assist in properly exploiting and implementing the possibilities in planning and execution.

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Proholz Design Guide II

Cross-laminated timber as an innovative structural element opens up new possibilities in structural timber construction. This guideline is to assist in properly exploiting and implementing the possibilities in planning and execution.

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FPInnovations CLT Handbook

The benefits of using solid wood products and structural elements in construction are increasingly recognised in Canada and elsewhere.

To support a larger use of CLT, the 2019 Edition of the CLT Handbook has been completely revised and improved based on new research performed by FPInnovations and partners to reflect changes made since the 2011 edition in recent Canadian codes and standards, including new guidance recently implemented in the CSA O86:19 standard.

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Timber Engineering - Principles for Design

This comprehensive book provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of design rules according to Eurocode 5. It is based on the first edition of the STEP (Structural Timber Education Programme) series, which was prepared in 1995 by about 50 authors from 14 European countries. The present work updates and extends the STEP compilation and is aimed at students, structural engineers and other timber structure professionals.

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WoodSolutions

WoodSolutions is an industry initiative designed to provide independent, non-proprietary information about timber and wood products to professionals and companies involved in building design and construction.

WoodSolutions comprises a website with more than three thousand pages of information and downloadable resources, technical publications, professional seminars and other related activities.