TALKING TIMBER WEBINAR – Structural design considerations and testing
On behalf of Sawmilling South Africa and its timber promotion partners, you are invited to join the next Talking Timber webinar on 12 December focusing on TALKING TIMBER WEBINAR – Structural design considerations and testing from 12:30-14:00. In this final Talking Timber webinar for 2023, we have Dr Johann van der Merwe and Prof Brand […]
TALKING TIMBER WEBINAR – Construction Detailing for Mass Timber Building
On behalf of Sawmilling South Africa and its timber promotion partners, you are invited to join the next Talking Timber webinar on 17 August 2023 focusing on Construction Detailing for Mass Timber Building from 13:00-14:30. Please register here. We have two speakers: Mark O’Connor of Rothoblaas on Connections, Waterproofing and Acoustic Details for Timber Buildings Michael Kloos, a […]
SSA – May 2023 Newsletter
Read the full newsletter HERE Last month, we described the uncertain situation bedevilling the sawmilling industry for a variety of unavoidable reasons. The question on everyone’s lips is when will it ever end? At the Forestry South Africa AGM held in Pietermaritzburg last week, there shone a glimmer of hope. Delegates are reported to have been encouraged […]
Timber engineering for fire
Partially charred glulam column on the left pre 2-hour fire test, and after on the right. Photo by David Barber of ARUP Sawmilling South Africa’s (SSA’s) Talking Timber webinar series aims to overcome misconceptions about wood as a structural material by informing architects, engineers, insurance companies, regulatory authorities, academics, and developers about engineered timber products […]
SSA – September 2022 Newsletter
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