Changes to the 2019 National Construction Code Volume One increase the range of buildings, up to an effective height of 25m, in which fire-protected timber construction systems can be used. New responsibilities are placed on the Structural Engineer, Architect and Certifier. Today we speak with Paolo Lavisci, the Program Development Manager - Mid-rise Construction at WoodSolutions and Boris Iskra, National Codes and Standards Manager at Forest and Wood Products Australia about:
What are the new 2019 NCC updates, Which building types have the greatest opportunities from the changes, and The general movement of building codes around the world
This is a two part series where today we focus on the DTS provisions of the 2019 NCC. Next week we will explore the performance solution approach for exposed timber.
Check out the WoodSolutions website, the world's biggest website on wood:
The WS Technical Design Guide can be found here:
https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/mid-rise-timber-buildings-design-guides
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