NZS 3604 committee recognised
The committee that updated NZS 3604 Timber-framed buildings has been awarded the Standards New Zealand 2010 Committee of the Year Award.
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1 June 2011, Build 124, Feature article
The committee that updated NZS 3604 Timber-framed buildings has been awarded the Standards New Zealand 2010 Committee of the Year Award.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 October 2012, Build 132
In Build 131 (pages 29–30), we explained the information needed before starting bracing calculations for a building. This time, we work through a subfloor example.
By Roger Shelton – 1 December 2012, Build 133
A Build reader has asked what is the correct loaded dimension for a lintel supporting a hip roof. The correct answer is, it depends.
By Roger Shelton – 1 October 2013, Build 138
A reader asks, ‘how do the NZS 3604:2011 topographic zones work?’. With more buildings being constructed on exposed sites, this is an important question to understand.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 June 2014, Build 142
NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings sets out how to size rafters in table 10.1. The BRANZ technical helpline has received queries on doing this, so let’s step through some examples.
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2017, Build 163
Holes or notches are sometimes required in timber framing members, but they must be carefully located so they do not undermine structural integrity.
By Roger Shelton – 1 June 2011, Build 124, Feature article
A standard represents the thinking on a subject at the time it was written. As soon as it is published, the world moves on. Recently, NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings was released, which considered the many changes since 1999.
By Roger Shelton – 1 June 2013, Build 136
BRANZ has been asked recently for help interpreting NZS 3604:2011 bracing provisions for buildings with suspended subfloor structures. Here are a few pointers.
By Roger Shelton – 1 April 2018, Build 165
The BRANZ helpline often gets asked about fixings for veranda rafters. These are not covered in NZS 3604:2011, but BRANZ has some advice.
By Bruce Sedcole – 1 February 2020, Build 176
The need for dwangs, those horizontal blocking pieces used between wall studs, has lessened over the years. Using fewer dwangs and making them narrower than the studs could improve a building’s thermal performance.