by FTMA News | May 25, 2021 | Tech Talk
Efficient Truss Design and Building Geometry As articulated by the American Architect Buckminster Fuller, “The best way to predict the future is to design it.” Building design is a blend of cost and aesthetics. In other words, the goal is to make a building look as...
by FTMA News | Apr 20, 2021 | Tech Talk
In a Timber Shortage, Know Your Strengths If the current global pandemic isn’t enough for Truss & Frame fabricators to deal with, they are also faced with the uncertainty of timber supply. During this period, truss and frame fabricators are facing some huge...
by FTMA News | Mar 16, 2021 | Tech Talk
UNDERSTANDING THE CERTIFIER PERSPECTIVE I have a friend of 15 years who had a long career in carpentry, building inspection and building education. He always enjoyed trying to shock me with stories from site, taking special pride in all the names he had been called....
by FTMA News | Feb 26, 2021 | Tech Talk
Path to Compliance for Structural Design Software In 2012, the ABCB Software Protocol for Structural Software was introduced and sets the minimum requirements for structural design software to meet that enables non-engineers to produce designs for building approvals,...
by FTMA News | Dec 15, 2020 | Tech Talk
Considerations for the use of Nails vs Screws in your Timber Connections Nails and screws are the two most common fasteners specified by engineers and used by builders. When considering the suitable fasteners to use, sometimes we have options and sometimes we don’t....
by FTMA News | Nov 18, 2020 | Tech Talk
OFFSITE OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW ENGINEERING LEGISLATION For this month’s Tech Talk I’m zooming out from the details and looking at changes in the laws that govern who can provide technical advice and how it is communicated. Fundamentally this is great news for...
