Education

TimberED Services provides support to lecturers in Engineering, Architecture and Building courses at Australian Universities, and has been involved in the preparation of teaching, learning and reference resources for the National Timber Education Program (NTEP). TimberED Services has been a part of the NTEP since the program began in 1996. The NTEP is administerd by the Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA). The timber.org.au website has an extensive range of resources for lecturers, students, professionals or those wanting to access up-to-date information about the design and use of timber. (Click on the navigation bar to the left to go directly to teaching, learning and reference resources on the timber.org.au website.)

The program has developed a number of resources that assist lecturers in preparing for units that have some timber education component. Many of the teaching resources are in the form of PowerPoint slides that can be downloaded from the timber.org.au website. Lecturers must register and apply for access to the secure area (resources are available to lecturers only). The presentations can be used as they are or adapted to suit the content of the units in which they will be used. Many of these presentations were developed by TimberED Services (marked with TE). Others were developed by other providers.

	Materials - Downloadable Powerpoint presentations. It is an introduction to the use of timber in buildings, the properties of timber, and some principles of grading, durability, specification and ordering.
	Introduction to Timber Engineering - Downloadable Powerpoint presentations for lecturers. It covers the basic principles of timber engineering, focusing on checking the performance of straight-forward timber members and connections to the limit states Australian Timber Structures Standard AS1720.1.
	4 in 1 Educational Resource - PowerPoint presentations on Timber Truss Installation, Introduction to Timber Construction, Interal Timber Fitout, and Timber and Ecologically sustainable Design.
	Timber Frame Multi-resource CD - This multi-resource CD contains 9 individual resources; the majority of which can be downloaded 1. An Introduction to Timber Framing (avi format) 2. Bracing & Tie-down (PPT) 3. Environmentally Sustainable Design & Construction (PPT) 4. Occupational Health & Safety (PPT) 5. Timber Frame Interactive Construction 6. Timber Stairs, Balustrades & Handrails (PDF) 7. Timber Truss Installation (PPT) - Updated 8. Timber Wall Cladding Systems (PPT) 9. Using Span Tables (PPT)
	MRTFC - A comprehensive teaching package for the support of teaching on Multi-Residential Timber Framed Construction. It gives an overview of the processes, keys into the BCA requirements and explores methods of achieving structural, sound and fire compliance in MRTFC.
	AS1684 - A teaching resource package that underpins instruction in building light timber framed housing in Australia. The package addresses the span tables, tie down requirements and bracing requirements of Parts 2 and 3 of the Residential Timber Framed Construction standard.

	Materials (TE) Application Properties Production Durability Specification and handling Manufacured wood products Connections
	Introduction to Timber Engineering (TE) Nomenclature Selection of timber members Serviceability Timber Structures Code Modification factors Tension members Compression members Bending members Combined actions Connections Worked examples
	Manufactured Wood Products (TE) Glulam LVL Plywood I-beams Other
	Environmental issues Environmental credentials Building sustainability
	Case Studies This resource includes studies of 18 exemplary Australian timber buildings, representing the work of some of the country’s leading architects and engineers. Each study presents the building in drawings and photographs, and describes its architectural and technical context. Design strategies for the building are explored, and for each one, different structural, environmental and detailing approaches are addressed.