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1 Presentation to BEES Seminar, Christchurch Robert Finch, CEO STIC 13 th July 2012 The STIC Stakeholders MSI Research Consortium BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 1

2 STIC s Overall Aim Solutions for the non-housing market Concrete multistorey Prestressed timber Steel portals Quick- Connect timber portals World class research Portal frames & roofs BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 2

3 World class research Timber and Timber Concrete Composite floors World class research Post-tensioned frames & walls, fire performance, sustainability BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 3

4 World class research Post-tensioned frames & walls, fire performance, sustainability World class research Durability specification of EXPAN buildings J S Betz Gluing of structural sections BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 4

5 Post-tensioned how does it work Post-tensioning tendons Frames Walls Floor diaphragm Beam-column Energy dissipation Delivery First Design Guide Workshops in Australia Workshops in New Zealand BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 5

6 Delivering R&D to the Marketplace North Shore New Plymouth Tauranga Manukau Napier R&D outcomes delivery - NZ Nelson Wellington Christchurch Dunedin BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 6

7 R&D outcomes delivery - Aus Brisbane Newcastle Sydney Perth Adelaide Melbourne Hobart Feedback from Workshop Series (2011) Question 6 Workshop exit survey - Australia & NZ, 16 centres in total Q6: did w/s fulfill your objectives? Q5: how would you assess quality of presentations? Question 5 Question 4 Question Overall Average across all centres Q4: how would you assess the skill & ability of the speakers? Q2: how valuable is what you learnt for your day-to-day work? BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 7

8 Success in the Marketplace First Design Guide delivered (2011) 160 new Australian licensees (engineers, architects, constructors) Success in the Marketplace First Design Guide delivered (2011) 75 new NZ licensees (engineers, architects, constructors) BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 8

9 Recent Review MSI Mid-term review Review completed in Nov 2011 Overall summary was very positive, with no major issues identified:...after almost 3.5 years of operation STIC s progress has been impressive. Their approach, centred upon building awareness,... has resulted in the construction of 8 high profile buildings that will serve as valuable case studies and proof statements for their technology......stic has assembled a powerful network of collaborators including the major engineering firms of Arup and Opus... Recent EXPAN Multi-Storey Post- Tensioned Buildings (NZ) NMIT Arts & Media - Nelson Massey University CoCA - Wellington Carterton Event Centre- Carterton EXPAN Office - Christchurch BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 9

10 Recent Portal Frame Buildings (NZ) Tumu ITM - Hastings BRANZ Nikau - Wellington Wairiaki Institute Costs Q-C in Australia $200,000 Southern Region Cost Breakdown $300,000 Northern Region Cost Breakdown $180,000 $160,000 Builders Margin +Overhead $250,000 $140,000 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 Preliminaries External Walls Roof Columns Substructure $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 Builders Margin +Overhead Preliminaries External Walls Roof Columns Substructure $40,000 $20,000 $50,000 $0 Steel Timber $182,464 $158,360 $0 Steel Timber $278,100 $216,495 BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 10

11 New Opportunities Building opportunities at present Country New build opportunities New Zealand ~18 Australia ~12 Snap-shot of Future Design Guide Completion Jul/Aug 2012 Gluing guide Durability guide Aug 2012 Timber rivets design guide Mar 2013 Updated Guide for timber roofs Mar 2013 Updated TCC & All timber floor design guide Mar 2013 P-T timber multi-storey for high & low wind / seismic areas Design Guide BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 11

12 Scorecard to date Description Target By When Achievement Roll-out workshops Deliver workshops in Aus & NZ to introduce new DGs Mar 2011 Workshops delivered in 16 centres in May / Jun Total participants over 400 Licensed users 2 architect or engineering companies in Aus & NZ & 2 fabricators Sep 2010 Total of 230 licensees (151 Australia & 79 NZ)by Aug 2011 Post-tensioned multistorey design guide Design guide for seismic regions using post-tension techniques prepared 30 Nov 2011 New draft post-tension design guide prepared Feb 2012 The case for the urban forest NMIT a dense forest! 400m 3 LVL 1000m 2 /floor 136 full trees 0.54 Ha Building footprint = 18.4% forest footprint! BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 12

13 Massey CoCA Bld a dense forest! 300m 3 LVL 1000m 2 /floor 102 full trees 0.41 Ha Building footprint = 24% forest footprint! Merritt Bld a dense forest! ~340m 3 LVL 617m 2 /floor 116 full trees 0.46 Ha Building footprint = 13.3% forest footprint! BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 13

14 Thank You. Questions? BRANZ BEES Seminar, Christchurch 14

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