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MPP65 – meyBRACE in multi-unit construction – Sep 2024
September 13, 2024|Projects
Front elevations of multi-unit developments, such as townhouses, are often narrow and required to accommodate both a garage opening and an entryway, posing a challenge for bracing due to the short wall lengths involved. This was the situation in a recent project in Charlemont (VIC),...
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MPP64 – Belrose Precut – Aug 2024
July 30, 2024|Projects
With our prefab line in NSW operating for more than 6 years now, we have developed solid relationships with builders focused on panelisation. When Sean Coddington from Sustainable Design & Construct asked about our ability to precut every piece of timber for a high end...
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MPP63 – Complete Floor Systems – Jul 2024
July 30, 2024|Projects
Some homes are large, and then there are some that take this to the next level. A recent project in NSW delivered a Meyer Timber complete floor system for a first floor area of over 620sqm. This included all EWP components as well as flooring,...
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MPP62 – meyBRACE on timber floor – Jun 2024
May 31, 2024|Projects
It’s not often the meyBRACE timber portal system is required on the first floor of a two storey dwelling. When NNH Engineers specified the meyBRACE for this application, the challenge was to offer a simple tie-down solution on the timber floor that could replicate the...
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MPP61 – Scarborough Roof Cassettes – May 2024
May 31, 2024|Projects
Imagine a project nestled against the escarpment on a sloping site just north of Wollongong, NSW. An architect designed house to make the most of the narrow block with lots of weird angles and an inverted roof falling into a central courtyard. The perfect job...
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MPP60 – Mount Martha meyBRACE – Apr 2024
April 3, 2024|Projects
The meyBRACE for this project was specified by the engineer as an alternative to sheet bracing with tie-down rods. Due to the 3.5m high walls, the design capacity of the sheet brace had to be reduced by over 20%, rendering it inadequate for the application....
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MPP59 – Edmonson Park Cassettes – Mar 2024
March 5, 2024|Projects
When Frasers Property wanted to speed up their build process whilst making it safer as well, they turned to floor cassettes for their development at Edmonson Park, NSW. The 20 units of cassettes is the 2nd project they have completed this way with the 3D...
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MPP58 – SDWC Truss Screws – Feb 2024
March 5, 2024|Projects
The Simpson Strong-Tie SDWC truss screws have become the builder’s choice when it comes to tie-down connectors. The recent surge of these versatile screws meant we had no choice but to feature the SDWC as a Project Profile, especially to share the organic feedback from...
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MPP57 – Passivhaus cassettes – Dec 2023
November 28, 2023|Projects, Uncategorized
Westview Frame & Trusses has completed a number of projects for Blue Eco Homes. Blue Eco Homes is run by Joe Mercieca and aims to provide sustainable quality homes with minimal impact on the environment. This is shown in their Warimoo off-grid Passivhaus featured here....
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MPP56 – Tathra meyBRACE – Nov 2023
November 28, 2023|Projects
Tathra, on the south coast of NSW, is growing rapidly as people want the sea change in life. We were approached to look at options where the engineer had designed a plywood box beam across the front of a home. A perfect candidate for meyBRACE,...
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