Timber Queensland Seminar

High & Dry. Return to the elevated Queenslander - planning, designing and building for our climate

Event Type: Seminar
Date: Tuesday 15 March 2011
Location: Ballroom, Victoria Park Golf Club, Herston. 3.30pm - 6.00pm

Event Description

Attend Timber Queensland's "High & Dry" seminar to hear from experts and leaders regarding the issues involved in planning the re-build of exisiting and new housing estates.

Event Program

A result of widespread devastation across Queensland this summer is the need to make some serious decisions about re-building our future. Planning where and what type of houses can be re-built efficiently and effectively is top of mind for Government and Industry.  

What will you learn?

• Understand the future of town plans for flood affected areas
• Receive information about assessing and repairing timber homes post flood & cyclone
• Evaluate how traditional and new elevated Queenslander’s performed during disasters
• See house designs and building systems appropriate for challenging, flood and cyclone prone sites

3.00	Registration. Tea & Coffee.
3.30	Welcome and Introduction Rod McInnes, CEO, Timber Queensland
3.35	OPENING MINISTERIAL ADDRESS Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, Minister for Infrastructure & Planning
3.45	Planning for the future: considerations in high wind and flood prone areas Invited: Gary White, Government Planner, Department of Infrastructure and Planning
4.15	Is the light weight modern Queenslander the answer? Design considerations for challenging, flood and cyclone prone sites Russell Brandon, Executive Director Building Designers Association of Queensland
4.45	Disaster recovery – how BSA helps you help others David Benson, Building Services Authority
4.55	High & Dry – building effectively, efficiently in timber for a low carbon future ·         Assessing and repairing timber homes post flood and cyclone ·         Timber frames and trusses ·         Engineered timber products ·         Pre-fabricated systems Colin MacKenzie, Manager Application & Use, Timber Queensland
5.30	Conclusion & Cocktail function