FUTUREBUILD® LVL truFORM®
Features & Benefits
- Painted bright orange for moisture protection and easy identification
- Lighter and stronger than traditional alternatives
- Faster and easier to install than traditional alternatives which enhances productivity and reduces forming costs
- Use results in an improved concrete finish that is straight and true
- Straight, true, strong, lightweight and dimensionally stable
- Veneers are bonded together using type 'A' (marine) bond, known for long-term durability in structural applications
- Each piece is branded for ease of identification
- Stringent quality control – EWPAA certified
- Manufactured from sustainably-grown NZ plantation pine
- Available FSC® CoC Certified (FSC-C007103) on request
- Span Tables available for both vertical and horizontal forms - refer brochures below
- Supported by technical support and software from Futurebuild LVL
- slabIT® software APP available
* Contact Futurebuild® LVL for further information.
Compliance
Solid Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured in accordance with AS/NZ 4357 Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber with properties determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4063.2:2010 and so comply with the provisions of the New Zealand Building Code through clause 2.3 for engineering design in accordance with NZS3603:1993 Timber Structures Standard.
Futurebuild LVL is committed to manufacturing innovative engineered building products. For quality assurance the Futurebuild range is manufactured with independent audit processes and product certification.
All Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured using a type ‘A’ bond with less than 0.5mg/L formaldehyde emissions from the final product (equivalent to E0).
Range
- Selected lengths of 2.4m to 6.0m
Software
Photo Gallery
Brochure
Futurebuild LVL truFORM & edgeFORM Engineered Formwork Solutions
truFORM is structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) intended for use as concrete formwork beams, such as bearers, joists, walers and soldiers.
Futurebuild LVL Specific Engineering Design Guide
Properties and structural characteristics for the Futurebuild LVL range for use by specifiers and engineers for specific design LVL projects.
Futurebuild LVL Residential Design Guide NZ
Manufactured by Futurebuild LVL, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is the engineered solution for residential housing design and
construction.
Technical Note
Futurebuild LVL Trouble with Substitutes
Think hard and check before substituting one building product for another. Get it wrong and you could be creating quality issues and have trouble getting a Code Compliance Certificate.
Futurebuild LVL and Treatment For Use in Buildings
Technical Note relating to treatment for use in buildings
Sds
Futurebuild LVL SDS Untreated LVL and hyJOIST
Safety Data Sheet glued product used in residential, commercial, and industrial construction, and/or general purpose building material.
Product Technical Statement
Futurebuild LVL Product Techncial Statement LVL computeIT Software Solutions
Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL Products specificed through the computeIT software solutions
Futurebuild LVL Product Techncial Statement LVL General Application
Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL used in general applications.
Futurebuild LVL Product Techncial Statement LVL Specified through designIT for Commercial Floors
Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL Commercial Floors designed using designIT
Futurebuild LVL 2018 Product Techncial Statement LVL truFORM
Product Technical Statement for the use of Futurebuild LVL Truform
Futurebuild LVL Product Technical Statement - LVL Residential Applications
Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL used in residential applications.
Case Studies
Cad
HYJ005 (F4)
Fixing hyJOIST to steel beams - using face mount hangers (Detail F4)
HYJ015 (F13)
hyJOIST cantilever for internal or weather-proofed balcony applications (Detail 13)
HYJ018 (F16)
Cantilevers supporting load-bearing walls - installation of end trimmer (Detail F16)
HYJ021 (F21)
Cantilever supporting load-bearing walls- Type 1 reinforcement (Detail F21)
HYJ022 (F22)
Cantilever supporting load-bearing walls- Type 2 reinforcement (Detail F22)
HYJ023 (TD1)
Tie-down for external bracing wall using rimboard using 6 12kN fixing detail (Detail TD1)
HYJ024 (TD2)
Tie-down for external bracing wall -6 and 12 kN fixing details - bracing wall parallel to joist (Detail TD2)
HYJ025 (TD3)
Tie-down for external bracing wall- 6 and 12 kN fixing details - bracing wall perpendicular to joist (Detail TD3)
Information Bulletin
Futurebuild LVL computeIT Software for Engineers Flyer
computeIT® is designed to aid in the specification of heavy Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) structural
members and non-residential structural systems. Learn more in this flyer on the computeIT software suite.
