FUTUREBUILD® LVL hySPAN®

Features & Benefits

  • Straight, true, strong, lightweight and dimensionally stable
  • Veneers are bonded together using type 'A' (marine) bond, known for long-term durability in structural applications
  • Readily available and stocked H1.2 treated using a glue line and surface spray treatment to the requirements of NZS 3640
  • Untreated and H3.1 LOSP treated product available made to order subject to minimum volumes and lead times, Contact us for further information
  • Each piece is branded for ease of identification
  • Stringent quality control – EWPAA certified
  • Manufactured from sustainably-grown NZ plantation pine
  • Available Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified (FSC® C007103) upon request
  • Residential Span Tables available - refer brochures below
  • Supported by technical support and software from Futurebuild LVL

 

Compliance

Solid Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 4357, Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber. Characteristic Properties are 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

* Lengths made to order, lead times apply. Full Packs Only

Please contact Futurebuild LVL for available lengths

Software

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Brochure

Futurebuild LVL Residential Design Guide NZ

Manufactured by Futurebuild LVL, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is the engineered solution for residential housing design and
construction.

Batten & Cradle™ Acoustiflor™ System Specification & Installation Guide

Carter Holt Harvey Plywood Ltd together with Carter Holt Harvey LVL Ltd, trading as Futurebuild® LVL, and B&C Systems International Limited (Batten and Cradle™) have developed a lightweight floor system that is suitable for use as an inter-tenancy floor.

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.

designIT for Commercial Floors Installation Guide

This guide provides a variety of details specific to the use of Futurebuild LVL floor systems for commercial, industrial and other heavily loaded floors. designIT® for Commercial Floors is a software tool for all building practitioners designing with the Futurebuild LVL range and other selected materials. It enables a wide range of commercial and industrial floor solutions to be developed in a simple and powerful application.

Technical Note

Futurebuild LVL and Treatment For Use in Buildings

Technical Note relating to treatment for use in buildings

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 Designing for Durability and Moisture

Designing for durability and moisture.

Information Bulletin

Futurebuild LVL Moulds on Timber

Infomation Bulletin relating to moulds on timber.

Futurebuild LVL What do Residential Design Service order include

Document for New Users of the Residential Design Service

Futurebuild LVL DesignIT For Houses Software: A Guide for Designers

Optimising the use of designIT for Houses Software - a guide for designers

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.

Cad

HYJ027 (TD5)

Bracing transfer through diaphragm floors (Details TD5)

HYJ026 (TD4)

Tie-down for internal bracing walls - 6kN Fixing (Detail TD4)

HYJ025 (TD3)

Tie-down for external bracing wall- 6 and 12 kN fixing details - bracing wall perpendicular to joist (Detail TD3)

HYJ024 (TD2)

Tie-down for external bracing wall -6 and 12 kN fixing details - bracing wall parallel to joist (Detail TD2)

HYJ023 (TD1)

Tie-down for external bracing wall using rimboard using 6 12kN fixing detail (Detail TD1)

HYJ022 (F22)

Cantilever supporting load-bearing walls- Type 2 reinforcement (Detail F22)

HYJ021 (F21)

Cantilever supporting load-bearing walls- Type 1 reinforcement (Detail F21)

HYJ020 (F18)

Installation of compression blocks (Detail F18)

HYJ019 (F17)

End restraint - using rimboard or boundary joist (Detail F17)

HYJ018 (F16)

Cantilevers supporting load-bearing walls - installation of end trimmer (Detail F16)

HYJ017 (F15)

Cantilever supporting load-bearing wall (Detail F15)

HYJ016 (F14)

Short cantilever supporting load-bearing wall (Detail F14)

HYJ015 (F13)

hyJOIST cantilever for internal or weather-proofed balcony applications (Detail 13)

HYJ014 (F12)

Nested outrigger installation (Detail F12)

HYJ013 (F11)

Adjacent outrigger (Detail F11)

HYJ012 (F10)

hyJOIST/hyJOIST connection (Detail F10)

HYJ011 (F9)

Tie-down to internal bracing wall (Detail F9)

HYJ010 (F8)

Notching of webs for steel beam flange (Detail F8)

HYJ009 (F7)

Notching of flanges at end supports (Detail F7)

HYJ008 (F6A)

Web stiffeners for double joists (Detail F6A)

HYJ007 (F6)

Installation of web stiffeners (Detail F6)

HYJ006 (F5)

Nailing down to supports (Detail F5)

HYJ005 (F4)

Fixing hyJOIST to steel beams - using face mount hangers (Detail F4)

HYJ004 (F3)

End restraint - using ply or hardboard bracing (Detail F3)

HYJ003 (F2)

End restraint- using steel strap or bracing (Detail F2)

HYJ002 (F1)

End restraint- blocking with hyJoist (Detail F1)

HYJ001 (F0)

Joist hangers and brackets (Detail F0)

Case Studies

Building Product Information

Futurebuild LVL Residential Applications Through Literature and Software

Building Product Information Sheet and Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL Used in Residential Applications Through Literature and Software

Futurebuild LVL Specified through designIT for Commercial Floors

Building Product Information Sheet and Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL Commercial Floors designed using designIT

Futurebuild LVL General /Specific Design Application

Building Product Information Sheet and Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL used in General/Specific Design Applications.

Futurebuild LVL computeIT Software Solutions

Building Product Information Sheet and Product Technical Statement for Futurebuild LVL Products specified through the computeIT software solutions.

Sds

Futurebuild LVL SDS H3.1 LOSP Treated LVL and hyJOIST

Safety Data Sheet H3.1 LOSP treated product used in residential, commercial and industrial construction, and fitments and/or general purpose building.

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.

Futurebuild LVL SDS H1.2 Treated LVL and hyJOIST

Safety Data Sheet H1.2 Treated LVL and hyJOIST