CROSS: Rotting plywood decking on grandstand

This month's report discusses an alarming situation regarding a temporary demountable structure including concerns about the quality and accuracy of the design calculations.

This month's report concerns durability issues with engineered timber due to water ingress or condensation issues. Engineered timber appears to disintegrate more quickly than conventional timber, resulting in structural failure rather than distortion.

This month we present a report concerning multistorey cross-laminated timber buildings and their risk of collapse during a fire.