Timber iQ December 2018 - January 2019 // Issue: 41 | Page 14

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Tertiary institutions urged to
embrace timber construction
The ITC-SA has noted a decline in familiarity with timber as a
building material among graduates of local tertiary level engineering
programmes, which has serious implications for the timber industry.
By the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA)
The ITC-SA calls on training providers in the engineering field to review their curricula for a more holistic offering that embraces timber
as a standard construction material.
A
s such, the institute urges training providers in this
field to review their curricula for a more holistic
offering that embraces timber as a standard
construction material. While timber frame construction
makes up a small, but growing, percentage of new builds in
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South Africa, timber is widely used for roof trusses, from
domestic to commercial applications across the country.
“With the high-volume usage of timber in roof trusses
for a range of roofing applications, it is essential that all
participants in the value chain are well equipped to ensure
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