Engineered Wood Products in New Zealand

Introduction

BRANZ researchers and external stakeholders have identified that there is a need for more current and relevant data on engineered wood products (EWPs) within New Zealand as uptake and acceptance of these materials increase rapidly. EWPs include the full range of structural and non-structural building materials made from timber and timber fibre. This includes things like laminated veneer lumber (LVL), cross laminated timber (CLT), plywood, particleboard and other composite products utilising wood. We need your input to help understand where and how EWPs are being used across the New Zealand built environment, from acceptance and design through to supply and delivery of completed buildings. Your feedback will help determine what research is needed to support current and increased use of EWPs in New Zealand homes and buildings.

With this information New Zealand can be an earlier adopter of technologies that are already showing great promise around the world for high performance, high quality and environmentally sound buildings. The resulting data will help deliver key information that can feed into development of new guidelines for innovative structural and non-structural uses of EWPs. Building designers, developers and building and consenting officials will benefit from understanding more about EWPs, and where innovation is required to be able to integrate these modern materials within buildings.

The information provided by you will be reported anonymously as part of the research project.

All participants who complete the survey before 1 March 2019 are eligible to go into a draw to receive one of three $250 Prezzy cards. The draw will be made on 15 March 2019. Terms and Conditions apply.

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* 1. What sector of the building industry are you currently working in?

Architectural Design

Building and Construction

EWP Manufacturing

Engineering Design

Regulatory/Consenting

Quantity Surveying

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How long have you been working in your current sector

Less than one year

1 - 2 years

3 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

More than 10 years

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* 3. What percentage of your projects or work over the past 12 months have included a significant amount (at least 50% of materials used) of EWPs?

	0%	1% - 25%	26% - 50%	51% - 75%	76% - 100%
Main Building Structure	Main Building Structure 0%	Main Building Structure 1% - 25%	Main Building Structure 26% - 50%	Main Building Structure 51% - 75%	Main Building Structure 76% - 100%
Building Envelope, Cladding or Facade System	Building Envelope, Cladding or Facade System 0%	Building Envelope, Cladding or Facade System 1% - 25%	Building Envelope, Cladding or Facade System 26% - 50%	Building Envelope, Cladding or Facade System 51% - 75%	Building Envelope, Cladding or Facade System 76% - 100%
Non-Structural Elements	Non-Structural Elements 0%	Non-Structural Elements 1% - 25%	Non-Structural Elements 26% - 50%	Non-Structural Elements 51% - 75%	Non-Structural Elements 76% - 100%

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* 4. Has there been a change in the volume of EWPs used in your projects or work over the past 3 years?

No change

Noticeable decrease in EWP use

Noticeable increase in EWP use

Not sure

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* 5. Please indicate how regularly you use the following EWPs:

	Never	A small proportion of my projects	About half of my projects	More than half of my projects	Every project/as much as possible
Exterior Cladding or Facade	Exterior Cladding or Facade Never	Exterior Cladding or Facade A small proportion of my projects	Exterior Cladding or Facade About half of my projects	Exterior Cladding or Facade More than half of my projects	Exterior Cladding or Facade Every project/as much as possible
Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)	Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Never	Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) A small proportion of my projects	Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) About half of my projects	Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) More than half of my projects	Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Every project/as much as possible
Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)	Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Never	Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) A small proportion of my projects	Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) About half of my projects	Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) More than half of my projects	Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Every project/as much as possible
Plywood or Other Timber-Based Panel Products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.)	Plywood or Other Timber-Based Panel Products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.) Never	Plywood or Other Timber-Based Panel Products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.) A small proportion of my projects	Plywood or Other Timber-Based Panel Products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.) About half of my projects	Plywood or Other Timber-Based Panel Products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.) More than half of my projects	Plywood or Other Timber-Based Panel Products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.) Every project/as much as possible
Structural Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam)	Structural Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) Never	Structural Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) A small proportion of my projects	Structural Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) About half of my projects	Structural Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) More than half of my projects	Structural Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) Every project/as much as possible
Exterior Decking Material	Exterior Decking Material Never	Exterior Decking Material A small proportion of my projects	Exterior Decking Material About half of my projects	Exterior Decking Material More than half of my projects	Exterior Decking Material Every project/as much as possible
Windows and Doors	Windows and Doors Never	Windows and Doors A small proportion of my projects	Windows and Doors About half of my projects	Windows and Doors More than half of my projects	Windows and Doors Every project/as much as possible
Interior/Decorative Linings	Interior/Decorative Linings Never	Interior/Decorative Linings A small proportion of my projects	Interior/Decorative Linings About half of my projects	Interior/Decorative Linings More than half of my projects	Interior/Decorative Linings Every project/as much as possible
Timber-Based I-Joists	Timber-Based I-Joists Never	Timber-Based I-Joists A small proportion of my projects	Timber-Based I-Joists About half of my projects	Timber-Based I-Joists More than half of my projects	Timber-Based I-Joists Every project/as much as possible
Others	Others Never	Others A small proportion of my projects	Others About half of my projects	Others More than half of my projects	Others Every project/as much as possible

If you chose "Others" please let us know what EWPs you use and how often

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* 6. Please choose the top 3 EWPs would you like to use more often?

Exterior Cladding and Facade

Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)

Structural Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)

Plywood or other timber-based panel products (Particleboard, Strand Board, etc.)

Structural Glue laminated timber (Glulam)

Exterior decking material

Windows and doors

Interior/Decorative Linings

Timber-Based I-Joists

Others (please specify)

If you chose "Others" please let us know what EWPs you would like to be using more often

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* 7. From the EWPs you selected from Question 6, please answer the following questions:

What do you need to enable you to use these EWPs more often?

What would be the advantages of using these EWPs more often?

What do you currently use instead of these EWPs?

Why do you prefer to use these EWPs?

Any other comments on these EWPs?

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* 8. Indicate how beneficial or detrimental you think increasing the use of EWPs in New Zealand construction would be in the areas listed below:

	Very Detrimental	Somewhat Detrimental	Neither/Neutral	Somewhat Beneficial	Very Beneficial
The building industry	The building industry Very Detrimental	The building industry Somewhat Detrimental	The building industry Neither/Neutral	The building industry Somewhat Beneficial	The building industry Very Beneficial
Building end users	Building end users Very Detrimental	Building end users Somewhat Detrimental	Building end users Neither/Neutral	Building end users Somewhat Beneficial	Building end users Very Beneficial
Quality of New Zealand’s building stock overall	Quality of New Zealand’s building stock overall Very Detrimental	Quality of New Zealand’s building stock overall Somewhat Detrimental	Quality of New Zealand’s building stock overall Neither/Neutral	Quality of New Zealand’s building stock overall Somewhat Beneficial	Quality of New Zealand’s building stock overall Very Beneficial
Easing the housing shortage in New Zealand	Easing the housing shortage in New Zealand Very Detrimental	Easing the housing shortage in New Zealand Somewhat Detrimental	Easing the housing shortage in New Zealand Neither/Neutral	Easing the housing shortage in New Zealand Somewhat Beneficial	Easing the housing shortage in New Zealand Very Beneficial
Increasing utilisation of value-added products from New Zealand primary industries	Increasing utilisation of value-added products from New Zealand primary industries Very Detrimental	Increasing utilisation of value-added products from New Zealand primary industries Somewhat Detrimental	Increasing utilisation of value-added products from New Zealand primary industries Neither/Neutral	Increasing utilisation of value-added products from New Zealand primary industries Somewhat Beneficial	Increasing utilisation of value-added products from New Zealand primary industries Very Beneficial
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions/Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment	Reducing greenhouse gas emissions/Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment Very Detrimental	Reducing greenhouse gas emissions/Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment Somewhat Detrimental	Reducing greenhouse gas emissions/Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment Neither/Neutral	Reducing greenhouse gas emissions/Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment Somewhat Beneficial	Reducing greenhouse gas emissions/Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment Very Beneficial
Increasing the ability to provide prefabricated building solutions for New Zealand	Increasing the ability to provide prefabricated building solutions for New Zealand Very Detrimental	Increasing the ability to provide prefabricated building solutions for New Zealand Somewhat Detrimental	Increasing the ability to provide prefabricated building solutions for New Zealand Neither/Neutral	Increasing the ability to provide prefabricated building solutions for New Zealand Somewhat Beneficial	Increasing the ability to provide prefabricated building solutions for New Zealand Very Beneficial

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* 9. Indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: Significant barriers do exist to increasing the use of EWPs in New Zealand construction.

Strongly Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Neither Agree Nor Disagree

Somewhat Agree

Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Neither Agree Nor Disagree

Somewhat Agree

Strongly Agree