Panels & Furniture Asia January/February 2018
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
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STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 41<br />
New technologies in engineered wood have proven<br />
to be safe and efficient in construction. Block 81 at<br />
JTC LaunchPad @ one-north is one example of this<br />
innovation. The three-storey engineered wood structure<br />
in Singapore was completed in four months and achieved<br />
10 – 15 per cent manpower savings compared to conventional<br />
building methods.<br />
This is possible because the glue-laminated timber and<br />
cross laminated timber components are first pre-fabricated, then<br />
delivered on-site. It is also safer and less labour-intensive as only<br />
simple tools are required for assembly. It was one of the reasons<br />
why engineered wood was chosen, since there was already an<br />
existing community when Phase 1 of the 6.5-hectare site was<br />
completed, said Heah Soon Poh, assistant chief executive officer<br />
of JTC’s Engineering & Operations Group. Overall, it results in a<br />
cleaner work site, reducing noise and air pollution.<br />
PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA • Issue 1 • <strong>January</strong> / <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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