Design Experience

📐 Simplifying structural timber specification.

Whether you're designing a residential home, commercial project or engineered timber structure, finding the right beam, portal or post shouldn't slow down the design process.

The Prolam Ltd Specifier has been developed to help architects, designers, builders and specifiers quickly identify suitable glulam solutions, perform structural timber calculations and generate supporting documentation for code compliance. All from a single online platform.

By reducing reliance on manual span tables and streamlining the specification process, the tool helps save valuable time during design, documentation and consent preparation.

As engineered timber continues to play a bigger role in modern construction, digital tools like the Prolam Specifier are helping project teams work smarter, specify with greater confidence and keep projects moving.

👉 Read the full article here: https://industryinsideronline.co.nz/2026/05/a-faster-way-to-specify-structural-timber/

Check out the latest Industry Insider!

Is uncertainty making a comeback in New Zealand construction?

After two years of rebuilding post-pandemic, the industry is once again watching global events closely. Rising fuel and freight costs linked to instability in the Middle East are raising questions about what comes next for projects, budgets, and supply chains.

In the latest edition of Industry Insider, we explore:
✔️ Industry perspectives on the return of volatility
✔️ Smarter specification tools for timber design
✔️ Simplified H1 compliance ahead of major changes
✔️ Reliable LVL framing solutions
✔️ NZ-made insulated panels with strong thermal and fire performance
✔️ Practical fire-rated detailing for residential projects

Whether you're designing, specifying or building, this issue is packed with insights and solutions to help keep projects on track.

📖 Read the latest edition now at https://industryinsideronline.co.nz/