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FUTUREBUILD® LVL hySPAN®

hySPAN^® laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is easy to work with using traditional building tools and is clearly branded for easy identification and your guarantee of quality. hySPAN is suitable for all structural applications in residential, commercial, industrial and rural buildings subject to design verification. hySPAN is not intended to support brickwork or other heavy masonry products.

Features & Benefits

Straight, true, strong, lightweight and dimensionally stable
Veneers are bonded together using type 'A' (marine) bond, known for long-term durability in structural applications
Readily available and stocked H1.2 treated using a glue line and surface spray treatment to the requirements of NZS 3640
Untreated and H3.1 LOSP treated product available made to order subject to minimum volumes and lead times, Contact us for further information
Each piece is branded for ease of identification
Stringent quality control – EWPAA certified
Manufactured from sustainably-grown NZ plantation pine
Available FSC^® CoC Certified on request (Certificate Number: SCS-COC-001319)
Residential Span Tables available - refer brochures below
Supported by technical support and software from Futurebuild LVL
- designIT^® software suite available
- computeIT^® software suite available for specific engineering design

Compliance

Solid Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 4357, Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber. Characteristic Properties are determined in accordance with AS/NZS 4063.2:2010 and so comply with the provisions of the New Zealand Building Code through clause 2.3 for engineering design in accordance with NZS3603:1993 Timber Structures Standard.

Futurebuild LVL is committed to manufacturing innovative engineered building products. For quality assurance the Futurebuild range is manufactured with independent audit processes and product certification.

All Futurebuild LVL products are manufactured using a type 'A' bond with less than 0.5mg/L formaldehyde emissions from the final product (equivalent to E0).

Range

Available in 600mm increments from 2.4m to 13.2m

Software

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Brochure

designIT for Commercial Floors Installation Guide

This guide provides a variety of details specific to the use of Futurebuild LVL floor systems for commercial, industrial and other heavily loaded floors. designIT® for Commercial Floors is a software tool for all building practitioners designing with the Futurebuild LVL range and other selected materials. It enables a wide range of commercial and industrial floor solutions to be developed in a simple and powerful application.

Technical Note

Futurebuild LVL Trouble with Substitutes

Think hard and check before substituting one building product for another. Get it wrong and you could be creating quality issues and have trouble getting a Code Compliance Certificate.