mlb CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Our expertise is the design and engineering of innovative timber structures. We offer you:

Professional advice

• Our designs are based on  many years of experience designing timber structures
• We are professionally qualified members of the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand with Chartered Engineer status FIPENZ, MIPENZ, IntPE, CPEng (civil and structural)

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Local and Overseas Projects

Our projects can be found in New Zealand, Australia, across Asia Pacific (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, New Caledonia)  the Middle East (Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar), India and more. We are comfortable working to both international and regional design codes and standards.

Extensive Specialist Experience in Timber Design

This practise has been built on providing innovative solutions for the design challenges of our clients. In addition to conventional timber connection/design methods we have experience in:

• Plywood portal knee joints 
• Epoxy dowel joints
  
• Band connectors (for the construction of round timber towers) 
• Timber concrete composite floor construction 

We are:

• members of Standards NZ and BRANZ.
  
• Regularly present at local and international conferences and seminars.

• Contribute to the development of NZ building standards and timber related codes.

Cost-Efficient Design Solutions

Cost is a major driver for most projects, as a result we have a philosophy of developing the most cost efficient solution, while still achieving the clients aesthetic requirements.