A connection between a connector, a fastener and one or more structural members is disclosed. The connector can be formed with a fastening and alignment member. The fastening and alignment member includes a projecting member and a protruding member in close proximity to a predetermined location for the fastener.

A method and apparatus for constructing a single story or multistory building using timber as a major structural material. The apparatus includes a connector plate having a series of pins extending therefrom. In a building component, each pin engages with a relatively small diameter timber flange by way of an axial bore hole formed in each flange. In this way, the flanges form a timber structural member useful in the formation of a framework of a building structure. The plate of the connector provides a fastener for fastening to other similar connectors or to other building structures. Various combinations of connectors and building flanges may be used to construct a single story building, and furthermore may be used in the construction of a multistory building.

A method for connecting at least two wooden panels for acoustic and/or thermal insulation. In a first step a metal plate or a metal strip with a thickness less than 1.5 mm with teeth, which face the surface of the at least one wooden panel, is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the metal plate or the metal strip.

An insulating element is attached to the second surface of the wood construction panel with teeth.

A second metal plate or metal strip with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less is attached on the insulating element.

A third element of a wood construction panel is attached on the second surface of the second metal plate or strip with teeth.

Screws are inserted through at least one panel and at least one plate and the screws pierce the metal plate or strip.

A construction having generalized and alternative joints, capable of making pillar materials self-stood at in horizontal direction of lower frame materials. Upper and lower frame materials formed by laminating three sawn plates with two or more different plate width in plate thickness direction, and a recessed groove or a protruding stripe of the alternative joints is formed between outer layer plate width of outer layer sawn plates interposing an intermediate layer of laminated layers and an intermediate plate width of intermediate sawn plate interposed as the intermediate layer. The pillar materials are formed by laminating three sawn plates with same length in plate thickness direction, and a protrusion or a recess, which can be fitted closely to the recessed groove or the protruding stripe, are formed at both ends by deviating an intermediate sawn plate in a longitudinal direction for a distance of the difference to outer layer sawn plates.

A composite assembly includes a series of elongated layers joined lengthwise thereof. At least two of the elongated layers each have an upper elongated portion and a lower elongated portion secured together in an end-to-end relationship at a joint therebetween by a connector arrangement. The upper elongated portion is constructed of a wood material, and the lower elongated portion is constructed of a non-wood material. The lower elongated portion may have a reinforcing rod therein.

A composite assembly includes a series of elongated layers joined lengthwise thereof. At least two of the elongated layers each have an upper elongated portion and a lower elongated portion secured together in an end-to-end relationship at a joint therebetween by a connector arrangement. The upper elongated portion is constructed of a wood material, and the lower elongated portion is constructed of a non-wood material. The lower elongated portion may have a reinforcing rod therein.

A construction system for a wall or floor or roof uses a set of studs having panel engagement features protruding from opposed edges of the stud. Panel elements having apertures receive these features so that they protrude through the panel element apertures. Retainers engage the panel engagement features and press against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint. There may be rails to form a mesh with the studs, and the panel elements may not be wide enough to abut each other, narrow panel elements providing sufficient structural strength in combination with the compression joints and the studs.

An engineered wood structural system including multiple vertical structural elements (10) and multiple horizontal structural elements (20, 120), wherein multiple horizontal structural elements (20, 120) of the same floor level are supported on the same structural node and are rigidly connected to each other through an upper connector (40) at least partially overlapped, and attached, to all the horizontal structural elements (20, 120) supported in the structural node to transfer horizontal traction loads between the upper horizontal boards (21) of the connected horizontal structural elements (20, 120).

The present invention relates to a prefabricated construction system and method, for erecting constructions by means of the assembly of prefabricated structural elements obtained by cutting flat materials, forming structural nodes by means of coupling at least a first coupling configuration formed by first slots made in a plurality of parallel boards forming a first structural element with at least a second coupling configuration formed by second slots made in a plurality of parallel boards forming a second structural element, providing a structural core in the form of an array having interstitial openings going through it which allow the coupling of third and fourth coupling configurations of third and fourth structural elements.

A connection between a connector, a fastener and one or more structural members is disclosed. The connector can be formed with a fastening and alignment member. The fastening and alignment member includes a projecting member and a protruding member in close proximity to a predetermined location for the fastener.