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Using Aluminum for long-lasting structures doesn't just reduce installation and maintenance costs. It's also a sustainable material choice.
Pedestrian, Cycling Bridges and Access Structures
Learn more about why Aluminium is an excellent choice for pedestrian/cycling bridges and public access structures.
Fire Stair and General Stair Design Guide
Nine Compliance Hurdles Architects Need to Know
Our goal should be to do what we can to reduce risk wherever possible – and that starts with good, conscious design.
Aluminium vs Steel The Ultimate Showdown
We’re passionate about encouraging ‘Construction Influencers’ to look at the whole picture when it comes to construction, and it’s in this context that aluminium’s true benefits shine.
5 Air Conditioner Roof Mounting Tips for Commercial Buildings
Mounting an air conditioner to the roof involves making important structural and material considerations while ensuring compliance with the regulatory environment.
The Bridge Between Impossible & Doable is Flyable
Better Together: Keeping it under one roof with Monkeytoe
From initial consult to scoping, design, manufacture and install, we're big believers in the idea that if you're going to do it, you've got to do it well.
3 Waters: Water Infrastructure Access Systems
Discover the importance of low-maintenance access systems with the right chemical resistance.
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B2 Durability for External Aluminium
HVAC Condenser Mount Catalogue
Kit-set condenser mounting solutions for units up to 1000kg.
Portal vs Purlin: The Mounting Showdown
If you need to mount an equipment platform, you really have two options.
HushMonkey by Monkeytoe
This effective wall system provides a simplistic and visually appealing barrier whilst reflecting or absorbing unwanted noise.
9 Better Efficiencies with Monkeytoe & Xbeam
Anti-Vibration Understanding and Isolation Vibration
Can Monkeytoe Create a Concept Design for me?
The Ultimate Defense: Protecting Your Zincalume & Colour Roof
Fixing Monkeytoe to Your Roof
Monkeytoe has designs to fit both the top fix/trapezoidal roofing and hidden fix/secret fix roofing. But how do you know which roof you're working with?Â
Wind & Your Roof Mount
Roof Hatches & Ladders Guide
With clearances, safety requirements from the building code, and 3 different standards, things can become confusing. Here we dive into clearing this up.
How to Design an Efficient & Easy to Install Rooftop Platform
Ibeam vs Xbeam
With clearances, safety requirements from the building code, and 3 different standards, things can become confusing. Here we dive into clearing this up.
Our thoughts are with those who have been adversely affected by the recent earthquakes. They were felt by many across the country. It was certainly the most widely felt quake I have experienced.
I was woken in the night and began to feel a little disconcerted when it was still shaking the house after a couple of minutes. Of course, the whole family was soon awake and up, and we didn’t get much sleep that night as aftershocks hit.
When the ground below you and the building around you are both shaking, it is hard to have peace of mind – but there’s one thing you can be sure about: Monkeytoe structures are far safer than any other alternative in a quake. Here’s why.
A fraction of the weight
Our platforms are around one-third of the weight of structural steel alternatives. This means there is far less mass hanging over your head. It also means there is less weight applied to the building to further stress it. This is particularly important when you have very large platforms, like those we have put on Cashel Square in Christchurch.
Strength and flexibility
As a strong metal with low density, aluminium offers durability and stability that no other framing material can provide. Strength and flexibility are imperative to a structure’s resistance from the forces of Mother Nature, as it is primarily the bending of the frame from horizontal tremors that results in structural damage. Our sectional components with cross-bracing act as energy-absorbing components for the structure. And because of the weight difference, seismic loads on aluminium structures are generally smaller than those on steel. Therefore, a system built in aluminium performs better than a steel structure when subjected to earthquake forces.
New Zealand engineering
Face it, we expect to have earthquakes; they don’t call these the Shaky Isles for nothing. Consequently our codes are some of the most stringent in the world. Monkeytoe systems are designed and engineered in New Zealand specifically for our conditions – quakes included – so you can have confidence that they will perform under pressure. Most of our products come with a PS1 as standard.
It is good to have the peace of mind that a Monkeytoe system brings.
