Resources
British Columbia's Boreal Region
Learn about the sustainable forest management of the B.C. Boreal region.
British Columbia's Diverse and Innovative Products
Demonstrates the wide variety of quality wood products British Columbia has to meet any structural or finishing need.
British Columbia's Forest Diversity
Learn how British Columbians are conserving our forests.
British Columbia's North and Central Coast Regions
Summarizes the agreement between First Nations, the Province of B.C., industry and environmental groups in British Columbia's globally unique Central and North Coast regions.
British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas
Highlights how British Columbia protects our diverse forests.
British Columbia's Sustainable Forest Management Practices
Describes British Columbia’s forest practices and policies.
Building Green and the Benefits of Wood
Summarizes green building rating systems and compares three prominent green building standards – Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the National Green Building Standard.
Canada - British Columbia: Legal Source of Quality Forest Products
Learn how B.C. meets the needs of responsible by offering a reliable source of wood and paper products from sustainable and legal sources.
Guide To Chain of Custody
Learn more about chain of custody.
Involving BC
Learn how British Columbian’s are included in land use planning and community development
Mountain Pine Beetle
Summarizes the epidemic and how British Columbia has responded.
Responsible Paper Production
Highlights how the pulp and paper industry is reducing its impact on the environment and increasing use of solid waste and post-consumer recycled products.
Third-Party Certification
Summarizes the third-party forest certification standards in B.C. – CSA-SFM, FSC, PEFC and SFI.
Wood Use in 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Venues
Summarizes the different ways wood was utilized in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-laminated Timber in British Columbia
Featuring the Dowling Residence
Gleneagles Community Centre
A community facility incorporates state-of-the-art sustainable design.
John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse
A dynamic architecture evokes the spirit of rowing.
Nita Lake Lodge
Traditional forms work well for this contemporary resort facility.
Percy Norman Aquatic Centre and Trout Lake Ice Rink
Wood and water, environmental performance for a community pool. Wood and ice, energy efficiency for a dynamic community centre.
Richmond Olympic Oval
A world-class sports facility, one-of-a-kind wood roof.
Six-Storey Wood Construction in British Columbia
Building higher wood-frame buildings.
Squamish Adventure Centre
Innovative wood design in a natural environment.
Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre
A contemporary showcase for Aboriginal culture.
West Vancouver Aquatic Centre
Inspiring a community towards fitness, wellness and health.
Whistler Public Library
Reinterprets the municipality’s design guidelines in a contemporary architectural expression.
Wood in Transportation
Past, present and future; the natural choice; connecting Canada and the world.
Wood in Education
Healthy, durable and naturally beautiful, wood enhances our learning environments both physically and psychologically.
A Natural Choice
Part 3 of a 3 part series covers how wood, concrete and steel factor into green design and high-performance buildings as well as how green design projects are currently defined.
Materials in Action
Part 2 of 3 part series covers wood, concrete, and steel's performance during construction, operation and end-of-life, reaffirming that in the quest for carbon-neutral buildings, materials do matter.
Materials Matter
Part 1 of a 3-part CEU series documents the environmental footprint of wood, concrete, and steel.
Wood Rates - How Wood Products Stack Up in Green Building Systems
Green building rating systems credit wood, but do not recognize its full potential as a sustainable building material. This CEU will discuss the sustainable aspects of wood, describe how wood receives credits in green building systems, articulate the importance of life cycle analysis and communicate emerging trends in recognizing wood's sustainability.
Buyer's Guide
A comprehensive guide on British Columbia’s forest and wood industries. Everything from the diversity of tree species and sustainable forest management to available wood products, quality assurance and association listings.
Canada Wood. Renewable by nature. Sustainable by Design.
A publication that examines the environmental benefits of building with wood.
Great Bear Rainforest: Beyond Expectations April 2009 Newsletter
An 2009 update on the land use agreement in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Great Bear Rainforest: Beyond Expectations
An introduction to the Great Bear Rainforest and the different aspects of community consultation.
Tackle Climate Change, Use Wood
Highlights the environmental attributes of Canadian forest products and the achievements of the country’s forest industry with respect to climate change.
Building Green With Wood Toolkit (All-in)
The Building Green with Wood Toolkit is a resource when considering building rating systems, codes and any other "green"-related initiatives. This PDF includes all 12 Modules and 10 Wood Specification - Green Building Rating System Guides of the Toolkit.
Building Green with Wood Toolkit Modules (All-in)
The Building Green with Wood Toolkit is a resource when considering building rating systems, codes and any other "green"-related initiatives. This PDF includes all 12 Modules of the Toolkit.
Durability and Adaptability
Durability and adaptability of wood.
Energy Conservation
How wood helps energy conservation.
Forest Practices in Canada
About Canada's forest practices.
Green Building Tools
Green building tools available.
Health and Wellbeing
Benefits of wood to health and wellbeing.
Key Elements of Green Design
Key elements of green design and the role wood plays.
Life Cycle Assessment
Wood, concrete and steel in life cycle assessment.
Links to Information Sources
Links to a wide variety of information sources on building green with wood.
Resource Conservation
Benefits of wood in resource conservation.
Social and Economic Sustainability
Why the Canadian forest industry is committed to social and economic sustainability.
Transportation Effects
Transportation effects of building products.
Wood Specification Green Building Rating System Guides (All-in)
The Building Green with Wood Toolkit is a resource when considering building rating systems, codes and any other "green"-related initiatives. This PDF includes all 10 Wood Specification - Green Building Rating System Guides.
Wood Specification: Acoustics
Discusses how wood is an ideal product for acoustics, how to include acoustical performance into your design, procedures you need to take to do so and resources to assist you.
Wood Specification: Certified Wood
Highlights forest and chain-of-custody certification. Discusses how to include certified wood into your projects, the procedures you need to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Construction Waste Management
Discusses how wood-based materials can be diverted from landfill and reused for a variety of different uses. Information on how to include construction waste management into your design, the procedures you need to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Durability
Discusses why a durable high-performance wood building envelope adds value. Provides information on how consider durability into your design, the procedures you need to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Indoor Air Quality
Highlights how wood products can help indoor air quality. Includes how-to information, procedures you need to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Life Cycle Assessment
Highlights life cycle assessment (LCA) in the building process and how wood is a carbon-neutral building material. Discusses how to include LCA in your design, steps you need to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Locally Produced Materials
Discusses how to include locally produced materials in your design, the steps you need to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Passive Design and Framing Techniques
Discusses passive design and framing techniques. Highlight how to include wood in passive design, the procedures to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Recycled Materials
Highlights how to include products containing recycled material into your design, the procedures to take and resources to help you.
Wood Specification: Salvaged Materials
Discusses how to include salvaged materials in your design, the procedures to take and resources to help you.
Demonstrating Wood's Carbon Benefits: A Carbon Footprint of Four Canadian Wood Products Delivered to the UK
A study by The Athena Institute and FPInnovations that shows the carbon footprint of four wood products manufactured in Canada and delivered to the UK. * For a copy of the full report, please send a request to info@naturallywood.com.
Wood Products and Greenhouse Gas Impacts
A summary report FPInnovations that reviews 66 international scientific studies regarding the greenhouse gas impacts of wood products compared to non-wood products.
Comparison of Selected Forest Certification Standards (2009) - Summary
A study conducted by Indufor Oy that examines the linkages between forest regulation and forest certification around the world. * For a copy of the full report, please send a request to info@naturallywood.com.
Comparing British Columbia with the World (2004) – Summary
An independent ground-breaking study conducted by Dr. Cashore, a professor at Yale University, comparing Canada’s environmental forest practice regulations with those in jurisdictions around the world. * For a copy of the full report, please send a request to info@naturallywood.com.
Green Building Rating Systems and How They Relate to Wood
A study by Light House Sustainable Building Centre that analyzes several green building rating systems and how they relate to wood.
Duration: 02:59 mins
Bringing the Outside In - Hillcrest Aquatic Centre
Aquatic Centre that features a solid wood roof supported on Douglas-fir glulam beams that span up to 130 ft (43 m) across the main pool area.
Duration: 11:07 mins
Building Green
Wood products are an excellent choice to reduce the impact of buildings on the environment. This 10 minute video demonstrates the environmental benefits of building with wood.
Duration: 04:31 mins
Green Roof, Gold Medals: Richmond Olympic Oval
The long track speed skating venue during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, learn about the inspiration for choosing wood as the building material for this project.
Duration: 04:11 mins
Introducing Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) to North America
CLT has gained traction since 2000 in the emerging green building movement. Engineered wood products offer a strong combination of environmental performance and sustainability, design flexibility, cost-competitiveness and structural integrity.
Duration: 08:02 mins
Managing for Sustainability
This 8 minute video shows how British Columbia's sustainable forest management serves the needs of our people, our environment and our customers worldwide.
Duration: 03:52 mins
Sawdust
Explores the endless potential and creativity of wood as a building material. Internationally acclaimed sand artist Alexandra Konofalskay from Belarus uses her remarkable technique to trace the journey of wood from forest to mill, to architect's office, to three examples of innovative use of wood in building design: the Richmond Olympic Oval in British Columbia, the Murray Grove building in London, England, and Arena Stage in Washington, DC.
Duration: 05:35 mins
Tackle Climate Change - Use Wood
Learn how British Columbia forests and forest products help mitigate climate change.
Duration: 02:34 mins
The Veteran Tree Planter
In British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, 200 million seedlings are planted per year. To date, B.C. has planted over 6 billion seedlings. Guy Lacelle shares his personal story of why tree planting has been an important part of his life.
Duration: 03:17 mins
Unconventional Thinking: Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC)
The VCC expansion, used as the broadcast centre during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, showcases the products and manufacturing capabilities of the British Columbia, Canada forest sector.
Duration: 05:45 mins
Wood in Airports
The warmth, versatility and durability of wood led to the specification of wood for the Prince George, Ottawa and Raleigh-Durham airports.
Duration: 05:37 mins
Wood in Education
People spend as much as 90 per cent of their time inside buildings. Given this situation, it is clear that the design of our indoor environments is of critical importance to human health. This video explores how wood was used as a structural building material in three educational facilities.
Duration: 04:27 mins
Wood and Human Health
Evidence-based design points to the use of wood to promote health and well-being in health care facilities. This video features two care facilities and a hospital expansion in British Columbia.
Duration: 05:06 mins
Wood in Transportation
Structural design and transportation featuring the Brentwood Town Centre Station, Lansdowne Station and the Kingsway Pedestrian Bridge.
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