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New demonstration projects showcase BC’s growing expertise in advanced mass timber construction

The second intake of the Province’s Mass Timber Demonstration Program continues to expand BC’s expertise to advance wood construction, all...

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Using BIM to deliver low-carbon wood buildings

In the original design for the Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon envisioned the shells supported by precast concrete ribs under...

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The biophilic response to wood: Can it promote the well-being of building occupants?

Although the term may seem recent, the concept of biophilia has been used for decades in architecture and design. The...

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Wildfire management in BC: protecting biodiversity and communities

Fire has shaped ecosystems on Earth ever since there was vegetation and an ignition source, including lightning, to ignite them. In addition to...

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Indigenous skill building

Training and skills development inspires the next generation The province’s construction sector is anticipated to grow significantly in the coming...

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Coming full circle: wood and the circular economy

How BC’s timber construction sector and better building design is supporting a shift toward a circular economy. British Columbia’s construction...

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Is mass timber a good choice for seismic zones?

For some, it may be terrifying to think that we inhabit a sphere orbiting the Sun, whose core has temperatures...

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Architecting resilience

How incorporating timber into buildings supports BC communities in the face of natural disasters Resilient and ready | When the...

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Forests in the making: how BC is adapting forest regeneration practices

From gene to seed, to climate science to tree planter, to forest Tree planting Vancouver Island, BC| Photo credit: Nik...

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Pellets: what the world wants and the planet needs

Over the next 5 years, it is estimated that the demand for wood pellets will increase 40 percent to nearly...

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There is life after demolition: mass timber, circularity and designing for deconstruction

The first Shikinen Sengu was held in the year 690, in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It consists of...

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Wood pellets produce new ways of thinking about climate solutions

Canada’s wood pellet sector is built on a foundation of responsible fibre sourcing. Its ability for rapid innovation has asserted the sector as a global...

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