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Consult with project and construction advisors, free of charge, on wood building systems.

Wood WORKS! BC

For support in BC, build your proficiency in using wood in non-residential, mid-rise and taller building markets in Canada through Wood WORKS!' training, networking and direct technical support.

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Canadian Wood Council

The CWC provides technical and knowledge transfer services relating to building codes, standards and regulations. Get support with building codes, design standards, product standards, test standards and market development.

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Product support

Contact product-specific technical advisors free of charge for upcoming projects.

APA – The Engineered Wood Association

The APA Product Support Help Desk, a free service, is available to answer your questions pertaining to the specification and application of engineered wood products and systems. Staffed by specialists who have the knowledge to address a diverse range of inquiries related to engineered wood.

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Western Red Cedar Lumber Association

Provides the construction industry with the information it needs on WRCLA cedar products, their specifications and proper use. Connect with programs on product quality and standards as well as research and new product development.

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Product development + manufacturing operations management

Obtain advice on product development, design, prototyping, testing support and lean manufacturing processes to accommodate new or improved products.

Centre for Advanced Wood Processing

CAWP is Canada’s national centre for education, training and technical assistance for the wood products manufacturing industry. CAWP offers a wide range of training courses, professional e-learning programs, in-plant training, product development, and manufacturing improvement services.

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Marketing + business development

Become more competitive through improved business planning and increased marketing capacity.

BC Wood Specialties Group

BC Wood provides marketing assessments to small and medium value-added manufacturers that identify improvements, new marketing activities that should be considered, recommendations on how to accelerate marketing strategies and improve branding and messaging. The association also offers marketing programs, which include cost-shared participation in international tradeshows and events, out-going and incoming trade missions, lead generation, and networking opportunities.

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Community + networking

Get inspired and connect with like-minded individuals and professionals working on advancing the use of wood products.

Twig

Connect and network with wood related professionals focused on facilitating creative projects and product development using local resources.

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Construction Research Network

CRN provides a single point of contact between British Columbia's Real Estate, Architectural, Engineering and Construction (RAEC) sector and the research and development community focussed on construction.

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Carbon Leadership Forum Vancouver

CLF Vancouver is a local hub of the Carbon Leadership Forum which brings together a diverse mix of professionals including architects, engineers, contractors, sustainability consultants, material suppliers, building owners, and policymakers to build industry capacity and address a range of topics relating to embodied carbon.

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Zebx

ZEBx is a collaborative platform that strengthens the public, private and civic capacities for zero emission buildings in Vancouver and British Columbia. Zebx is an industry hub that facilitates knowledge exchange to accelerate market transformation.

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Research + testing

There is a robust body of research and evidence to support the performance and safety of wood products and building systems.

BC Housing

The BC Housing research library contains reports, studies and bulletins that inform housing solutions to improve the affordability and quality of housing in B.C.

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British Columbia Institute of Technology

BCIT's Building Science Centre of Excellence delivers an advanced research and educational program in building science for the construction industry.

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British Columbia Institute of Technology

BCIT's Acoustics Lab has acoustical testing facilities (some to ISO and ASTM standards), as well as specialized equipment and software programs for scientific research in acoustics.

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FPInnovations

Drawing from scientific research over the past 100 years, FPInnovations applies proven solutions and technologies that can be quickly implemented in your organization.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

PICS is collaborative and user engaged institute that convenes solution seekers and research partners to co-design, co-develop and co-deliver impactful climate solutions.

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Think Wood Research Library

Research at your fingertips on building systems of mass timber, heavy timber and mid-rise light-frame construction covering topics such as acoustics and vibrations, fire and energy performance and site construction management.

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Timber Engineering and Applied Mechanics

TEAM is a research group in the Faculty of Forestry specializing in research within the timber building technology which comprises engineering, wood science and architecture.

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Urban Infrastructure and Green Construction

The School of Engineering’s Okanagan campus research cluster, Urban Infrastructure and Green Construction, includes research on wood-based hybrid building design and multi-hazard resiliency framework for tall wood buildings.

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BIM TOPicS Lab

The Department of Civil Engineering’s BIM TOPiCS Lab develops tools and techniques to formalize the underlying knowledge required for digital decision support systems for the design, construction and operation of buildings.

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Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability

CIRS uses a Living Lab approach to testing new ideas and sharing knowledge about sustainable building technologies and performance.

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Wood Innovation Research Labratory

WIRL facilitates research and testing of large-scale integrated structures using mass timber and other engineered wood products.

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The Faculty of Engineering’s Green Structures and Materials

The Faculty of Engineering’s Green Structures and Materials research group develops technologies to reduce the environmental impacts of buildings and structures, including high-performance, energy-efficient building envelopes, wood structures and bio-based construction materials.

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