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Mass timber’s mass appeal

A rising number of municipalities, in all corners of the province, are turning to innovative mass timber construction and design....

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...

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...

Tutoring with Timber: Using Wood in Schools

How does school design influence the process of teaching and learning? Understanding current educational design trends and methodologies is key...

Resilience

Fire

Prefabrication

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...

BIM and digital design: A closer look at how mass timber goes from factory to building site

Brock Commons Tallwood House at The University of British Columbia, Photo Credit: KK Law By Eduardo Souza, ArchDaily Le Corbusier’s fascination...

Latest testing further documents mass timber’s fire safety

Developers and other project owners in pursuit of low-carbon construction methods are increasingly choosing mass timber for their projects. But...

Carbon + climate

Joint professional guidelines: Encapsulated mass timber construction up to 12 storeys