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Fire performance

…building types. Light-frame construction | Photo credit: Nik West Handy tool helps designers meet codes using wood CodeCHEK, developed under the WoodWorks BC program by the Canadian Wood Council allows…

Merritt Fire Zone Office and Provincial Wildfire Training Centre

…training centre is an airy two-storey, three-wing facility arranged around an open-ended courtyard gathering area, with a long-spanning wood roof as well as locally sourced wood elements throughout the interior….

Gleneagles Community Centre

…preserve the character and elegance of the wood. Photo credit: James Dow courtesy of Patkau Architects Gleneagles Community Centre Wood was chosen for Gleneagles Community Centre for its appearance, cost-effectiveness,…

Terminus at District 56

Size 4,413 square metres Owner/ Developer Design Build Services Structural Engineer Aspect Engineering Wood Supplier Mercer Mass Timber LLC Structural systems Hybrid / Wood Mass timber Mid rise Panelized Post…

Okanagan College Child Care Centre

wood because it was a cost-effective building material that could be installed quickly. Wood helped team achieve insulation values Wood helped the team achieve their goals of a high R-value…

Yunesitin Health Centre

…The design of the new Yunesit’in Health Centre is inspired by traditional structures and carries forward the Yunesit’in practice of using wood to create places of cultural significance. As with…

West Vancouver Aquatic Centre

…environments Wood delivers warmth and beauty—along with thermal, acoustic and environmental benefits—to the renovation and expansion of this popular community aquatic centre. Wood tolerates high levels of humidity, offering acoustic…

Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre

…healing environment Expressions of wood throughout The Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre help create a healing environment in the building. Designers set out to explore the relationship between those who…

Top tips for insuring your next mass timber building

…to ensure they’re covered at the right price. Wood is wood, right? Not necessarily Help your broker understand how mass timber—which employs engineered wood products such as cross-laminated, nail-laminated and

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