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Wood pellets: A climate change solution
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 leader with a powerful role…
Delbrook Community Recreation Centre
…and columns, forming an immediate impression for visitors. Sustainable design was key Because sustainability was a key goal, designers incorporated regional wood materials throughout their design choices. Wood also fit…
Yunesitin Health Centre
…to maximize daylight, with the exterior covered area and colonnade providing protection from the excessive heat of the summer sun. Design carries forward Yunesit’in practice of wood use The design…
Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre
…engineer developed an expression that playfully used symbolism and allegory in the design of wood elements, which gave the building many unique features. An inventive wood roof structure The architecture…
Tsawwassen First Nation Youth Centre
…within 100km and used local wood. The design of the hybrid mass timber/post-and-beam structure allows for future disassembly. Extensive use of wood helped achieve a healthy building Approximately 225 square…
Kin Centre Complex Enhancement Project
…a meaningful way and use as much local wood as possible to meet their Wood First Policy. The design team decided to meet that objective, and a spectacular wood roof…
Cloverdale Recreation Centre
…fitness centre has offices that act similarly. Exposed wood throughout building The Cloverdale Recreation Centre is designed using exposed wood beams and columns throughout the building’s interior and exterior. This…
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…
Okanagan College Child Care Centre
…The wood-framed structure uses just one-quarter of the energy that a comparable commercial building would require. Aside from its sustainability benefits, the design team chose wood because it was a…