Positioned in Treaty Four Territory and affiliated with the File Hills First Nation, the Peepeekisis Cree Nation’s Peepeekisis Community Hub, built in exposed mass timber, functions as a catalyst for community integration, growth, and well-being.
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Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, B.C., didn’t have a spectator venue for sports and events until Perkins&Will and Fast + Epp designed a stadium next to the Terry Fox Field (TFF), respecting the existing Lorne Davies Complex (LDC). The stadium’s standout feature is a 900-m2 (9,687-sf) cantilevered mass timber canopy that appears to be suspended in midair.
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Co-authored by ZGF Architects (ZGF), Fast+Epp, EllisDon, and Lafarge, “Concrete: A Pragmatic Approach to Lowering Embodied Carbon,” is a free and publicly available technical guide that outlines strategies to reduce concrete’s impact in construction, which can be implemented with no or negligible added project cost.
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With operating energy reductions now incentivized by Passive House Canada and zero-carbon building programs, alongside incremental improvements mandated in legislation such as theBC Energy Step Code, increased attention is being given to the embodied carbon in buildings. In this regard, mass timber products and systems offer reduced carbon impacts, shorter construction times, and enhanced building performance.
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To facilitate the expansion into new markets, Fast + Epp, a structural engineering firm with offices in Canada, the U.S., and Germany, plans to add two new partners in its Vancouver office. These individuals will work alongside the founding partner and the partner located in Germany, collectively leading the firm’s growth initiatives.
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