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Tag: Mass Timber
B.C. government invests in 12 mass timber projects
(04/21/2021)
The British Columbia government is investing in 12 mass timber demonstration and research projects to help accelerate the adoption of mass timber building systems.
CSC Ottawa discusses the mass timber revolution
(04/07/2021)
The Ottawa Chapter is holding a virtual educational webinar on “The Mass Timber Revolution,” on Wednesday, April 28, from 12 to 1 p.m.
Kelowna, B.C., city council has approved Water Street by the Park, a three-tower development that includes 650 homes, 4181 m2 (45,000 sf) of retail and restaurant space, and what will be the tallest tower...
Mass timber construction: Building for the better
(02/26/2021)
Environmentally responsible development requires high-performance buildings that pay greater attention to both embodied energy and operational impact. Mass timber construction provides an avenue for delivering sustainable buildings of the future.
Wood in civic buildings
(01/14/2021)
For public projects, as for other types of buildings, new engineered mass timber products, supported by recent legislation, make wood an economic and functional choice in both rural and urban areas. Two recent B.C....
Katerra has emerged as North America’s largest end-to-end mass timber design, manufacturing, and construction firm with the capacity to produce 185,000 m3 (653,3213 cf) of cross-laminated timber (CLT) annually.
Ground breaks on Toronto tall wood tower
(08/05/2020)
Construction has begun on the workplace component of the Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the groundbreaking of T3 Bayside (T3 stands for timber, talent, and technology). The first of two twin, heavy timber...
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has announced the province will focus on mass timber construction to bolster the forest industry. Premier Horgan has appointed Ravi Kahlon, parliamentary secretary for forests, lands, natural resource operations,...
Dialog, EllisDon, and Smoke Architecture have a won a competition to design Centennial College’s A Block Expansion Building in Toronto.
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