More than 1200 delegates are expected to attend the 2017 Wood Design and Construction Solutions Conference, which will run February 28 to March 1 at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. The largest wood event...
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Shortly after the energy crisis of the early 1970s, a group of researchers from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Saskatchewan institutions, led by Harold Orr, set out to transform how buildings...
Origine, a green condominium project in Québec City’s Pointe-aux-Liévres Ecodistrict, is currently under construction and expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Le Stade de Soccer de Montréal, completed in April 2015, is a new sustainable design icon for the city. However, the area was not always so appealing. Before being adapted into a sports facility,...
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(05/10/2016)
A suite of e-books, collecting some of the best and most popular Construction Canada articles, is now available free of charge. The anthologies bring together diverse stories on five topics—acoustics, sustainability, concrete, thermal insulation,...
Seismic design with wood
(04/15/2016)
To understand the principles of seismic design, one must first understand the nature of seismic forces. Initiated by the movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates, they take the form of waves that travel either...
Wood’s vital role in Québec City’s Vidéotron Centre
(12/22/2015)
Designed by ABCP Architecture, the Vidéotron Centre is a multi-use indoor arena in Québec City—the biggest public investment in the city’s history. Wood played a role in its form and function.
The Prairie Wood Design Awards, a program by Wood Works Alberta, has received its submissions and is now determining which projects are among the best of the best. The award program recognizes projects and...
Wood construction fair coming to Toronto
(10/26/2015)
Registration for the Wood Solutions Fair (WSF) in Toronto is now open for design/construction professionals. The one-day event on November 24 is dedicated to the latest information about using wood in commercial, industrial, institutional,...
ICFs, wood, and the changing face of mid-rises
(09/15/2015)
The face of mid-rise construction may well be changing in Canada. In British Columbia, about 285 wood-frame mid-rise buildings have been built or are under construction, and the trend is moving east as six-storey...
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