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.
Tag: Wood
Measuring wood’s moisture content
(07/30/2020)
Wood is an exceptionally versatile and attractive building material that has been used in construction for thousands of years. Wood’s advantages in construction are many. It is extremely strong in relation to its weight,...
MAD Architects unveil its design for the 2024 Paris Olympics’ Aquatic Centre. The firm has teamed up with three French studios, Jacques Rougerie Architecture, Atelier Phileas Architecture, and Apma Architecture on this project.
Ontario recognizes excellence in wood architecture
(03/03/2020)
The Canadian Wood Council’s Ontario WoodWorks program and the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) have recognized six winning projects as part of the Ontario Wood Design Awards program.
B.C. city to not allow 12-storey tall wood buildings
(02/18/2020)
The Burnaby city council, B.C., has conveyed their reservations against allowing the construction of up to 12-storey tall wood buildings.
The Government of Alberta is the first jurisdiction in Canada to allow wood-building construction for up to 12 storeys.
Sidewalk Labs along with a team of architects, engineers, and environmental designers has developed a mass timber proto-model at 35 storeys, a height yet to be achieved in practice.
BIG and Toyota reveal designs for city of the future
(01/15/2020)
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a prototype ‘city’ of the future for Toyota called Woven City near Mount Fuji in Japan.
The 80 Atlantic Avenue building in Toronto is Ontario’s first mass timber commercial structure in over a hundred years.
Designed by Henning Larsen, the Fælledby masterplan creates a close-knit community and an intimate connection to nature into a new, sustainable district.
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