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Brock Commons

brock student

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UBC opens new Brock student residence

The University of British Columbia has added another 282 beds to its Vancouver campus with the opening of Brock South residence.
UBC north Brock

Construction Business

UBC Brock Commons student residence opens

UBC's new Brock Commons North student residence building has officially opened, providing 316 additional beds for students.
digital design

Construction Business

Wood and digital design tools

With the increasing number of prefabricated, modular timber projects being built, innovations in digital design tools offer many benefits.
wood IPD

Construction Business

How IPD can transform design and construction

Integrated project delivery (IPD) is proving very effective for the design and construction of prefabricated mass timber buildings.
Naturally wood book

Construction Business

New book explores the story of B.C. wood

British Columbia’s cutting‐edge wood architecture and design are featured in the newly released book, Naturally Wood.

Construction Business

ACEC-BC honours best of B.C. engineering

The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC) honoured engineering innovation at its Awards for Engineering Excellence.

Design Quarterly

B.C. firms win Wood Design & Building Awards

Five B.C. firms have won 2017 Wood Design & Building Awards from the Canadian Wood Council. The Wood Design Awards recognize exceptional wood buildings.

Construction Business

International engineer award for Brock Commons

Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver has earned an international award for innovation from the Institution of Structural Engineers.

Design Quarterly

World’s tallest mass timber tower

At 18 storeys and 53 metres in height, Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver is currently the world's tallest mass timber tower.

Construction Business

Mass timber expertise in B.C.

When Bill Downing saw cross-laminated timber (CLT) for the first time in Europe in 2008, he was impressed. The large-scale, prefabricated, solid engineered wood panels