mass timber
Construction Business
Woodrise 2025 coming to Vancouver
The world's leading players in mid- and high-rise timber construction will gather in Vancouver from Sept. 22-26, 2025, for the fifth Woodrise International Congress.
REMI Network
BCIT raises $33 million for new trades complex
BCIT has raised $33 million in private funding towards a new state-of-the-art Trades and Technology Complex.
Construction Business
Fort St. John opens new RCMP detachment
The City of Fort St. John celebrated the opening of the new net-zero Fort St. John RCMP Detachment.
Canadian Property Management
New Vancouver Art Gallery breaks ground
The Vancouver Art Galley held a special Ground Awakening Ceremony to mark the start of construction for its new home in downtown Vancouver.
Construction Business
BCIT expands mass timber training
The B.C. government is providing BCIT with $3.3 million to expand mass timber education and training opportunities.
Construction Business
B.C. funds more mass timber projects
The Government of British Columbia is providing more than $4 million for 12 new mass-timber demonstration and research projects.
Construction Business
Vancouver mass timber office receives funding
2150 Keith Drive, an innovative hybrid mass timber commercial office building, has received federal funding.
Design Quarterly
World’s largest wood city planned in Sweden
The world's largest wood city will be built in Stockholm, Sweden with construction starting in 2025.
Construction Business
First mass timber parkade planned in B.C.
The first mass timber underground parkade in Canada will be built in Gibsons, B.C. by Massive Canada Building Systems.
Construction Business
Mercer to acquire Structurlam for $81M
Mercer International in Vancouver is acquiring all the assets of Structurlam and its subsidiaries for $81.1 million.
Construction Business
B.C. invites input on building code updates
The Government of B.C. is considering changes to the BC Building Code and seeking input from interested parties.
Construction Business
New Langley school funding approved
Funding for a new 555-seat elementary school in Langley has been approved by the B.C. government.
Construction Business
RJC joins largest mass timber seismic testing
RJC is supporting first-of-its-kind seismic testing of the NHERI TallWood Project in California.
Construction Business
BCIT opens Beedie Plaza as new campus gateway
The Beedie Plaza at BCIT has officially opened, serving as the new landmark gateway for the Burnaby campus.
Construction Business
New PNE Amphitheatre design revealed
A brand-new PNE Amphitheatre at Hastings Park in Vancouver has been unveiled, featuring a dramatic mass timber curved roof.
Construction Business
WSP engineering selected for RBCM building
WSP will be providing a number of engineering services for the new Royal BC Museum (RBCM) building.
Construction Business
Construction starts on BCIT student housing
Construction is underway on a new 12-storey mass-timber building that will provide 470 students with affordable on-campus housing.
