mass timber
Construction Business
Thinking bigger and taller with mass timber
Thinking bigger and taller with mass timber can help move the needle on carbon emissions. Building codes need to address the causes of climate change.
REMI Network
Richard Lyall joins global timber research committee
The president of RESCON has been appointed to a global steering committee that will look at the potential benefits of using a steel-timber hybrid in high-rise buildings.
Design Quarterly
The mass timber “wave” in North America
North America is experiencing a resurgence in the use of wood in construction with particular interest in building taller with mass timber.
Construction Business
T3 Mount Pleasant slated to be built in Vancouver
Western Canada’s largest and tallest mass timber office building set to be built in the Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver.
Design Quarterly
Vancouver mass timber office showcases CLT
oN5 in Vancouver will be the first office building in Canada constructed using high-performance cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels
Construction Business
Mass timber guidelines for B.C. engineers, architects
Engineers and Geoscientists BC and AIBC have published new guidelines for designing mass timber buildings up to 12 storeys.
Construction Business
Wood is a viable option for industrial buildings
Wood industrial buildings are nothing new. Wood construction is a viable, economical alternative for the industrial development sector.
Design Quarterly
Biophilic design and the impacts on health
Wood, Well-being and Performance: The Human and Organizational Benefits of Wood Buildings by by Dr. Graham Lowe looks at biophilic design.
Design Quarterly
Getting serious about climate smart construction
Climate change and its associated effects may be a global challenge, but B.C. municipalities are taking action to reduce its impacts.
Design Quarterly
Mass timber is on the rise in B.C.
A rising number of municipalities, in all corners of British Columbia, are turning to innovative mass timber construction and 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.
Construction Business
BCIT set to build mass timber student housing
BCIT will more than double its student housing capacity with the construction of a new mass timber student housing project.
Construction Business
Timber has strong ties to tourist attractions
Tourist attractions and visitor centres throughout B.C. have drawn inspiration from the natural environment, with abundant use of wood.
Design Quarterly
AWC and ICC release mass timber guidebook
The American Wood Council (AWC) and International Code Council have released a joint publication, Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC.
Construction Business
Fast + Epp completes mass timber hybrid home office
The superstructure of the new Fast + Epp mass timber hybrid home office in Vancouver, B.C. is complete. Move-in is anticipated for late 2020.
REMI Network
Mass timber office tower T3 Bayside begins to rise
Starting its ascent in the Bayside Toronto community last week, T3 Bayside will bring 251,000 square feet of mass timber office space to the eastern waterfront.
Construction Business
Taking the next step with mass timber
Mass timber is the next big step in green buildings. The benefits of mass timber include its ease of construction and light carbon footprint.
