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We represent the Canadian wood products industry through a national federation of associations. The Canadian Wood Council provides technical and knowledge transfer services relating to Building Codes, Standards and Regulations. More >
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WHAT’S NEW?
Wood Design & Building Award Winners Announced
Inspiring Excellence in Wood Architecture & Design Wood Design & Building magazine has announced the winning projects from the coveted Wood Design & Building Awards program. Launched in 1984, the awards program recognizes and celebrates the outstanding work of visionaries around the world who inspire excellence in wood architecture.
Technical Specialist – Fire Safety
You are a creative, results-driven, detail-oriented professional looking for a dynamic organization committed to making a big impact in the market. We are the Canadian Wood Council (CWC). We represent the Canadian wood products industry through a national alliance of leading industry associations. Our mission is to expand market access and increase demand for Canadian wood products through codes,
Virtual Map Highlights Leading-Edge Wood Buildings throughout Canada
The Canadian Wood Council and Forests Ontario kicked off the start of National Forest Week with the launch of their new, interactive digital map featuring wood buildings across Canada. The map celebrates the benefits of building with wood by highlighting select projects from coast to coast.
A Nuclear First for Canada – Wood Used at the Chalk River Laboratories
The wood products industry can add ‘nuclear’ to its resume! The Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) project located in Chalk River, represents the first research campus in the country to use engineered mass timber as a structural material. The new wood hybrid buildings will receive support under the Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program.
Research shows wood buildings can contribute to the health and well-being of building occupants. Element5 is proud to support the Wood & Wellness Summit presented by @wood_works, @WoodWORKSBC_CWC and the @CdnWoodFacts. #CauseHealth https://conference.wood-works.ca
Always exiting to see projects progressing! Here is a quick look at a project that is being assembled in London. #masstimber
We're less than a week away from the Wood Wellness Summit. Come join us and learn from industry leaders on how to transform the built environment into healthier low-carbon communities.
https://conference.wood-works.ca/
#SustainableBuilding #wellness #wooddesign
Spotlight on the Awen' Indigenous Gathering Place, which just won a @CdnWoodFacts Award of Merit! It is a space to foster truth & reconciliation in @TownCollingwood, and is used for gathering, celebration, and contemplation.
Full winners from @CdnArch: https://www.canadianarchitect.com/wood-design-building-award-winners-announced/
Project of the Month March- Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre NFLD
The Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre is the public educational centre of the not-for-profit Manuels River Natural Heritage Society Inc. located on the banks of the Manuels River, NL.
Did you know that wood buildings can reduce our stress levels? The Wood Wellness Summit next week inspires how to build better to live better!
https://conference.wood-works.ca/ #design #Sustainable #MentalHealthMatters
Mass timber construction is changing the way we build, for the better. Thank you Scott Jackson @Forests_Ontario Ontario for collaborating with us on this article for Construction Canada magazine. https://www.constructioncanada.net/publications/de/202103/?page=42
Un beau webinaire à suivre si vous connaissez bien l'anglais. @CdnWoodFacts #wood #bois https://twitter.com/WoodWORKSBC_CWC/status/1362850240634646528
#ICYMI Don't miss @castconnex speaking @CdnWoodFacts #WoodWorks FREE webinar next week! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HPrzBT2XRqipAIQIIrIuYw
Get inspired by the winners of the Wood Design & Building Awards! @SABMagazine @AzureMagazine @CdnArch @wpgarch @wallpapermag @worldarchfest @worldarchnews https://youtu.be/slTWD9G5chs
Wood Design & Building Awards - The Canadian Wood Council - CWC
Are you, or someone you know, involved in a project that embodies the essence of innovative wood design? Submit project for a Wood Design & Building A...
cwc.ca
Less than half of 1% of Ontario’s managed Crown forest is harvested each year.
#sustainable #forestry #forestsectorstrategy #ontariowood
@forestsontario @ittakesaforest
#ICYMI Don't miss @castconnex speaking @CdnWoodFacts #WoodWorks FREE webinar next week! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HPrzBT2XRqipAIQIIrIuYw
In case you missed it, Canadian Wood Council (@CdnWoodFacts) President and CEO Kevin McKinley is featured the January 2021 edition of @businessviewmag: https://businessviewmagazine.com/digital-magazines/jan-2021/25/
Let's take this concept and run with it here in #Toronto #innovation #masstimber @ZHA_News @BlueJays @mclennan_design @ZAHAArchitect @blogTO @Toronto_ED https://twitter.com/masstimbertoday/status/1359936594183151617
Zaha Hadid Architects gets approval for the world’s first timber soccer stadium.
Read More https://www-archpaper-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.archpaper.com/2021/02/zaha-hadid-architects-eco-park-stadium-approved/amp/
Eco Park Stadium will anchor sports section of Eco Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.
(Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects/Rendering by Negativ)
#masstimber
A Cut Above - R-Hauz pilot project could signal a new era for mid-rise wood @OntarioHBA
Cut Above – Ontario Home Builders' Association
R-Hauz's pilot project could signal a new era for mid-rise wood residential construction
www.ohba.ca
Looking to build a better, more sustainable future? Join us at this year’s Wood Wellness Summit featuring 11 great presenters, showcasing experience and projects! Discover the possibilities, meet the experts! https://conference.wood-works.ca/ @theABarchitects @RAIC_IRAC @oaarchitects
A simple exposed structure that employs a limited material palette and natural patina, the design merges rural vernacular with an equally spare contemporary aesthetic. #tbt #design #architecture
Washington Fruit & Produce Co. Headquarters - Wood Design & Building
Warm materials and non-boxlike forms redefine family-owned fruit operation Yakima, WA Surrounded by the world’s most high-tech fruit packing war...
bit.ly
Excited to have @WesternArchrib at the next Timber talks! @wood_works
Our very own Andre Lema will be on Friday's Timber Talks with @wood_works, talking about some of our recent glulam projects.
Click here to register: https://wood-works.ca/event/timber-talks-episode-7/
#MassTimber #webinar #Glulam
Our very own Andre Lema will be on Friday's Timber Talks with @wood_works, talking about some of our recent glulam projects.
Click here to register: https://wood-works.ca/event/timber-talks-episode-7/
#MassTimber #webinar #Glulam
We couldn't have asked for a better first day of our 2021 Annual Conference #GrowingOurFuture! We (w)rapped it up with @BabaBrinkman, who performed a summary rap of the day that is now everyone's favourite jam. Tune in tomorrow for more, and thanks to our sponsors! #FOCONF21
The Upper Skeena Recreation Center, designed by Hemsworth Architecture, is shortlisted for @ArchDaily's 2021 Building Of The Year. We provided the Glulam PLUS for the structure, which supports the roof and wall panels which were manufactured on site:
Building of the Year 2021
Vote for Upper Skeena Recreation Center / Hemsworth Architecture
boty.archdaily.com
WHAT’S NEW?
Wood Design & Building Award Winners Announced
Inspiring Excellence in Wood Architecture & Design Wood Design & Building magazine has announced the winning projects from the coveted Wood Design & Building Awards program. Launched in 1984, the awards program recognizes and celebrates the outstanding work of visionaries around the world who inspire excellence in wood architecture.
Technical Specialist – Fire Safety
You are a creative, results-driven, detail-oriented professional looking for a dynamic organization committed to making a big impact in the market. We are the Canadian Wood Council (CWC). We represent the Canadian wood products industry through a national alliance of leading industry associations. Our mission is to expand market access and increase demand for Canadian wood products through codes,
Virtual Map Highlights Leading-Edge Wood Buildings throughout Canada
The Canadian Wood Council and Forests Ontario kicked off the start of National Forest Week with the launch of their new, interactive digital map featuring wood buildings across Canada. The map celebrates the benefits of building with wood by highlighting select projects from coast to coast.
A Nuclear First for Canada – Wood Used at the Chalk River Laboratories
The wood products industry can add ‘nuclear’ to its resume! The Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) project located in Chalk River, represents the first research campus in the country to use engineered mass timber as a structural material. The new wood hybrid buildings will receive support under the Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program.
Research shows wood buildings can contribute to the health and well-being of building occupants. Element5 is proud to support the Wood & Wellness Summit presented by @wood_works, @WoodWORKSBC_CWC and the @CdnWoodFacts. #CauseHealth https://conference.wood-works.ca
Always exiting to see projects progressing! Here is a quick look at a project that is being assembled in London. #masstimber
We're less than a week away from the Wood Wellness Summit. Come join us and learn from industry leaders on how to transform the built environment into healthier low-carbon communities.
https://conference.wood-works.ca/
#SustainableBuilding #wellness #wooddesign
Spotlight on the Awen' Indigenous Gathering Place, which just won a @CdnWoodFacts Award of Merit! It is a space to foster truth & reconciliation in @TownCollingwood, and is used for gathering, celebration, and contemplation.
Full winners from @CdnArch: https://www.canadianarchitect.com/wood-design-building-award-winners-announced/
Project of the Month March- Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre NFLD
The Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre is the public educational centre of the not-for-profit Manuels River Natural Heritage Society Inc. located on the banks of the Manuels River, NL.
Did you know that wood buildings can reduce our stress levels? The Wood Wellness Summit next week inspires how to build better to live better!
https://conference.wood-works.ca/ #design #Sustainable #MentalHealthMatters
Mass timber construction is changing the way we build, for the better. Thank you Scott Jackson @Forests_Ontario Ontario for collaborating with us on this article for Construction Canada magazine. https://www.constructioncanada.net/publications/de/202103/?page=42
Un beau webinaire à suivre si vous connaissez bien l'anglais. @CdnWoodFacts #wood #bois https://twitter.com/WoodWORKSBC_CWC/status/1362850240634646528
#ICYMI Don't miss @castconnex speaking @CdnWoodFacts #WoodWorks FREE webinar next week! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HPrzBT2XRqipAIQIIrIuYw
Get inspired by the winners of the Wood Design & Building Awards! @SABMagazine @AzureMagazine @CdnArch @wpgarch @wallpapermag @worldarchfest @worldarchnews https://youtu.be/slTWD9G5chs
Wood Design & Building Awards - The Canadian Wood Council - CWC
Are you, or someone you know, involved in a project that embodies the essence of innovative wood design? Submit project for a Wood Design & Building A...
cwc.ca
Less than half of 1% of Ontario’s managed Crown forest is harvested each year.
#sustainable #forestry #forestsectorstrategy #ontariowood
@forestsontario @ittakesaforest
#ICYMI Don't miss @castconnex speaking @CdnWoodFacts #WoodWorks FREE webinar next week! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HPrzBT2XRqipAIQIIrIuYw
In case you missed it, Canadian Wood Council (@CdnWoodFacts) President and CEO Kevin McKinley is featured the January 2021 edition of @businessviewmag: https://businessviewmagazine.com/digital-magazines/jan-2021/25/
Let's take this concept and run with it here in #Toronto #innovation #masstimber @ZHA_News @BlueJays @mclennan_design @ZAHAArchitect @blogTO @Toronto_ED https://twitter.com/masstimbertoday/status/1359936594183151617
Zaha Hadid Architects gets approval for the world’s first timber soccer stadium.
Read More https://www-archpaper-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.archpaper.com/2021/02/zaha-hadid-architects-eco-park-stadium-approved/amp/
Eco Park Stadium will anchor sports section of Eco Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.
(Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects/Rendering by Negativ)
#masstimber
A Cut Above - R-Hauz pilot project could signal a new era for mid-rise wood @OntarioHBA
Cut Above – Ontario Home Builders' Association
R-Hauz's pilot project could signal a new era for mid-rise wood residential construction
www.ohba.ca
Looking to build a better, more sustainable future? Join us at this year’s Wood Wellness Summit featuring 11 great presenters, showcasing experience and projects! Discover the possibilities, meet the experts! https://conference.wood-works.ca/ @theABarchitects @RAIC_IRAC @oaarchitects
A simple exposed structure that employs a limited material palette and natural patina, the design merges rural vernacular with an equally spare contemporary aesthetic. #tbt #design #architecture
Washington Fruit & Produce Co. Headquarters - Wood Design & Building
Warm materials and non-boxlike forms redefine family-owned fruit operation Yakima, WA Surrounded by the world’s most high-tech fruit packing war...
bit.ly
Excited to have @WesternArchrib at the next Timber talks! @wood_works
Our very own Andre Lema will be on Friday's Timber Talks with @wood_works, talking about some of our recent glulam projects.
Click here to register: https://wood-works.ca/event/timber-talks-episode-7/
#MassTimber #webinar #Glulam
Our very own Andre Lema will be on Friday's Timber Talks with @wood_works, talking about some of our recent glulam projects.
Click here to register: https://wood-works.ca/event/timber-talks-episode-7/
#MassTimber #webinar #Glulam
We couldn't have asked for a better first day of our 2021 Annual Conference #GrowingOurFuture! We (w)rapped it up with @BabaBrinkman, who performed a summary rap of the day that is now everyone's favourite jam. Tune in tomorrow for more, and thanks to our sponsors! #FOCONF21
The Upper Skeena Recreation Center, designed by Hemsworth Architecture, is shortlisted for @ArchDaily's 2021 Building Of The Year. We provided the Glulam PLUS for the structure, which supports the roof and wall panels which were manufactured on site:
Building of the Year 2021
Vote for Upper Skeena Recreation Center / Hemsworth Architecture
boty.archdaily.com