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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?
Registration Open for Virtual Wood Solutions Conference (November 16 – 20)
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY BIRD RATE (A $75 DISCOUNT) FOR THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS!
www.woodsolutionsconference.ca
The 2020 Wood Design & Building Awards is NOW OPEN for submissions!
Are you, or someone you know, involved in a project that embodies the essence of innovative wood design? Submit your project(s) to our Awards program for your chance to be featured in various conferences, press releases, and highlighted in the Wood Design & Building award winning and popularly circulated
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.
We're excited to see @cecobois take their annual #Cecobois competition virtual this year! Open to all French speaking students from Canadian universities in #architecture, #civil, #building, #construction and #wood #engineering. For more info, visit http://deficecobois.com.
A great 43 sec. video on innovations in wood buildings by @WesternArchrib What an inspiring project! RDC Residence - Hidden Wooden Beam Connections via @YouTube @theABarchitects @ManascIsaac
In conjunction with @HealthyWood, we’re so excited to announce our involvement in the newly renovated Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. To read the full release, click here: https://bit.ly/HaywardFieldPR
#masstimber #glulam #HaywardField
📸: Matt Parker/UO Track and Field
Costing for Heavy and Mass Timber Construction — Fundamental Approaches, Considerations, and Lessons Learned. Register for the workshop https://bit.ly/3fCuqoF #costing #workshop #wood
We certainly have come a long way since 2001!
From our original 6 employees, we have grown a tremendous team of professional crews who have become #TeamSeagate!
If you’re curious about how mass timber could impact your future projects, let’s connect.
http://ow.ly/tPgA50CnrWZ
Last day of our Virtual Wood Solutions Conference & check out our impressive line-up of speakers! http://www.woodsolutionsconference.ca Thank you to our session sponsors @TimberSystems & @elementfiveco! #WSC2020 #architecture #engineering #building #wood #education
Mass Timber combined with digital prefabrication is providing lighter, stronger, more precise structures that are built faster, quieter, smarter and safer.
The Crest Project: http://ow.ly/wNiS50Cnpwx
General Contractor: @AderaHome
We still can't get over how beautiful the @EFCL Plaza is! Take a look at this video to see the plaza at night 🌙
#yegCLs #masstimber #yegCLplaza
#SFI and @PLT_Canada are looking for an #Indigenous Youth Opportunities Coordinator. Learn more about this job here: https://www.forests.org/wp-content/uploads/Indigenous-Youth-Opportunities-Coordinator-Posting.pdf
"We're seeing a new era of city building and new vernacular approach to architecture where the style is not defined by aesthetic but by the performance and the connectivity to all of these systems from mobility, infrastructure, ecology and community." Leon Rost, Partner BIG
Element5 is pleased to announce Pete Kobelt is joining our team in the role of U.S. Sales & Business Development Manager. Pete will spearhead our U.S. expansion with a focus on the Midwest and Northeast U.S. markets. Welcome to E5, Pete, we’re thrilled to have you on the team!
Cities made of wood 'could store huge amounts of carbon and cut construction emissions' via .@Independent:
The @Build_in_Wood project we are part of is alao investigating how timber can be used to deliver zero #carbon #housing.
Cities made of wood 'could store huge amounts of carbon and cut construction emissions'
‘Half of the carbon footprint of zero-energy houses occurs before anyone has even lived in them’
www.independent.co.uk
Sourcing timbers for historical retrofit or #remodel projects can be difficult and expensive. Beautiful #engineeredwood beams offer a cost-effective alternative that’s readily available. Learn more > https://www.apawood.org/retrofits-and-remodels
Il ne vous reste que 9 jours pour vous inscrire au Défi Cecobois. Faites vite ! #bois #wood
https://cecobois.com/actualites/plus-quune-semaine-pour-vous-inscrire-au-defi-cecobois/
Good morning! Have a great day!
#forestry #Agriculture #laughter http://vdts.ca
We're going LIVE today with Leon Rost, Partner @BIGstertweets who is presenting: From Product to Planet: Mass Integrated Timber. You can still register for the Virtual Wood Solutions Conference http://www.woodsolutionsconference.ca & watch the recorded presentations for up to one-month!
There’s a better way to build. #Sustainable, prefab #masstimber construction maximizes the social + economic value of municipal projects. Attend a free #webinar for more info: 23 NOV 2020 4:00-4:30 EST https://bit.ly/3kAqiad OR 24 NOV 2020 4:00-4:30 EST https://bit.ly/3mBuzuO
Check out our amazing line-up of speakers for the 3rd day of our Virtual Wood Solutions Conference. http://www.woodsolutionsconference.ca. You can still register for this event & access the recorded presentations for up to one month after this week. #WSC2020 #architecture #engineering
"As designers, we are explorers, we are here to invent a world that is better. If you delve into architecture as a student and believe that change is possible, it will be possible and you will change the world for the better." Michael Green, Principal Architect at MGA. #WSC2020
Why is #wood such a perfect fit for so many of Manasc Isaac's #Indigenous collaborations? Check out Vivian Manasc presenting at the 2020 Virtual Wood Conference by @CdnWoodFacts
https://youtu.be/MPUbQrClBOg
WHAT’S NEW?
Registration Open for Virtual Wood Solutions Conference (November 16 – 20)
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY BIRD RATE (A $75 DISCOUNT) FOR THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS!
www.woodsolutionsconference.ca
The 2020 Wood Design & Building Awards is NOW OPEN for submissions!
Are you, or someone you know, involved in a project that embodies the essence of innovative wood design? Submit your project(s) to our Awards program for your chance to be featured in various conferences, press releases, and highlighted in the Wood Design & Building award winning and popularly circulated
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.
We're excited to see @cecobois take their annual #Cecobois competition virtual this year! Open to all French speaking students from Canadian universities in #architecture, #civil, #building, #construction and #wood #engineering. For more info, visit http://deficecobois.com.
A great 43 sec. video on innovations in wood buildings by @WesternArchrib What an inspiring project! RDC Residence - Hidden Wooden Beam Connections via @YouTube @theABarchitects @ManascIsaac
In conjunction with @HealthyWood, we’re so excited to announce our involvement in the newly renovated Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. To read the full release, click here: https://bit.ly/HaywardFieldPR
#masstimber #glulam #HaywardField
📸: Matt Parker/UO Track and Field
Costing for Heavy and Mass Timber Construction — Fundamental Approaches, Considerations, and Lessons Learned. Register for the workshop https://bit.ly/3fCuqoF #costing #workshop #wood
We certainly have come a long way since 2001!
From our original 6 employees, we have grown a tremendous team of professional crews who have become #TeamSeagate!
If you’re curious about how mass timber could impact your future projects, let’s connect.
http://ow.ly/tPgA50CnrWZ
Last day of our Virtual Wood Solutions Conference & check out our impressive line-up of speakers! http://www.woodsolutionsconference.ca Thank you to our session sponsors @TimberSystems & @elementfiveco! #WSC2020 #architecture #engineering #building #wood #education
Mass Timber combined with digital prefabrication is providing lighter, stronger, more precise structures that are built faster, quieter, smarter and safer.
The Crest Project: http://ow.ly/wNiS50Cnpwx
General Contractor: @AderaHome
We still can't get over how beautiful the @EFCL Plaza is! Take a look at this video to see the plaza at night 🌙
#yegCLs #masstimber #yegCLplaza
#SFI and @PLT_Canada are looking for an #Indigenous Youth Opportunities Coordinator. Learn more about this job here: https://www.forests.org/wp-content/uploads/Indigenous-Youth-Opportunities-Coordinator-Posting.pdf
"We're seeing a new era of city building and new vernacular approach to architecture where the style is not defined by aesthetic but by the performance and the connectivity to all of these systems from mobility, infrastructure, ecology and community." Leon Rost, Partner BIG
Element5 is pleased to announce Pete Kobelt is joining our team in the role of U.S. Sales & Business Development Manager. Pete will spearhead our U.S. expansion with a focus on the Midwest and Northeast U.S. markets. Welcome to E5, Pete, we’re thrilled to have you on the team!
Cities made of wood 'could store huge amounts of carbon and cut construction emissions' via .@Independent:
The @Build_in_Wood project we are part of is alao investigating how timber can be used to deliver zero #carbon #housing.
Cities made of wood 'could store huge amounts of carbon and cut construction emissions'
‘Half of the carbon footprint of zero-energy houses occurs before anyone has even lived in them’
www.independent.co.uk
Sourcing timbers for historical retrofit or #remodel projects can be difficult and expensive. Beautiful #engineeredwood beams offer a cost-effective alternative that’s readily available. Learn more > https://www.apawood.org/retrofits-and-remodels
Il ne vous reste que 9 jours pour vous inscrire au Défi Cecobois. Faites vite ! #bois #wood
https://cecobois.com/actualites/plus-quune-semaine-pour-vous-inscrire-au-defi-cecobois/
Good morning! Have a great day!
#forestry #Agriculture #laughter http://vdts.ca
We're going LIVE today with Leon Rost, Partner @BIGstertweets who is presenting: From Product to Planet: Mass Integrated Timber. You can still register for the Virtual Wood Solutions Conference http://www.woodsolutionsconference.ca & watch the recorded presentations for up to one-month!
There’s a better way to build. #Sustainable, prefab #masstimber construction maximizes the social + economic value of municipal projects. Attend a free #webinar for more info: 23 NOV 2020 4:00-4:30 EST https://bit.ly/3kAqiad OR 24 NOV 2020 4:00-4:30 EST https://bit.ly/3mBuzuO
Check out our amazing line-up of speakers for the 3rd day of our Virtual Wood Solutions Conference. http://www.woodsolutionsconference.ca. You can still register for this event & access the recorded presentations for up to one month after this week. #WSC2020 #architecture #engineering
"As designers, we are explorers, we are here to invent a world that is better. If you delve into architecture as a student and believe that change is possible, it will be possible and you will change the world for the better." Michael Green, Principal Architect at MGA. #WSC2020
Why is #wood such a perfect fit for so many of Manasc Isaac's #Indigenous collaborations? Check out Vivian Manasc presenting at the 2020 Virtual Wood Conference by @CdnWoodFacts
https://youtu.be/MPUbQrClBOg