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WHAT’S NEW?
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.
2020 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships for Wood Related Research
2020 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships Application
The Catherine Lalonde Memorial scholarship is awarded to graduate students who demonstrate excellence in their studies of structural wood or wood design. The Canadian Wood Council invites submissions from graduate students in engineering, architecture,
Join us on Wednesday (Sept. 30) for a Wood Webinar Wednesday as presenter Paul Mackie (Mr. Cedar) from
@RealCedar presents on Distinctive & Sustainable Designs https://bit.ly/2RU9y0M
Let's celebrate the 100th anniversary of #NationalForestWeek with inspiring wood architecture. Join us today (Sept. 23) for a Wood Webinar Wednesday as Wood WORKS! highlights award winning projects: https://bit.ly/2RvZVFl
#NationalForestWeek #DYK forests can play a role in mitigating climate change? Trees harvested in Canada are replanted/regenerated. Growing forests sequester atmospheric CO2 & wood products harvested from sustainably-managed forests also lock up carbon & offer green alternatives.
The Capilano Library in #Edmonton, AB has been recognized for a 2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Award. It is an honour to be a part of this milestone with the project team, and a big congratulations to @PatkauArchitect! Learn more: via @AIANational.
Capilano Library
Drawing inspiration from a ravine tucked away in the foliage of its site, Capilano Library makes an ecological argument as it serves a suburban prairi...
ow.ly
Register for our free #webinar: Build Better, Faster & More Profitably with Mass Timber. Learn how sustainable, prefabricated, #MassTimber construction can benefit your next project. Choose your date (OCT 7, 8 or 9) and register today!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/build-better-faster-more-profitably-with-mass-timber-tickets-118507520183
Canadian forestry provides family-supporting jobs for over 230,000 Canadians in more than 600 towns and cities from coast to coast – jobs that help them raise a family and build a future 🌲 #NationalForestWeek
#ICYMI The Catalyst Building in Spokane officially opened last week. We were proud to supply Glulam Beams and Columns for this iconic project. #glulam #masstimber
As Concerns Over Climate Change Rise, More Developers Turn to Wood
With environmental benefits and lower labor costs, mass timber has grown into a market that could rival steel and concrete in the construction industr...
www.nytimes.com
Canadian Wood Council partners with Forests Ontario to launch interactive map in celebration of #NationalForestWeek https://ittakesaforest.ca/building-with-wood/
Let's celebrate the 100th anniversary of National Forest Week with facts! Wood is STRONG! Wood products provide structural support for buildings. https://bit.ly/33Saw39 #NationalForestWeek #wood #strong #engineering #architecture
Want to tackle #climatechange? Executive Director of @wood_works & @canadianwood Marianne Berube tells us to use #wood! #DYK that wood buildings lock up sequestered #carbon, often for far longer than the natural lifespan of a tree? #ItTakesAForest #NationalForestWeek
Mass timber buildings built at Atomic Energy of Canada’s Chalk River Laboratories will showcase the use of wood for low-rise, non-residential construction while helping to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to Canada’s growing bioeconomy.
https://bit.ly/3ckXOhy
Bird’s eye view of progress at the factory! Conveyors in the foreground are for curing the finger-jointed lumber and orange components on the left are part of the stacking system that will assemble the #CLT layers. #StateOfTheArt #ComputerControlled #MassTimber #Manufacturing
6 storeys in 6 weeks. Speed and ease of construction, especially in constrained infill sites, can be one of the advantages of wood construction. I’ve been enjoying following the quick progress of Ontario’s first all #masstimber residential building underway in Toronto via @r_hauz
Our CrossLam CLT system is structurally comparable to steel and concrete, but lighter—and it stores carbon and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions during manufacturing, leading to a lighter environmental impact. 📷: http://instagram.com/blakemarvin via http://instagram.com/holmesstructures
A nuclear first for Canada! Wood used at the Chalk River Laboratories with support from Natural Resources Canada’s Green Construction through Wood Program. https://bit.ly/2ZWCJoG #NationalForestWeek #masstimber #GCWood
#Trees sequester #carbon as they grow & #wood products continue to lock that carbon up. Through #sustainable #forest management & building with wood, we are maximizing the carbon benefit of our #forests. Plus, wood construction is quick, quiet & efficient! #NationalForestWeek
Celebrate #NationalForestWeek & join us this Wednesday (Sept. 23) for a Wood Webinar Wednesday as we celebrate National Forest Week with a Wood WORKS! presentation on Inspiring Wood Architecture: https://bit.ly/2RvZVFl
Let's celebrate the 100th anniversary of National Forest Week with facts! Wood is SAFE! All buildings, regardless of the material used, must meet Code requirements. https://bit.ly/3kB0GJP
#woodissafe #nationalforestweek #buidingcodes
#safety
It's here! 🌲 The #FPACAwardsofExcellence program is an opportunity to honour the remarkable people who help make our sector a leader in sustainable forest management and are advancing the environmental, social, and economic benefits of Canadian forestry: http://www.forestryforthefuture.ca/posts/forest-products-association-of-canada-awards-of-excellence-2020
Happy #NationalForestWeek! This year, it has become more obvious than ever how important our #trees and #forests are to human #health. Melanie Hazell, one of only a handful of certified #foresttherapy guides in Ontario, describes forests as nature’s pharmacy!
WHAT’S NEW?
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.
2020 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships for Wood Related Research
2020 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships Application
The Catherine Lalonde Memorial scholarship is awarded to graduate students who demonstrate excellence in their studies of structural wood or wood design. The Canadian Wood Council invites submissions from graduate students in engineering, architecture,
Join us on Wednesday (Sept. 30) for a Wood Webinar Wednesday as presenter Paul Mackie (Mr. Cedar) from
@RealCedar presents on Distinctive & Sustainable Designs https://bit.ly/2RU9y0M
Let's celebrate the 100th anniversary of #NationalForestWeek with inspiring wood architecture. Join us today (Sept. 23) for a Wood Webinar Wednesday as Wood WORKS! highlights award winning projects: https://bit.ly/2RvZVFl
#NationalForestWeek #DYK forests can play a role in mitigating climate change? Trees harvested in Canada are replanted/regenerated. Growing forests sequester atmospheric CO2 & wood products harvested from sustainably-managed forests also lock up carbon & offer green alternatives.
The Capilano Library in #Edmonton, AB has been recognized for a 2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Award. It is an honour to be a part of this milestone with the project team, and a big congratulations to @PatkauArchitect! Learn more: via @AIANational.
Capilano Library
Drawing inspiration from a ravine tucked away in the foliage of its site, Capilano Library makes an ecological argument as it serves a suburban prairi...
ow.ly
Register for our free #webinar: Build Better, Faster & More Profitably with Mass Timber. Learn how sustainable, prefabricated, #MassTimber construction can benefit your next project. Choose your date (OCT 7, 8 or 9) and register today!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/build-better-faster-more-profitably-with-mass-timber-tickets-118507520183
Canadian forestry provides family-supporting jobs for over 230,000 Canadians in more than 600 towns and cities from coast to coast – jobs that help them raise a family and build a future 🌲 #NationalForestWeek
#ICYMI The Catalyst Building in Spokane officially opened last week. We were proud to supply Glulam Beams and Columns for this iconic project. #glulam #masstimber
As Concerns Over Climate Change Rise, More Developers Turn to Wood
With environmental benefits and lower labor costs, mass timber has grown into a market that could rival steel and concrete in the construction industr...
www.nytimes.com
Canadian Wood Council partners with Forests Ontario to launch interactive map in celebration of #NationalForestWeek https://ittakesaforest.ca/building-with-wood/
Let's celebrate the 100th anniversary of National Forest Week with facts! Wood is STRONG! Wood products provide structural support for buildings. https://bit.ly/33Saw39 #NationalForestWeek #wood #strong #engineering #architecture
Want to tackle #climatechange? Executive Director of @wood_works & @canadianwood Marianne Berube tells us to use #wood! #DYK that wood buildings lock up sequestered #carbon, often for far longer than the natural lifespan of a tree? #ItTakesAForest #NationalForestWeek
Mass timber buildings built at Atomic Energy of Canada’s Chalk River Laboratories will showcase the use of wood for low-rise, non-residential construction while helping to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to Canada’s growing bioeconomy.
https://bit.ly/3ckXOhy
Bird’s eye view of progress at the factory! Conveyors in the foreground are for curing the finger-jointed lumber and orange components on the left are part of the stacking system that will assemble the #CLT layers. #StateOfTheArt #ComputerControlled #MassTimber #Manufacturing
6 storeys in 6 weeks. Speed and ease of construction, especially in constrained infill sites, can be one of the advantages of wood construction. I’ve been enjoying following the quick progress of Ontario’s first all #masstimber residential building underway in Toronto via @r_hauz
Our CrossLam CLT system is structurally comparable to steel and concrete, but lighter—and it stores carbon and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions during manufacturing, leading to a lighter environmental impact. 📷: http://instagram.com/blakemarvin via http://instagram.com/holmesstructures
A nuclear first for Canada! Wood used at the Chalk River Laboratories with support from Natural Resources Canada’s Green Construction through Wood Program. https://bit.ly/2ZWCJoG #NationalForestWeek #masstimber #GCWood
#Trees sequester #carbon as they grow & #wood products continue to lock that carbon up. Through #sustainable #forest management & building with wood, we are maximizing the carbon benefit of our #forests. Plus, wood construction is quick, quiet & efficient! #NationalForestWeek
Celebrate #NationalForestWeek & join us this Wednesday (Sept. 23) for a Wood Webinar Wednesday as we celebrate National Forest Week with a Wood WORKS! presentation on Inspiring Wood Architecture: https://bit.ly/2RvZVFl
Let's celebrate the 100th anniversary of National Forest Week with facts! Wood is SAFE! All buildings, regardless of the material used, must meet Code requirements. https://bit.ly/3kB0GJP
#woodissafe #nationalforestweek #buidingcodes
#safety
It's here! 🌲 The #FPACAwardsofExcellence program is an opportunity to honour the remarkable people who help make our sector a leader in sustainable forest management and are advancing the environmental, social, and economic benefits of Canadian forestry: http://www.forestryforthefuture.ca/posts/forest-products-association-of-canada-awards-of-excellence-2020
Happy #NationalForestWeek! This year, it has become more obvious than ever how important our #trees and #forests are to human #health. Melanie Hazell, one of only a handful of certified #foresttherapy guides in Ontario, describes forests as nature’s pharmacy!