ABOUT THE CANADIAN WOOD COUNCIL
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 >
Why build with wood
Safe
Strong
Sophisticated
Sustainable
Safe
Strong
Sophisticated
Sustainable
Safe
Strong
Sophisticated
Sustainable
WHAT’S NEW?
RFP – CWC Wood Handbook for Builders
We’re looking for experienced content experts to write a new CWC publication intended for builders, technologists, and students! This exciting, new publication will attempt to fill identified content gaps for light wood frame and mass timber buildings. It will document how construction practices are changing because of new wood products and technology improvements.
Earn Free Continuing Education Units
Earn free continuing education credits from the comfort of your home or office. Visit www.woodworkselearning.com to browse over 100 professional development courses accredited for CEUs by the American Institute of Architects, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, Engineering Institute of Canada & BC Housing.
2019 CLT Handbook Now Available
Get your copy of the new, fully updated Canadian CLT Handbook, 2019 Edition. This handbook is a must-have for every professional interested in building with CLT in Canada and beyond!
- NEW! An extra chapter provides a design prototype of an eight-storey mass-timber building.
Ontario Recognizes Excellence in Wood Architecture
Ontario Recognizes Excellence in Wood Architecture Winning Projects Celebrated & Announced during OFIA Convention
Toronto, ON, February 26th, 2020 – The Canadian Wood Council’s Ontario Wood WORKS! program joined forces with the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) on February 26th in Toronto to recognize six winning projects as part of the Ontario Wood Design Awards program.
#FlashbackFriday to the Seagate team hard at work during the early stages of the MEC Vancouver flagship store! Happy to be helping keep workers in work and our clients supplied.
Dark grey stones, mahogany #wood, detailed topography, and the surrounding vegetation and river are combined to make River House feel like it is part of nature. Read more at: https://bit.ly/2JmB4Qt @v2com_newswire #architecture #design
Damn right
Thrilled to be part of @flySEA's $17M Central Terminal Renovation Project. Our hybrid wood/steel truss system complements the Pacific Northwest-inspired wood design aesthetic throughout. The project adds 10K sq ft of dining & seating space. Safe travels! #masstimber #flySEA
Remember to install those fully threaded @MTCSolutions screws for #masstimber projects. “Working hard behind the connections and holding everything together” @WesternArchrib. @FrogLakeFN. @ManascIsaac. @RJC_Engineers. @ISLengineering.
Elegance and climate benefit with modern wooden bridges. The new issue of TRÄ is here NOW!, the Swedish timber architecture magazine. Free to read online or downloadable as a PDF.
@Swedish_Wood #timber #magazine https://www.svenskttra.se/publikationer-start/tidningen-tra/2020-1/elegans-och-klimatnytta-med-moderna-trabroar/
Canada’s Forest Products Sector Embraces Essential Service Designation | https://www.fpac.ca/canadas-forest-products-sector-embraces-essential-service-designation/
As we all navigate the challenges of COVID-19, the Wood WORKS! eLearning Centre has you covered for all of your professional development needs! http://www.woodworkselearning.com #architects #engineers #builders #construction #education #professionaldevelopment #free
Heightened interest in #masstimber construction has resulted in an impressive, ever-growing list of upcoming projects around the world. Check out just a few of those we’ll be watching closely over the next several years: #wood #architecture #design
Projects to Watch - Wood Design & Building
Heightened interest in mass timber construction has resulted in an impressive, ever-growing list of upcoming projects around the world. These are just...
bit.ly
The #design of this award-winning church follows the Ukrainian “#Boyko” #architectural style. There are five iconic copper-clad #domes atop of the #church, with the largest weighing over 18,000 kg! @dkstudiocanada
Learn more at: https://mosesstructures.com/portfolio/st-elias-church/
#wood #design #copper
Designed by @GECArchitecture and built using Structurlam's GluLam PLUS, the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge is a 2020 @ArchDaily Building Of The Year Award nominee. 📷: https://twitter.com/gecarchitecture
We are excited to be featured in the winter issue of @WoodDesignMag. Check out our article for #answers to the most commonly asked questions about #architectural finishes for #wood. https://bit.ly/2SRKF7g #HealthyWood
Thank you @jkenney for joining me tonight to speak about our government’s response to #COVID19 and to listen to Alberta’s Agriculture and Forestry industry from across the province. #ableg #AbAg
Electronic logging devices mandatory next year - read our blog article to learn how forest-operation companies can prepare for the coming ELD regulations 🌲
http://ow.ly/uICo50z0bLH
#ELD
Western Archrib has launched a new website! Have a look.
Western Archrib | Structural Wood Systems
Western Archrib is committed to providing quality products and services. We manufacture a full range of products in a wide variety of sizes, shapes an...
westernarchrib.com
Thoughtfulness and dedication of people in forestry goes well beyond 🇨🇦 borders. Great to come together with @FPAC_APFC 🌎 counterparts and @FAOForestry to share on #COVID19 and efforts to keep our workers & sector safe and strong. At our best when we work together.
Did you know that forest products are an essential part of our medical system? They're used in laboratory filters, surgical drapes, masks, and even disposable bed pans that help prevent infection. #ForestryIsEssential
#Timber is the perfect choice for any refurb or regeneration projects - this is the perfect example. What a development! https://twitter.com/woodcampus/status/1244931670677032960
Both #CLT and #Glulam timber is helping transform a London site with a musical history. 1295 - Old Gramophone Works
London. Adjacent to the Grand Union canal, close to Ladbroke Grove, this site was formerly both a paint factory and gramophone record works.
http://heynetillettsteel.com/projects/saga-centre
Skid Row Housing Trust and Michael Maltzan Architecture are planning a 150-unit supportive housing development tower in Downtown Los Angeles — made almost entirely of wood.
Skid Row Housing Trust, Michael Maltzan Architecture plan mass-timber housing tower
UPDATED, March 31, 11:47 a.m.: Skid Row Housing Trust and Michael Maltzan Architecture are planning a 150-unit supportive housing development tower in...
ow.ly
Earn free coned credits from your home or office. Visit http://woodworkselearning.com 100 professional development courses accredited for CEUs by the American Institute of Architects, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, Engineering Institute of Canada & BC Housing.
WHAT’S NEW?
RFP – CWC Wood Handbook for Builders
We’re looking for experienced content experts to write a new CWC publication intended for builders, technologists, and students! This exciting, new publication will attempt to fill identified content gaps for light wood frame and mass timber buildings. It will document how construction practices are changing because of new wood products and technology improvements.
Earn Free Continuing Education Units
Earn free continuing education credits from the comfort of your home or office. Visit www.woodworkselearning.com to browse over 100 professional development courses accredited for CEUs by the American Institute of Architects, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, Engineering Institute of Canada & BC Housing.
2019 CLT Handbook Now Available
Get your copy of the new, fully updated Canadian CLT Handbook, 2019 Edition. This handbook is a must-have for every professional interested in building with CLT in Canada and beyond!
- NEW! An extra chapter provides a design prototype of an eight-storey mass-timber building.
Ontario Recognizes Excellence in Wood Architecture
Ontario Recognizes Excellence in Wood Architecture Winning Projects Celebrated & Announced during OFIA Convention
Toronto, ON, February 26th, 2020 – The Canadian Wood Council’s Ontario Wood WORKS! program joined forces with the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) on February 26th in Toronto to recognize six winning projects as part of the Ontario Wood Design Awards program.
#FlashbackFriday to the Seagate team hard at work during the early stages of the MEC Vancouver flagship store! Happy to be helping keep workers in work and our clients supplied.
Dark grey stones, mahogany #wood, detailed topography, and the surrounding vegetation and river are combined to make River House feel like it is part of nature. Read more at: https://bit.ly/2JmB4Qt @v2com_newswire #architecture #design
Damn right
Thrilled to be part of @flySEA's $17M Central Terminal Renovation Project. Our hybrid wood/steel truss system complements the Pacific Northwest-inspired wood design aesthetic throughout. The project adds 10K sq ft of dining & seating space. Safe travels! #masstimber #flySEA
Remember to install those fully threaded @MTCSolutions screws for #masstimber projects. “Working hard behind the connections and holding everything together” @WesternArchrib. @FrogLakeFN. @ManascIsaac. @RJC_Engineers. @ISLengineering.
Elegance and climate benefit with modern wooden bridges. The new issue of TRÄ is here NOW!, the Swedish timber architecture magazine. Free to read online or downloadable as a PDF.
@Swedish_Wood #timber #magazine https://www.svenskttra.se/publikationer-start/tidningen-tra/2020-1/elegans-och-klimatnytta-med-moderna-trabroar/
Canada’s Forest Products Sector Embraces Essential Service Designation | https://www.fpac.ca/canadas-forest-products-sector-embraces-essential-service-designation/
As we all navigate the challenges of COVID-19, the Wood WORKS! eLearning Centre has you covered for all of your professional development needs! http://www.woodworkselearning.com #architects #engineers #builders #construction #education #professionaldevelopment #free
Heightened interest in #masstimber construction has resulted in an impressive, ever-growing list of upcoming projects around the world. Check out just a few of those we’ll be watching closely over the next several years: #wood #architecture #design
Projects to Watch - Wood Design & Building
Heightened interest in mass timber construction has resulted in an impressive, ever-growing list of upcoming projects around the world. These are just...
bit.ly
The #design of this award-winning church follows the Ukrainian “#Boyko” #architectural style. There are five iconic copper-clad #domes atop of the #church, with the largest weighing over 18,000 kg! @dkstudiocanada
Learn more at: https://mosesstructures.com/portfolio/st-elias-church/
#wood #design #copper
Designed by @GECArchitecture and built using Structurlam's GluLam PLUS, the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge is a 2020 @ArchDaily Building Of The Year Award nominee. 📷: https://twitter.com/gecarchitecture
We are excited to be featured in the winter issue of @WoodDesignMag. Check out our article for #answers to the most commonly asked questions about #architectural finishes for #wood. https://bit.ly/2SRKF7g #HealthyWood
Thank you @jkenney for joining me tonight to speak about our government’s response to #COVID19 and to listen to Alberta’s Agriculture and Forestry industry from across the province. #ableg #AbAg
Electronic logging devices mandatory next year - read our blog article to learn how forest-operation companies can prepare for the coming ELD regulations 🌲
http://ow.ly/uICo50z0bLH
#ELD
Western Archrib has launched a new website! Have a look.
Western Archrib | Structural Wood Systems
Western Archrib is committed to providing quality products and services. We manufacture a full range of products in a wide variety of sizes, shapes an...
westernarchrib.com
Thoughtfulness and dedication of people in forestry goes well beyond 🇨🇦 borders. Great to come together with @FPAC_APFC 🌎 counterparts and @FAOForestry to share on #COVID19 and efforts to keep our workers & sector safe and strong. At our best when we work together.
Did you know that forest products are an essential part of our medical system? They're used in laboratory filters, surgical drapes, masks, and even disposable bed pans that help prevent infection. #ForestryIsEssential
#Timber is the perfect choice for any refurb or regeneration projects - this is the perfect example. What a development! https://twitter.com/woodcampus/status/1244931670677032960
Both #CLT and #Glulam timber is helping transform a London site with a musical history. 1295 - Old Gramophone Works
London. Adjacent to the Grand Union canal, close to Ladbroke Grove, this site was formerly both a paint factory and gramophone record works.
http://heynetillettsteel.com/projects/saga-centre
Skid Row Housing Trust and Michael Maltzan Architecture are planning a 150-unit supportive housing development tower in Downtown Los Angeles — made almost entirely of wood.
Skid Row Housing Trust, Michael Maltzan Architecture plan mass-timber housing tower
UPDATED, March 31, 11:47 a.m.: Skid Row Housing Trust and Michael Maltzan Architecture are planning a 150-unit supportive housing development tower in...
ow.ly
Earn free coned credits from your home or office. Visit http://woodworkselearning.com 100 professional development courses accredited for CEUs by the American Institute of Architects, all Canadian Provincial Architect Associations, Engineering Institute of Canada & BC Housing.