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WHAT’S NEW?
Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships Awarded
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) awarded three student recipients as part of the 2019 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships – Gabriella Vojtila (Queen’s University), Md Abdul Hamid Mirdad (University of Alberta) and team of Shawn Dylan Johnston and Siqi Wang (University of Toronto). The winners demonstrated academic excellence through their research projects that will have positive influences on the structural wood products industry.
Submissions now being accepted for the Wood Design & Building Awards!
The Wood Design & Building Awards program invites North American and International entries for 2019 -honouring excellence in wood architecture. Submit your projects today!
The Canadian Wood Council Welcomes Kevin McKinley as President & CEO
The CWC announced Kevin McKinley as President & CEO, effective September 30. Kevin is a highly experienced and well-regarded leader, with previous work experience at the Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the Standards Council of Canada.
Reader Survey – Wood Design & Building Magazine
Your opinion matters to us! Complete the reader survey for your chance to win one of four visa gift cards valued at $350 each!
Tenant interest in mass timber’s sustainability and wellness benefits is increasing alongside government support. https://bit.ly/35XWrkm @NRCan @JLLAustralia #sustainability #wood #wellness #benefits #construction #architecture #engineering #building #Canada
Whether you’re building a 4-storey commercial building or the world’s tallest wood building, our Crosslam CLT, Glulam Plus & StructurDek GLT are the perfect fit for your #masstimber project. From idea conception to design & install, our experts can help your project come to life.
Great slide from @DerekNighbor to @WoodWORKSAB #WoodSolutionsFair. More than 20x trees we harvest are infested by insects. @FPAC_APFC #loveabforests
When a building is being built, there are always continuous changes required on the fly. Using wood makes that a lot easier.
There are several good reasons to use wood on your next project. Let's look at a few: http://ow.ly/adbx50xmqX5
Tonight we’re welcoming new and returning MPs to the Hill 🇨🇦 At the @Maclean’s 2019 Welcome to the Hill reception 🥂
Construction on the new Métis Crossing Culture Gathering Centre is nearing completion in Smoky Lake, Alberta. The new building will be home for the Métis Nation of Alberta for annual gatherings. See full project update here: http://bit.ly/2LCqFll. @MetisCrossing @ManascIsaac
So excited to attend the @Macleans 2019 Welcome to the Hill reception this evening! 🇨🇦
The group photo of our Glulam bridge tour in Amherst,NS!
The tour was part of a full day, level 1 timber bridge design course. #bridge #tour #glulam #NovaScotia #sustainable #Sustainability #Engineering #architecture #design #connections
DYK? The world's largest log conference structure, Canada House in Killarney, Ontario, is protected with Sansin (@healthywood). The deep penetrating wood finish offers durability and allows the natural character and beauty of the wood to shine through. #Sansin #Wood #HealthyWood
Russell Acton from @actonostry speaking at the @UCalgary Design Matters series - proudly supported by the Canadian Wood Council and the Wood WORKS! Program. https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/whats-happening/designmatters photo courtesy of Alex Mayhew. #architecture #students #learning #education #wood #construction
"As Publisher of the @WoodDesignMag I'd like to invite you to complete our readers survey for a chance to win 1 of 4 $350 @visa gift cards!" Etienne Lalonde http://www.macorr.com/surveys/dtlpr/wdb.htm #win #survey #readers #magazine
We want your feedback! Make sure to complete our Reader Survey, and as a token of our appreciation, you will be entered to win 1 of 4 @Visa $350 gift cards. http://bit.ly/32pqf88 #readersurvey #wooddesign #design #Architecturedesign
Our industry is ideally positioned to excel in the dynamic, high-growth global bioeconomy, as recognized in @environmentca's new Circular Economy backgrounder for our progress in turning pulp and paper mill waste into renewable bioproducts 🌲 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2019/12/circular-economy.html
The #IHF2019 in #Innsbruck by @forumholzbau is of to a good start this morning by our own Associate Senior Engineer Tobias Löw talking about #CLT and social housing in London
Une tour de 48 étages avec du #bois est en préparation en Outaouais, un projet de la firme MU Architecture.
http://www.cecobois.com/fr/nouvelles/pekuliari-une-tour-de-48-etages-en-preparation-en-outaouais
Studies on one-to-four-storey commercial construction in Canada show huge potential for the wood sector, with up to 60 million additional square feet of project prospects annually. https://bit.ly/2YdPQPS @DCN_Canada #construction #wood #potential #architecture #engineering
How can virtual reality improve forest operations’ operational performance and land-based resource management? http://ow.ly/wDiA50xpMKU
Canada’s renewable forests absorb carbon dioxide and help regulate the world’s climate systems for the benefit of the entire planet. The critical role of storing carbon continues in products made from wood fibre, and is further prolonged through the recycling of forest products.
Compared to concrete structures, CrossLam CLT projects are installed in a shorter period of time due to the nature of prefabrication & dry materials. More on the use of #masstimber in the construction of the Beaverton Public Safety Centre from @FFAdesign : https://ffadesign.com/news/managing-the-construction-process/
Wood products are used in inventive ways across BC - from beautiful bridges through the trees, to sky-tall structures in our cities/towns. Do you have forestry photos to share? Enter our Forestry Photo Contest with @CFIMag by Dec 18: http://ow.ly/fBDD50xpWYi
WHAT’S NEW?
Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships Awarded
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) awarded three student recipients as part of the 2019 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships – Gabriella Vojtila (Queen’s University), Md Abdul Hamid Mirdad (University of Alberta) and team of Shawn Dylan Johnston and Siqi Wang (University of Toronto). The winners demonstrated academic excellence through their research projects that will have positive influences on the structural wood products industry.
Submissions now being accepted for the Wood Design & Building Awards!
The Wood Design & Building Awards program invites North American and International entries for 2019 -honouring excellence in wood architecture. Submit your projects today!
The Canadian Wood Council Welcomes Kevin McKinley as President & CEO
The CWC announced Kevin McKinley as President & CEO, effective September 30. Kevin is a highly experienced and well-regarded leader, with previous work experience at the Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the Standards Council of Canada.
Reader Survey – Wood Design & Building Magazine
Your opinion matters to us! Complete the reader survey for your chance to win one of four visa gift cards valued at $350 each!
Tenant interest in mass timber’s sustainability and wellness benefits is increasing alongside government support. https://bit.ly/35XWrkm @NRCan @JLLAustralia #sustainability #wood #wellness #benefits #construction #architecture #engineering #building #Canada
Whether you’re building a 4-storey commercial building or the world’s tallest wood building, our Crosslam CLT, Glulam Plus & StructurDek GLT are the perfect fit for your #masstimber project. From idea conception to design & install, our experts can help your project come to life.
Great slide from @DerekNighbor to @WoodWORKSAB #WoodSolutionsFair. More than 20x trees we harvest are infested by insects. @FPAC_APFC #loveabforests
When a building is being built, there are always continuous changes required on the fly. Using wood makes that a lot easier.
There are several good reasons to use wood on your next project. Let's look at a few: http://ow.ly/adbx50xmqX5
Tonight we’re welcoming new and returning MPs to the Hill 🇨🇦 At the @Maclean’s 2019 Welcome to the Hill reception 🥂
Construction on the new Métis Crossing Culture Gathering Centre is nearing completion in Smoky Lake, Alberta. The new building will be home for the Métis Nation of Alberta for annual gatherings. See full project update here: http://bit.ly/2LCqFll. @MetisCrossing @ManascIsaac
So excited to attend the @Macleans 2019 Welcome to the Hill reception this evening! 🇨🇦
The group photo of our Glulam bridge tour in Amherst,NS!
The tour was part of a full day, level 1 timber bridge design course. #bridge #tour #glulam #NovaScotia #sustainable #Sustainability #Engineering #architecture #design #connections
DYK? The world's largest log conference structure, Canada House in Killarney, Ontario, is protected with Sansin (@healthywood). The deep penetrating wood finish offers durability and allows the natural character and beauty of the wood to shine through. #Sansin #Wood #HealthyWood
Russell Acton from @actonostry speaking at the @UCalgary Design Matters series - proudly supported by the Canadian Wood Council and the Wood WORKS! Program. https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/whats-happening/designmatters photo courtesy of Alex Mayhew. #architecture #students #learning #education #wood #construction
"As Publisher of the @WoodDesignMag I'd like to invite you to complete our readers survey for a chance to win 1 of 4 $350 @visa gift cards!" Etienne Lalonde http://www.macorr.com/surveys/dtlpr/wdb.htm #win #survey #readers #magazine
We want your feedback! Make sure to complete our Reader Survey, and as a token of our appreciation, you will be entered to win 1 of 4 @Visa $350 gift cards. http://bit.ly/32pqf88 #readersurvey #wooddesign #design #Architecturedesign
Our industry is ideally positioned to excel in the dynamic, high-growth global bioeconomy, as recognized in @environmentca's new Circular Economy backgrounder for our progress in turning pulp and paper mill waste into renewable bioproducts 🌲 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2019/12/circular-economy.html
The #IHF2019 in #Innsbruck by @forumholzbau is of to a good start this morning by our own Associate Senior Engineer Tobias Löw talking about #CLT and social housing in London
Une tour de 48 étages avec du #bois est en préparation en Outaouais, un projet de la firme MU Architecture.
http://www.cecobois.com/fr/nouvelles/pekuliari-une-tour-de-48-etages-en-preparation-en-outaouais
Studies on one-to-four-storey commercial construction in Canada show huge potential for the wood sector, with up to 60 million additional square feet of project prospects annually. https://bit.ly/2YdPQPS @DCN_Canada #construction #wood #potential #architecture #engineering
How can virtual reality improve forest operations’ operational performance and land-based resource management? http://ow.ly/wDiA50xpMKU
Canada’s renewable forests absorb carbon dioxide and help regulate the world’s climate systems for the benefit of the entire planet. The critical role of storing carbon continues in products made from wood fibre, and is further prolonged through the recycling of forest products.
Compared to concrete structures, CrossLam CLT projects are installed in a shorter period of time due to the nature of prefabrication & dry materials. More on the use of #masstimber in the construction of the Beaverton Public Safety Centre from @FFAdesign : https://ffadesign.com/news/managing-the-construction-process/
Wood products are used in inventive ways across BC - from beautiful bridges through the trees, to sky-tall structures in our cities/towns. Do you have forestry photos to share? Enter our Forestry Photo Contest with @CFIMag by Dec 18: http://ow.ly/fBDD50xpWYi