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IBS4 – Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis for Residential Buildings

Mass Timber Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
Canada’s Wood Industry Welcomes New Build Canada Homes Agency to Drive Rapidly Deployable Housing
Limberlost Place: Video Case Study
Canadian Wood Council’s WoodWorks Program Welcomes BarrierTEK as National Partner
Mass Timber Demonstration Fire Tests Program
BIM for Wood Buildings – An Introductory Guide
Considerations in the Design & Prefabrication of Mass Timber Buildings for Architects
Considerations in the Design & Prefabrication of Mass Timber Buildings for Architects
Wood Education and Workforce Integration Concurrent Workshop @ Woodrise 2025
Mass Timber Buildings and Fire Safety
Wood in Education
Vertical Additions: An innovative pathway to delivering more homes
Overview of the Canadian Mass Timber Technical Guide

Environmental Issues

Safe Handling Using common sense and standard safety equipment (personal protection and wood-working machinery) applies when working with any building products. Gloves, dust...

Environmental product declarations (EPDs)

EPD Link An Industry Average EPD for Canadian Pre-fabricated Wood I-Joists [epdlink...

Mid-Rise Buildings

In the early 1900s, light-frame wood construction and heavy timber, up to ten-storeys in height, was commonplace in major cities throughout Canada. The longevity and...

Bridges

Timber bridges have a long history as vital components of the roadway, railway and logging road networks within Canada. Dependent on the availability of materials...

Bridges

Timber bridges have a long history as vital components of the roadway, railway and logging road networks within Canada. Dependent on the availability of materials...

Life Cycle Assessment

Construction products and the building sector as a whole have significant impacts on the environment. Policy instruments and market forces are increasingly pushing...

Canadian Wood Council and Woodsure launch new partnership between the WoodWorks and Woodsure programs

Ottawa, Ontario – September 17, 2024 — The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and Woodsure (A division of Axis Insurance Managers Inc.) are pleased to announce a new partnership...

IBS4 – SUSTAINABILITY AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

IBS4 – Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis for Residential Buildings

Close-up view of stacked wooden logs with visible growth rings and natural cracks, showcasing raw timber texture.

Canada’s Blueprint for Mass Timber Success Unveiled at Parliament Hill

June 13, 2024 (Ottawa)– Earlier today, The Transition Accelerator unveiled The Mass Timber Roadmap at the Press Conference Room in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The...

Canadian Wood Council and George Brown College’s Brookfield Sustainability Institute to co-host WoodWorks Summit in Toronto

Ottawa, Toronto | 27 March 2024] – The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and George Brown College’s Brookfield Sustainability Institute (BSI) are thrilled to announce a...

Four-Storey Wood School Design in British Columbia: Life Cycle Analysis Comparisons

Climate change is one of the largest threats facing the planet today. The construction industry accounts for 11% of global carbon emissions, playing a significant part in the...

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