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Promoting Health and Wellness with Wood Architecture

...timber buildings also benefit workers throughout the construction process by reducing construction time, and prefabricated elements contribute to cleaner, safer building sites. The team at the Canadian Wood Council/Wood WORKS!...

Wood in Civic Buildings

This case study examines two wood buildings, both with primary retail commercial occupancies, but which employ different mass timber products to achieve very different effects. Askew’s Uptown Supermarket in Salmon...

Low‐Rise Commercial Mass Timber Design Case Study

...Bevilacqua, P.Eng, Struct Eng, Fast+Epp Reed Kelterborn Canadian Wood Council Yang Du Canadian Wood Council Ali Mikael Canadian Wood Council Architectural Design: Dr. Hoda Ganji George Brown College Usage and...

Tall Wood Buildings – Research

...Floor and Wall Assemblies for Tall Wood Buildings, by the National Research Council (December 2014) Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation of Wall & Floor Assemblies Visit Think Wood’s Research Library...

Magazine, Revue

Wood Design & Building Magazine, vol 25, issue 102

...human wellbeing so often turn to wood. This connection is present in many cultures. Our WoodWare feature on FinnFox, for example, highlights the part wooden saunas play supporting health and...

Light-frame Trusses

...through punched steel teeth that are embedded into the wood members. Today, light-frame wood trusses are widely used in single- and multi-family residential, institutional, agricultural, commercial and industrial construction. The...

Connections

As for all other building materials, a critical aspect of wood structures is the manner by which members are connected. Wood products are building materials which are easily drilled, chiseled,...

Parallel Strand Lumber

...Engineered Wood Association Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC), Institute for Research in Construction CSA O86 Engineering design in wood ASTM D5456 Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products...

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)

...Kalesnikoff Nordic Structures APA – The Engineered Wood Association Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) Element5 ANSI/APA PRG 320 Standard for Performance-Rated Cross-Laminated Timber CSA O86 Engineering design in wood CSA...

Oriented Strand Board (OSB)

...on OSB, please refer to the following resources: APA – The Engineered Wood Association National Building Code of Canada CSA O86 Engineering design in wood CSA O325 Construction sheathing CSA...

Mass Timber Buildings and Fire Safety

...these buildings supports sustainability, promotes health and motivates learning. Learning Objectives How wood was used to create a healthy learning environment. How wood was used to create a sense of...

Magazine, Revue

Wood Design & Building Magazine, vol 25, issue 101

Every issue of Wood Design & Building tells a different story about how wood is shaping contemporary construction. Some editions revolve around a clear theme such as our recent issue...

Construction Sites

The vulnerability of any building in a fire situation is higher during the construction phase when compared to the susceptibility of the building after it has been completed...

Lumber properties

For many years, the design values of Canadian dimension lumber were determined by testing small clear samples. Although this approach had worked well in the past, there were...

Durability, Sustainability

Durability by design

“Durability by design” is the most important aspect of durable solutions. It starts with using dry wood, storing it appropriately to ensure it stays dry, and then...

Durability, Treatments

Sizer Course

Course Overview The Sizer Course provides an in-depth introduction to the WoodWorks Sizer Program, a powerful tool for designing and analyzing structural elements such as...

Tall Wood Feasibility Study

Tall Wood Feasibility Study: Mass Timber and Concrete explores the economic, construction, and environmental performance of a proposed 12-storey residential development in...

Mass Timber, tall wood

Encapsulated mass timber construction

In addition to combustible, heavy timber and noncombustible construction, a new construction type is presently being considered for inclusion into the National Building Code...

Engineered Wood Products (EWP), Mass Timber

An Industry Average EPD for Canadian Pre-fabricated Wood I-Joists

This is a Canadian industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for pre-fabricated wood I-joists. This declaration has been...

CWC, Sustainability

A Regionalized Industry Average EPD for Canadian Softwood Lumber

This is a Canadian regionalized industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for softwood lumber. This declaration has been...

CWC, Sustainability

A Regionalized Industry Average EPD for Canadian Wood Trusses

This is a Canadian regionalized industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for pre-fabricated wood trusses. This...

CWC, Sustainability

Reciprocal Framing Systems

Course Overview This presentation will provide an overview of reciprocal framing systems, showing examples of well-known structural forms such as lamella arches, as well as...

Wood Solutions Conference: Moncton 2026

Mark your calendars! WoodWorks Atlantic and the Canadian Wood Council are pleased to present the Wood Solutions Conference in Moncton this fall — and we want you there....

Woodworks

Wood Design: A Guide for Architects and Educators

This Guide is designed to help educators increase wood content in their already crowded curricula, exposing students to the unique challenges and opportunities of designing...

Biophilic Design, CWC, Premium, Wood Design

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