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Building Science for Wood Buildings

...high-performance wood building envelopes and contemporary construction strategies. Acknowledgments Reviewers Canadian Wood Council Usage and Citation Guidelines These teaching materials were developed by Scius Advisory and BIM One with funding...

From Forests to Housing: Modern Methods of Construction – Roundtable Consultation

...in collaboration with the Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), this report examines how Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), including prefabrication, panelized and modular...

Diversify Your Structural Portfolio: Wood in Low-Rise Commercial Construction

Course Overview This course will explore the use cases for incorporating more wood into a sector that is typically dominated by structural steel construction. We will look at Light Wood...

Mid-Rise Best Practice Guide Proven Construction Techniques for Five-and Six-Storey Wood-Frame Buildings

When the provincial government changed the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) in 2009 by increasing the permissible height for wood-frame construction from four storeys to six for residential buildings, it...

BP2 – Fire Safety In Residential Buildings

Since wood-frame construction was first used in the early 1800’s, North Americans have developed and been sheltered by wood-frame building technology — from single family homes and progressing over the...

Long-term Care Facilities – Norview Lodge & Parkwood Mennonite Home

...safe, cheery, and bright, and yet economical to construct and maintain. Wood construction offers many advantages—for example, wood-frame construction is economical, and wood finishes and exposed wood members offer architectural...

Microtel Inn & Suites – Parry Sound, Ontario

...project’s architect, designed this three-storey building using wood for all structural framing. Prefabricated wood panels designed specifically for the project were used to complete this cost effective, high quality, and...

Treatment during engineered wood product manufacture

Some engineered wood panel products, such as plywood and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) are able to be treated after manufacture with preservative solutions, whereas thin strand based products (OSB, OSL)...

Origine – Pointe-Aux-Lièvres Ecocondos – Quebec City

...Nordic Structures, EBC, and Synchro Immobilier, wanted to push the boundaries of wood materials. Origine’s great innovation resides in its lateral resistance system made entirely of wood. It is actually...

Innovative Wood Use in BC – A Case Study Showcasing Three Demonstration Projects

...projects benefited from BC provincial funding support through the Wood Enterprise Coalition (WEC) demonstration project program. WEC was put in place under the province’s Wood First Initiative,1 and has a...

Meadows Community Recreation Centre and Library

...indoors and outdoors maximizes natural light and materials to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Wood is used throughout as both a structural and finish material. Because wood is a...

Guide to Mid-Rise Wood Construction in the Ontario Building Code

...provides a technical overview of the provisions permitting 5- and 6-storey combustible (wood) construction under the 2024 Ontario Building Code. Developed by WoodWorks Ontario / the Canadian Wood Council, this...

Seismic Solutions for Resilient Wooden Structures

Course Overview Timber structures are getting bigger and higher with the availability of economical mass timber products on the market. Timber is also very attractive to...

A Zero Carbon Hybrid Wood Supertall Future

Course Overview With buildings generating 40% of global carbon emissions, we need to achieve net-zero by 2050 to meet the Paris Agreement target and limit global warming to...

Innovative Strategies for Light-Frame Mid-Rise Buildings in High-Seismic Regions

Innovative Strategies for Light-Frame Mid-Rise Buildings in High-Seismic Regions presents a detailed design example and practical guidance for engineers and builders...

Mid-Rise Buildings, Seismic Studies, Woodworks

Introduction to Wood Building Technology

Engineers, architects, building code officials, builders, developers, students and professors all turn to Introduction to Wood Building Technology – the most current guide...

CWC, Premium, Structural Engineering

Wood Highway Bridges

Wood Highway Bridges demonstrates how wood bridges can be designed to be assembled rapidly, resist deterioration caused by de-icing chemicals, and utilize stress-laminating...

Bridges, CWC, Infrastructure, Premium

Art Gallery of Ontario (Renovation and Addition)

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) was founded in 1900 as the Art Museum of Toronto. In 1919 it became the Art Gallery of Toronto and in 1966, took on its present name. The...

Civic Buildings, Woodworks

Wood Piles

Wood Piles provides clear and concise coverage of a topic that is often considered obscure However, wood piling has been used around the world to support heavy loads for...

CWC, Premium, Structural Engineering, Wood Foundations

B.C. Restaurants (The Old Vines & The Hooded Merganser)

Eating and drinking are social activities best enjoyed in a warm, relaxing and comfortable atmosphere. These activities have had a long association with wood, which has...

Commercial Buildings, Woodworks

Shane Homes YMCA At Rocky Ridge Calgary, AB

Calgary’s aspirations to become a world-class city are supported by its recent investments in infrastructure and architecture, including the $192-million Shane Homes YMCA...

Civic Buildings, Woodworks

Efficient Tall Wall Framing using Engineered Wood Products

Course Overview This webinar will explore the basic design principles and best practices for efficient tall wall design using engineered wood products. Discussion will...

Understanding Glulam: The structural and architectural capabilities of mass timber

Course Overview In this course, you’ll gain insight into the design and manufacturing considerations involved in using glulam in buildings. As one of the oldest mass timber...

Sizer Course – US

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...

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