...of Canada CSA S347 Method of Test for Evaluation of Truss Plates used in Lumber Joints ASTM D1761 Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood Canadian Wood Truss Association...
Atelier sur le Logiciel WoodWorks®: Sizer, Connections and Shearwalls
Introduction Cet atelier présente une vue d’ensemble complète de la suite logicielle WoodWorks® (édition canadienne) et de son application pratique pour la conception des structures en bois conformément au Code...
A Business Case for Tall Wood
Course Overview This session will present a vision and business case for innovation, sustainability, and affordability for the tallest residential wood tower in the world (proposed in Nova Scotia). Addressing...
...(NBC) and the “Engineering design in wood” standard (CSA O86). It provides guidance and design examples on sawn and engineered wood members, their connections and fire design. The most common...
Across Canada, the low-rise non-residential sector—think offices, retail stores, warehouses, and restaurants—presents a major growth opportunity for structural wood systems, including light wood-frame, heavy timber, mass timber, and hybrid construction....
Shearwalls Course – US
Course Overview The Shearwalls Course introduces learners to the WoodWorks Shearwalls Program, a tool designed for modeling and analyzing wood-frame structures. This course covers the design of complete structures, including...
Local Government support for Modern Methods of Construction
...Wood Council Annabelle oversees WoodWorks BC, the market development program of the Canadian Wood Council. After completing her postgraduate degree in Northern Ireland, she worked with several multi-family development companies,...
An Industry Average EPD for Canadian Softwood Plywood
This is a Canadian industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for softwood plywood. This declaration has been prepared in accordance with ISO 21930 (1), ISO 14025...
Connections Course
Course Overview The Connections Course provides an introduction to the WoodWorks Connections Program, a tool designed to assist engineers and designers in the creation and evaluation of wood connections. This...
Connections Course – US
The Connections Course provides an introduction to the WoodWorks Connections Program, a tool designed to assist engineers and designers in the creation and evaluation of wood connections. This course covers...
Canadian species of visually graded lumber There are more than a hundred softwood species in North America. To simplify the supply and use of structural softwood lumber, species having similar...
Delivering Efficient Engineered Wood and Hybrid Structures
Course Overview This course explores the opportunities and challenges associated with the design and construction of modern timber and hybrid wood structures from the perspective of builders, developers, and project...
The design values for visually graded and mechanically graded Hem-Fir (N) dimension lumber have been updated in response to the routine assessment of strength and stiffness...
The Engineering Guide for Wood Frame Construction has been produced by CWC to provide guidance to engineers, building designers, building officials, builders, and students of...
Introduction to Wood Design has been prepared to facilitate and encourage the instruction of wood engineering at Canadian universities and colleges. The publication is a...
Course Overview Since Engineered Lumber Products are proprietary, there is a range of opinions about how much information to show on a set of Structural drawings. Should the...
Course Overview Delivering superior acoustic comfort to building occupants doesn’t have to be complicated. In this panel discussion, presented by an industry-leading...
Course Overview As society strives toward lower-carbon construction and increased operational efficiency of the built environment, we know that a building’s envelope...
Course Overview There are currently a number of planned new school projects throughout British Columbia that require either three ‐ or four‐storey buildings, and this...
The Wood Reference Handbook is much more than a guide to the architectural use of wood in building construction – it is a beautifully assembled homage to fine wood...
Course Overview This presentation defines Acoustic building code requirements and discusses important acoustic principles in mass timber construction. Learning Objectives...
Course Overview This session explores two distinct but complementary perspectives on advancing the built environment in Canada. Tanya Bachmeier, CEO of Cornerstone...
This document is a design example of Wood Diaphragm Using Envelope Method. it uses a typical one-storey commercial building located in Vancouver, BC as the example. The plan...
Red Deer College (RDC) Student Residence is a 5,800-sq.m. (60,000-sq.ft.), five-storey wooden structure with 145 units, designed and completed to meet the 300-bed demand for...