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  • Architectural Design, Case Study, CWC, Outstanding Wood

Outstanding Wood Buildings

  • Architecture Durable, Bâtiments Exceptionnels, CWC, Wood Buildings

Outstanding Wood Buildings (Bâtiments En Bois Exceptionnels)

  • Cultural Heritage, CWC, Edmonton, Sustainable Design, Wood Architecture

Celebrating Edmonton’s Wood Architecture

  • Case Study, CWC, Engineered Wood, Innovative Applications, Sustainable Design

Innovative Applications of Engineered Wood

  • BP5 – Wood-Frame Construction: Meeting The Challenge of Earthquakes

BP5 – Wood-Frame Construtction: Meeting the Challenge of Earthquakes

  • BP4, CWC, North America, Residential Construction, Wood-Frame Housing

BP4 – WOOD-FRAME HOUSING: A NORTH-AMERICAN MARVEL

BP3 – TERMITE CONTROL AND WOOD-FRAME BUILDINGS

  • BP1, CWC, Durability, Moisture Control, Wood-frame Buildings

BP1 – Moisture and Wood-Frame Buildings

  • Arbora, CWC, Exposed Wood, Residential Project, Structural Innovation

Arbora – An Exposed Wood Structure in A Major Residential Project

  • CWC, Openings Design, Structural Engineering, Wood Diaphragm

Design Example of Designing for Openings In Wood Diaphragm

  • CMU Shearwalls, CWC, Reinforcement, Structural Wood, Wood Diaphragm

Design Example of Wood Diaphragm on Reinforced CMU Shearwalls

  • CWC, Design Example, Envelope Method, Structural Engineering, Wood Diaphragm

DESIGN EXAMPLE OF WOOD DIAPHRAGM USING ENVELOPE METHOD

Wood design in the National Building Code of Canada
Supplemental Treatment
Fasteners
Treatability
Resilience
Remedial Treatment
Surface Pre-treatment
Moisture and Wood
Decay
Termites
Controlling Termites
Applying Treatment

Wood design in the National Building Code of Canada

The current edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) is published in an objective-based format intended to allow more flexibility when evaluating non-traditional...

Supplemental Treatment

Supplementary treatment may be added wherever on-site cutting or drilling of wood is unavoidable, or where it is suspected the original protection measures may be inadequate....

Fasteners

Fasteners, Connectors and Flashing for Wood Treated With Copper-Based Preservatives The presence of moisture is a precondition for corrosion of metals. Treated wood is...

Treatability

Treatability of Major North American Softwoods Some wood is easier to treat than others. The particular structure of the cells for a given piece of wood will determine how...

Resilience

Individuals in the design and construction community are increasingly choosing materials, design techniques and construction procedures that improve a structure’s ability...

Remedial Treatment

Since remedial treatment is intended to solve a known insect or decay problem, the first thing to do is investigate the extent of the problem and, if necessary, provide...

Surface Pre-treatment

Liquid application: Dip diffusion treatment of green (wet) lumber Dip-diffusion treatment involves immersion of freshly cut lumber, still wet from the tree, in a concentrated...

Moisture and Wood

The durability of wood is often a function of water, but that doesn’t mean wood can never get wet. Quite the contrary, wood and water usually live happily together. Wood is...

Decay

Wood is biodegradable – that’s a characteristic we normally consider to be one of the benefits of choosing natural materials. Organisms exist that can break down wood...

Termites

Termites, sometimes called “white ants” are a social insect, more closely related to cockroaches than ants. They can be distinguished from ants by the absence of a narrow...

Controlling Termites

Fortunately for Canada, most of this country lies north of the limit for termites on the North American continent. However, because termites and people both prefer the warmer...

Applying Treatment

Holes drilled to apply depot, supplementary or remedial treatments should be on vertical surfaces or undersides, where possible, to avoid creating additional routes for...

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