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  • CWC, Economy, Strength, Structural Engineering, Versatility, Wood Trusses

IBS2 – WOOD TRUSSES – STRENGTH, ECONOMY, VERSATILITY

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

IBS1 – Moisture and Wood-Frame Buildings

  • CWC, Ontario, Reference Guide, Structural Engineering, wood bridges

ONTARIO WOOD BRIDGE REFERENCE GUIDE

  • BP6, CWC, Moisture Control, Technical Guide, Wood Durability

BP6 – MANAGING MOISTURE AND WOOD

  • 2014 Edition, CWC, Engineering Guide, Structural Wood, Wood Frame Construction

Engineering Guide for Wood Frame Construction 2014

  • Basics, CWC, Platform Structures, Vertical Movement, Wood Engineering

Vertical Movement In Wood Platform Frame Structures – Basics

  • CWC, Design Solutions, Platform Structures, Structural Engineering, Vertical Movement

Vertical Movement In Wood Platform Frame Structures – Design and Detailing Solutions

  • CWC, Movement Prediction, Platform Frames, Structural Wood, Vertical Movement

Vertical Movement In Wood Platform Frame Structures – Movement Prediction

  • CWC, Educational Buildings, Low-rise, Ontario Reference, Wood Construction

Wood Use In Low Rise Educational Buildings Ontario Reference Guide 2012

  • Best Practices, CWC, Mid Rise, Mid-rise Construction, midrise, Technical Guide, Wood-frame Buildings

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

  • Case Study, CWC, Demonstration Projects, Sustainable Design, Wood Innovation

Innovating with Wood – A Case Study Showcasing Four Demonstration Projects

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

Overview of the Canadian Mass Timber Technical Guide
Sound and Vibration in Mass Timber Buildings: A Practical Guide
Shearwall Connections and Lateral Systems for Wood Buildings
Mass Timber Construction at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Joining Tradition and Innovation with Mass timber Connections
Gestimat Toward Low Carbon Construction
Global Lessons from Local Forests
Dowel Laminated Timber A new mass timber product in North America
Efficient Tall Wall Framing using Engineered Wood Products
Diversify Your Structural Portfolio: Wood in Low-Rise Commercial Construction
Design Options for Three and Four Storey Wood School Buildings in British Columbia
Design Guide for Timber Concrete Composite Floors

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...

Codes & Standards

BUILDING CODES & STANDARDS (THE REGULATORY SYSTEM) The construction industry is regulated through building codes which are informed by: Design standards that provide...

Energy Code

The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) aims to help save on energy bills, reduce peak energy demand, and improve the quality and comfort of the building's...

Acoustics

Wood is composed of many small cellular tubes that are predominantly filled with air. The natural composition of the material allows for wood to act as an effective...

Combustible construction

The provision of fire safety in a building is a complex matter; far more complex than the relative combustibility of the main structural materials used in a building. To...

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...

Fire Safety

The National Building Code of Canada (NBC) defines fire safety under Objective OS1: “an objective of this code is to limit the probability that as a result of the design or...

Flame Spread

Flame spread is primarily a surface burning characteristic of materials, and a flame-spread rating is a way to compare how rapid flame spreads on the surface of one material...

Fire Resistance

In the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) “fire-resistance rating” is defined in part as: “the time in minutes or hours that a material or assembly of materials...

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...

Structural Design

A structure must be designed to resist all the loads expected to act on the structure during its service life. Under the effects of the expected applied loads, the structure...

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...

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