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Codes & Standards
...of Canada Wood in non-combustible buildings Wood Standards CSA O86 Engineering design in wood CSA S-6 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code CSA S406 Permanent Wood Foundations CSA 080 Wood Preservation...
Adhesives
Adhesives can also be referred to as resins. Many engineered wood products, including finger-joined lumber, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), glulam, cross-laminated timber (CLT), wood I-joists and other structural composite...
Decay
...wood however they do not significantly damage the wood structurally. Soft-rot fungi and wood-rotting basidiomycetes can cause strength loss in wood, with the basidiomycetes the ones responsible for decay problems...
Glulam
Glulam
...characteristics. Moisture Control of Glulam The checking of wood is due to differential shrinkage of the wood fibres in the inner and outer portions of a wood member. Glulam is...
Flame Spread
...further information, refer to the following resources: Wood Design Manual (Canadian Wood Council) Fire Safety Design in Buildings (Canadian Wood Council) National Building Code of Canada National Fire Code of...
CSA O86 Engineering design in wood
...information, refer to the following resources: Wood Design Manual (Canadian Wood Council) Introduction to Wood Design (Canadian Wood Council) National Building Code of Canada CSA O86 Engineering design in wood...
fire-retardant-treated wood
Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood
...use of FRTW Fire retardant coatings Fire-retardant-treated wood roof systems Flame-spread rating   For more information on FRTW, visit the manufacture’s websites: Arch Wood Protection, Lonza: www.wolmanizedwood.com Viance LLC: www.treatedwood.com...
Architectural Assemblies Simplified: Understanding Structural Grids, Acoustics and Envelopes in Wood Buildings
...Ratzlaff, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., PE Technical Director, WoodWorks BC Canadian Wood Council Derek began his career in the wood industry in high school working on single and multi-family light wood construction,...
Termites
...flying ants by the equal size of all four termite wings. Three types of termites can be distinguished on the basis of their moisture requirements: Damp-wood termites Dry-wood termites Subterranean...
Brock Commons Tallwood House – University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus
...wood buildings; taller wood structures such as church towers and pagodas were built worldwide earlier still. Today, pushing the envelope of wood use comes with challenges. Authorities having jurisdiction and...
Supplemental Treatment
...done in applications such as wood foundations, agricultural buildings, or non-residential long-life applications such as utility poles and bridge timbers. For wood foundations and agricultural buildings, it is normal to...
Pressure Treated Wood
...processes vary depending on the type of wood being treated and the preservative being used. In general, wood is first conditioned to remove excess water from the wood. It is...

Wood in Education

Course Overview This course is a case study of a number of educational buildings in both the United States and Canada and how wood used in the construction of these buildings...

BP6 – Managing Moisture and Wood

Wood, a long-lasting, economical, and renewable resource, is the building material of choice in North American housing. This is largely due to the proven performance of...

BIM for Wood Buildings – An Introductory Guide

Resource Description This resource provides educators with an accessible introduction to Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the context of wood construction. It explains...

Tallwood 1

Course Overview Mass timber has garnered a lot of interest in Ontario in recent years and with the recent adoption of the encapsulated mass timber construction requirements...
Prefabrication of Wood Buildings

Prefabrication of Wood Buildings

Resource Description This module provides an introduction to wood prefabrication, exploring its various levels and methods to give students a fundamental understanding of the...

Shifting Gears: World’s First Passivehouse Auto Dealership

Course Overview Building a wood frame Car Dealership is a unique proposition to begin with. Making it a Certified Passivehouse building in cold windy Red Deer is an added...

Durability by Design

Course Overview Durability by design is all in the detail. It is the detail, an aspect of wood design which is sometimes overlooked, that determines the durability of a...

Bringing Mass Timber Mainstream: Unpacking Market Challenges and Opportunities

Course Overview The positive influences of design innovation, advanced materials, new building codes, and the evolving priorities of society are driving change in the...

Low Carbon Buildings AND Energy Systems? Yes, We Wood.

Course Overview As Toronto grows, so does the need for housing and energy. The use of wood products presents a tremendous opportunity to meet these essential needs while...

Shearwall Connections and Lateral Systems for Wood Buildings

Course Overview This comprehensive course delves into the latest advancements in wood shearwall systems and connections, featuring critical updates from the 2020 National...

Encapsulated Mass Timber: A New Construction Type for the 2020 NBC

Course Overview This webinar will discuss the fire-related national building and fire code changes related to a new construction type called Encapsulated Mass Timber...

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

North American single-family homes are considered by many to be the safest place to be in an earthquake. This is not surprising considering that North American housing is...
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