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Mid-Rise Buildings – Research

...Determining Deflections of Stacked Multi-storey Wood-based Shearwalls Design of Stacked Multi-storey Wood Shearwalls using a Mechanics Based Approach Linear Dynamic Analysis for Wood Based Shear Walls and Podium Structures Design...

CSA S406 Permanent Wood Foundations

...seal in order to issue a building permit. For further information, refer to the following resources: Permanent Wood Foundations (Canadian Wood Council) Wood Preservation Canada National Building Code of Canada...

Panel Products

By using roundwood that is often not be suitable for lumber production, wood-based panels make efficient use of the forest resource by providing engineered wood products with defined strength and...

Laminated Strand Lumber

...pressed. LSL resembles oriented strand board (OSB) in appearance as they are both fabricated from the similar wood species and contain flaked wood strands, however, unlike OSB, the strands in...

Oriented Strand Lumber

...flaked wood strands that have a length-to-thickness ratio of approximately 75. The wood strands used in OSL are shorter than those in LSL. Combined with an adhesive, the strands are...

Wood as a Structural Material: Properties, Systems, and Design

...and modification factors. Module 2 – Structural Wood Products and Systems.Introduces sawn lumber, panel products, and engineered wood products (EWP) such as glulam, structural composite lumber, and CLT. Discusses applications...

Building Canada’s Future With Wood

...highlight key themes including the rise of mass timber and tallwood buildings, the shift toward offsite construction, and wood’s potential to address the housing affordability crisis. The session offers a...

Wood Advantages

Wood is resistant to some of the chemicals destructive to steel and concrete. For example, wood is often the material of choice when exposed to: organic compounds, hot or cold...

Plant a Seed Designing with Wood and Bio based Materials

...She has a passion for timber construction and understands the potential of wood in developing unique, sustainable projects. Given her experiences, Fabia has extensive knowledge about incorporating wood in construction...

From Trees to Keys: Scaling Industrialized Wood Construction

...models, workforce capabilities, and policy alignment in advancing wood-based manufactured housing as a viable response to Canada’s housing crisis. Course Video https://vimeo.com/1147103250 Speakers Bio Hailey Quiquero Technical Manager WoodWorks Ontario...

Durability Research and Development

FPInnovations has been field testing the performance of treated wood products for years. Click one of these categories for performance data from our field tests. Borate-treated Wood vs. Termites Round...

Vertical Movement in Wood Platform Structures: Design and Detailing Solutions

...in the design drawings. Simply specifying wood materials with lower MC at time of delivery does not guarantee that the wood will not get wet on construction sites and will...

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...

Durability, Sustainability

Durability by design

“Durability by design” is the most important aspect of durable solutions. It starts with using dry wood, storing it appropriately to ensure it stays dry, and then...

Durability, Treatments

Sizer Course

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...

Tall Wood Feasibility Study

Tall Wood Feasibility Study: Mass Timber and Concrete explores the economic, construction, and environmental performance of a proposed 12-storey residential development in...

Mass Timber, tall wood

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...

Engineered Wood Products (EWP), Mass Timber

An Industry Average EPD for Canadian Pre-fabricated Wood I-Joists

This is a Canadian industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for pre-fabricated wood I-joists. This declaration has been...

CWC, Sustainability

A Regionalized Industry Average EPD for Canadian Softwood Lumber

This is a Canadian regionalized industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for softwood lumber. This declaration has been...

CWC, Sustainability

A Regionalized Industry Average EPD for Canadian Wood Trusses

This is a Canadian regionalized industry wide (average) business-to-business Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for pre-fabricated wood trusses. This...

CWC, Sustainability

Reciprocal Framing Systems

Course Overview This presentation will provide an overview of reciprocal framing systems, showing examples of well-known structural forms such as lamella arches, as well as...

Wood Solutions Conference: Moncton 2026

Mark your calendars! WoodWorks Atlantic and the Canadian Wood Council are pleased to present the Wood Solutions Conference in Moncton this fall — and we want you there....

Woodworks

Wood Design: A Guide for Architects and Educators

This Guide is designed to help educators increase wood content in their already crowded curricula, exposing students to the unique challenges and opportunities of designing...

Biophilic Design, CWC, Premium, Wood Design

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...

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Mid-Rise Buildings – Research

CSA S406 Permanent Wood Foundations

Panel Products

Laminated Strand Lumber

Oriented Strand Lumber

Wood as a Structural Material: Properties, Systems, and Design

Building Canada’s Future With Wood

Wood Advantages

Plant a Seed Designing with Wood and Bio based Materials

From Trees to Keys: Scaling Industrialized Wood Construction

Durability Research and Development

Vertical Movement in Wood Platform Structures: Design and Detailing Solutions

Lumber properties

Durability by design

Sizer Course

Tall Wood Feasibility Study

Encapsulated mass timber construction

An Industry Average EPD for Canadian Pre-fabricated Wood I-Joists

A Regionalized Industry Average EPD for Canadian Softwood Lumber

A Regionalized Industry Average EPD for Canadian Wood Trusses

Reciprocal Framing Systems

Wood Solutions Conference: Moncton 2026

Wood Design: A Guide for Architects and Educators

Seismic Solutions for Resilient Wooden Structures

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Mid-Rise Buildings – Research

CSA S406 Permanent Wood Foundations

Panel Products

Laminated Strand Lumber

Oriented Strand Lumber

Wood as a Structural Material: Properties, Systems, and Design

Building Canada’s Future With Wood

Wood Advantages

Plant a Seed Designing with Wood and Bio based Materials

From Trees to Keys: Scaling Industrialized Wood Construction

Durability Research and Development

Vertical Movement in Wood Platform Structures: Design and Detailing Solutions

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