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ONTARIO WOOD BRIDGE REFERENCE GUIDE
...the Canadian Wood Council publication Wood Highway Bridges from 1992 are typically referenced by designers of timber bridges in Ontario. This new reference is intended to provide updated background information...
BP6 – MANAGING MOISTURE AND WOOD
...wood frame buildings that have provided strong and lasting housing for a multitude of people. Although wood can withstand much abuse, it needs to be stored and handled properly to...
Surrey Memorial Hospital Critical Care Tower – Surrey, BC
...natural materials into healthcare facilities. Wood in particular is visually warm and contributes to a socially positive experience for building occupants. People respond emotionally to wood and are attracted to...
Timmins Library & Judy A. Shank Integrated Services Building
...wished, wherever economically justifiable, to incorporate wood products into the structure and appearance of the Library. In addition, there were obvious benefits to combining the library with the needs of...
UBCO Fitness and Wellness Centre – University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus
...a design-build competition for the new building. The donor stipulated two conditions for the facility: it needed to have an aviation theme, and it had to demonstrate innovative wood construction....
Innovating with Wood – A Case Study Showcasing Four Demonstration Projects
...use of wood for the construction of the UBC’s Earth Sciences Building (ESB) complemented the relationship between environment and science. The new 5-storey north wing of the ESB will house...
Innovative Wood Use in BC – A Case Study Showcasing Three Demonstration Projects
...projects benefited from BC provincial funding support through the Wood Enterprise Coalition (WEC) demonstration project program. WEC was put in place under the province’s Wood First Initiative,1 and has a...
Living with Lakes Centre
...an extraordinary building with an exceptionally low environmental footprint. The project makes extensive use of wood products harvested and manufactured close to Sudbury, including structural, framing and decorative wood products....
Long-term Care Facilities – Norview Lodge & Parkwood Mennonite Home
...safe, cheery, and bright, and yet economical to construct and maintain. Wood construction offers many advantages—for example, wood-frame construction is economical, and wood finishes and exposed wood members offer architectural...
Meadows Community Recreation Centre and Library
...indoors and outdoors maximizes natural light and materials to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Wood is used throughout as both a structural and finish material. Because wood is a...
Microtel Inn & Suites – Parry Sound, Ontario
...project’s architect, designed this three-storey building using wood for all structural framing. Prefabricated wood panels designed specifically for the project were used to complete this cost effective, high quality, and...
Mid-Rise Construction In British Columbia – A Case Study Based on The Remy Project In Richmond, BC
Modern six-storey light-frame wood construction in British Columbia (BC) incorporates highly-detailed, researched and safe solutions. the engineering technology being adapted in the province is positioning BC at the forefront of...

Mid-Rise Construction In British Columbia – A Case Study Based on The Remy Project In Richmond, BC

Modern six-storey light-frame wood construction in British Columbia (BC) incorporates highly-detailed, researched and safe solutions. the engineering technology being adapted...

Mountain Equipment Co-op Head Office – Vancouver, BC

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is one of Canada’s most progressive retailers, having embraced a philosophy of corporate, social and environmental responsibility since its...

Operations Centre – Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Canada’s newest nationally-protected area, Parks Canada’s Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, includes 15 islands and inter-tidal areas flanked by the large urban centres...

Rock Community Church – Planned for Growth

Rock Community Church is located in Woodbridge, Ontario, directly north of Toronto. Several years ago, the congregation bought a large, wooded property and used an existing...

Social Services Administration Board – The District of Thunder Bay

The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (the Board) delivers provincially mandated services to 13 communities in Northwestern Ontario. To help...

Brock Commons Tallwood House – University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus

A stunning coastal forest in Vancouver, BC is the gateway to the University of British Columbia (UBC) which has provided inspiration for the institution’s long-standing...

Origine – Pointe-Aux-Lièvres Ecocondos – Quebec City

Over the last couple of years Quebec City has witnessed significant population growth and there has been a construction boom to meet the ever-growing demand for housing. In...

Mid-Rise 2.0 – Innovative Approaches to Mid-Rise Wood Frame Construction

Since the 2009 change to the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) that increased the permissible height for wood frame residential buildings from four storeys to six, more...

Templar Flats – Hamilton, ON

Templar Flats in Hamilton, Ontario, has the distinction of being the first occupied, modern wood-frame mid-rise building completed in Ontario. It was constructed under...

Seismic Design with Wood: Solutions for British Columbia Schools

Although seismic events occur all over the world, the areas most susceptible to large earthquakes are those that lie along active fault lines. These fault lines are found at...

Celebrating Edmonton’s Wood Architecture

It is significant that wood played such a large role in this type of complex, which is usually done in other materials. The wood structure is a unifying element between the...

The Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce – Edmonton, Alberta

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce was designed to be the province’s first “net-zero energy” commercial building and...

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