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Timber Joinery
...the ends of timbers are carved out so that they fit together like puzzle pieces. The variations and configurations of wood-to-wood joints is quite large and complex. Some common wood-to-wood...
Permanent Wood Foundations
...Durable, Comfortable, Adaptable, Energy efficient, Economical (Wood Preservation Canada and Canadian Wood Council) Wood Design Manual (Canadian Wood Council) Wood Preservation Canada CSA S406 Specification of permanent wood foundations for...
Environmental Issues
...with all woodworking. Here are a few key points specific to treated wood: Pressure-treated wood is not a pesticide, and it is not a hazardous product. In most municipalities, you...
Mid-Rise FAQs
...at a changing landscape (Part 1) Mid-rise Wood Construction – a detailed look at a changing landscape (Part 2) Seven-storey wood-frame earthquake test BC Housing is supporting wood-frame construction for seniors’ rental...
Mid-Rise Wood Construction in Ontario: Navigating 2024 Ontario Building Code Updates
...practice resources for mid-rise wood construction and how to access free WoodWorks project support. Course Video https://vimeo.com/1198518622 Speakers Bio Hailey Quiquero Senior Manager WoodWorks ON / Canadian Wood Council Hailey...
Durability by nature
...are chemicals that are deposited in the heartwood of certain tree species as they convert sapwood to heartwood. In addition to providing the wood with decay resistance, extractives also often...
The Importance of Proper Specification: Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Applications for Pressure Treated Wood
...associations including the Canadian Standards Association, the American Wood Preservation Association, Wood Preservation Canada, and was past President for the Canadian Wood Preservation Association. Craig was an integral part of...
Wood Use In Low Rise Educational Buildings Ontario Reference Guide 2012
...as they pertain to wood construction are elaborated upon. All references to the Ontario Building Code are based on an extensive review of the OBC as it pertains to wood...
Practical Aspects of Wood Quality for Architects and Engineers
...wood production and wood quality. Intensive tree sampling techniques provided information on stem size, stem taper, branch size, heartwood-sapwood distribution, and juvenile- mature-wood classification. His three-dimensional analysis of ring width,...
Vertical Movement in Wood Platform Structures: Basics
...is primarily related to shrinkage or swelling caused by moisture loss or gain when the moisture content is below 28% (wood fiber saturation point). Other movement in wood structures may...
WPC Specification Guide for Non Residential Pressure Treated Wood Products Web
...properly protected, its service life can be extended for many years. The most effective way of protecting exposed wood is the use of wood preservatives. Preserved wood products can have...
Bridges
...the following resources: Wood Highway Bridges (Canadian Wood Council) Ontario Wood Bridge Reference Guide (Canadian Wood Council) CSA S6 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code CSA O86 Engineering design in wood...

Engineering Guide for Wood Frame Construction 2014

The Engineering Guide for Wood Frame Construction has been produced by CWC to provide guidance to engineers, building designers, building officials, builders, and students of...

Introduction to Wood Design 2018

Introduction to Wood Design has been prepared to facilitate and encourage the instruction of wood engineering at Canadian universities and colleges. The publication is a...

By Engineer or By Supplier? How “Involved” to Be in Choosing Engineered Lumber

Course Overview Since Engineered Lumber Products are proprietary, there is a range of opinions about how much information to show on a set of Structural drawings. Should the...

Simplified and Sustainable Acoustic Solutions for High-Performance Mass Timber Buildings

Course Overview Delivering superior acoustic comfort to building occupants doesn’t have to be complicated. In this panel discussion, presented by an industry-leading...

Innovative Envelope Solutions for Mass Timber

Course Overview As society strives toward lower-carbon construction and increased operational efficiency of the built environment, we know that a building’s envelope...

Design Options for Three and Four Storey Wood School Buildings in British Columbia

Course Overview There are currently a number of planned new school projects throughout British Columbia that require either three ‐ or four‐storey buildings, and this...

Wood Reference Handbook

The Wood Reference Handbook is much more than a guide to the architectural use of wood in building construction – it is a beautifully assembled homage to fine wood...

Demystifying Acoustics for All Wood Buildings

Course Overview This presentation defines Acoustic building code requirements and discusses important acoustic principles in mass timber construction. Learning Objectives...

Cornerstone Timberframes and BuildingIN: Innovation in Wood Construction and Housing Development

Course Overview This session explores two distinct but complementary perspectives on advancing the built environment in Canada. Tanya Bachmeier, CEO of Cornerstone...

Design Example of Wood Diaphragm Using Envelope Method

This document is a design example of Wood Diaphragm Using Envelope Method. it uses a typical one-storey commercial building located in Vancouver, BC as the example. The plan...

Red Deer College Student Residence – Red Deer, Alberta

Red Deer College (RDC) Student Residence is a 5,800-sq.m. (60,000-sq.ft.), five-storey wooden structure with 145 units, designed and completed to meet the 300-bed demand for...

Wood Solutions Conference: Calgary 2026

Save the date! WoodWorks Alberta and the Canadian Wood Council are bringing the Wood Solutions Conference to Calgary in November — and you won’t want to miss it. Tickets...
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