...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
Timber bridges have a long history of construction and use throughout North America, including Ontario, for roadways, railways and logging roads. The Canadian Highway Bridge...
Liquid application: Dip diffusion treatment of green (wet) lumber Dip-diffusion treatment involves immersion of freshly cut lumber, still wet from the tree, in a concentrated...
The use of wood for the construction of fire halls has always been a viable option within the BC Building Code and is further supported by the fact that wood is a regionally...
Resource Description This comprehensive course package provides educators with a ready-to-use framework for teaching structural wood design, aligned with CSA O86 and the Wood...
Course Overview Join WoodWorks and prefab panel supplier, Ron Anderson + Sons, as they discuss strategies for navigating the world of off-site construction...
Wood products have long been the building materials of choice for home construction in North America. The wood-frame construction system has a solid history of producing...
Throughout history, wherever wood has been available as a resource, it has found favor as a building material for its strength, economy, workability and beauty, and its...
Course Overview Mass Timber has arrived in the world capital infrastructure marketplace while architects and structural engineers are trying to get educated about how to...
Course Overview The Aspen Art Museum, designed by architect Shigeru Ban, includes a long-span three-dimensional wood space-frame roof. Ban’s charge was to create a wood...
Reaching one hundred issues is a milestone worthy of both celebration and reflection. Wood Design & Building, once upon a time called Wood le Bois, began as a modest...
Canada has had a wood preservation industry for about 100 years. Canada is tied with the UK as the world’s second largest producer of treated wood (the USA is first...
Studies General “The Historical Development of the Building Size Limits in the National Building Code of Canada“, by Sereca for CWC (2015) (17 Mb) Structural &...