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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...

Excellence and Innovation: Inspirational Wood Buildings in the UK

Course Overview This presentation will highlight recent award winning timber projects recognized in the UK including several beautiful wood buildings that were featured in...

Gestimat Toward Low Carbon Construction

Course Overview Gestimat facilitates the assessment of the carbon footprint of buildings. Developed in Quebec for the Wood Charter and financed by the Fonds vert, Gestimat is...

Cours Sizer

Aperçu du cours Le cours Sizer propose une introduction approfondie au programme WoodWorks Sizer, un outil puissant pour la conception et l'analyse d'éléments structurels...

Wood in Commercial Buildings

In 2009, the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) was amended to permit residential buildings of up to six storeys to be constructed in wood. Since then, through a five-year...

Commercial Buildings, Woodworks

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...

Infrastructure, Woodworks

Buildings

Wall Types for Water Control Building envelope experts generally speak of three or four different approaches to design of a wall for moisture control. Face seal...

Commercial Buildings, Industrial Buildings, Residential Buildings

Innovating with Wood – A Case Study Showcasing Four Demonstration Projects

The success of the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Earth Sciences programs resulted in a need for the department to expand in order to accommodate a growing enrollment...

Academic Buildings, Woodworks

Green

Wood is the only major building material that grows naturally and is renewable. With growing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment, building...

Sustainability

Life Cycle Assessment

Construction products and the building sector as a whole have significant impacts on the environment. Policy instruments and market forces are increasingly pushing...

Durability, Sustainability

Structural Composite Lumber

Structural Composite Lumber (SCL) Structural composite lumber (SCL) is a term used to encompass the family of engineered wood products that includes laminated veneer lumber...

Engineered Wood Products (EWP), Wood Products

Mass Timber

Advancements in wood product technology and systems are driving the momentum for innovative buildings in Canada. Products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT)...

Engineered Wood Products (EWP), Mass Timber, Wood Products

Reassessment of Design Values for Hem-Fir (N) Dimension Lumber (Canadian Market)

The design values for visually graded and mechanically graded Hem-Fir (N) dimension lumber have been updated in response to the routine assessment of strength and stiffness...

CWC, Structural Engineering, Wood Products

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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

Excellence and Innovation: Inspirational Wood Buildings in the UK

Gestimat Toward Low Carbon Construction

Cours Sizer

Wood in Commercial Buildings

Celebrating Edmonton’s Wood Architecture

Buildings

Innovating with Wood – A Case Study Showcasing Four Demonstration Projects

Green

Life Cycle Assessment

Structural Composite Lumber

Mass Timber

Reassessment of Design Values for Hem-Fir (N) Dimension Lumber (Canadian Market)

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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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