To create the home you’ve envisioned for years, there is a seemingly endless number of details to consider. Once you have reworked your floor plan and adjusted the home’s orientation and window placement to take advantage of your property’s views,…
Building Roof Trusses on Vancouver Island since 1969. How Roof Trusses can simplify your build on Vancouver Island Our dedicated team at Pacific Truss manufactures roof trusses on Vancouver Island. It’s no secret that an engineered roof structure is essential…
The CaGBC was invited to provide recommendations in response to the Vancouver Declaration on Clean Growth and Climate Change, which committed Canada to meeting or exceeding the federal government’s 2030 target of a 30 per cent reduction below 2005 levels…
Over the years, we have been fortunate to attract great people and it has proved to be one of our most valuable assets. On October 6th, 2016 we took a break to recognize and celebrate Jeff Stewart on his 40-year…
A new hybrid building under construction in Vancouver to house the University of British Columbia students will become the world’s tallest timber tower when completed in 2017. Designed by Acton Ostry Architects with Architekten Hermann Kaufmann of Austria as tall…
British Columbia is renowned internationally for the quality and innovative use of wood in architecture. From the earliest First Nations longhouse to the Richmond Speed Skating Oval, wood-based construction has been a widely used structural approach. The impetus to use…
One of the tallest wood buildings in the world will soon be constructed at UBC, providing housing for hundreds of students. When completed, the $51.5-million residence building will stand 53 metres tall (about 174 feet). “This beautiful, new tall wood…
Pacific Truss is proud to support the Cobble Hill Fair again this year! Cobble Hill celebrates it 106th fair , August 22, 2015, showcasing all that is great about living in the South Cowichan area. Every fair is alive with activity…
The Building Green with Wood Toolkit is a resource when considering building rating systems, maximizing LEED points using wood, codes and any other green-related initiatives. This PDF includes all 10 Wood Specifications – Green Building Rating System Guides. Via Naturally…
Energy efficiency is one of the cornerstones of green building: roughly 40%-50% of North America’s carbon emissions are attributed to buildings and nearly all of that is the energy they consume. Wood buildings can require less energy to construct and…
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