Building Solutions to Climate Change
admin October 13, 2016 Building Green

Building Solutions to Climate Change

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…
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40 Years Of Service
Aaron Spotts October 11, 2016 News

40 Years Of Service

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…
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World’s Tallest Timber Tower
Aaron Spotts June 3, 2016 News

World’s Tallest Timber Tower

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…
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Aaron Spotts May 12, 2016 News

Cross-Laminated Timber in British Columbia

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…
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admin July 3, 2015 News

106th Cobble Hill Fair

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…
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admin June 3, 2015 Building Green

Wood Is Energy Efficient

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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Bike to Work Week
admin June 1, 2015 News

Bike to Work Week

Pacific Homes and Truss was happy to participate in the Bike to Work Week again this year. We had 10 staff riders, logging 31 trips, over 500 km and we finished first in the Cowichan Valley business category. Way to…
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admin May 25, 2015 News

New training facility for BC’s marine rescue

 Jim Lee, President of the Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue writes, “Thank you very much for your recent donation. Your donation will go directly towards construction of our new Training Facility for British Columbia’s 1,200 marine rescue volunteers. As…
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