The North Shore Credit Union Environmental Learning Centre (ELC) is an addition to the North Vancouver Outdoor School (NVOS) located in Brackendale near Squamish, British Columbia. The ELC is constructed with cross-laminated timber (CLT), which is a large multi-layer wooden panel made of lumber, and engineered for strength through laminations of different layers placed cross-wise […]
Pacific Homes and Pacific Truss together with PinkWood present British Columbia’s first “ALL PINK” house. Building a safer, healthier home using PinkWood’s innovative mold, moisture and fire resistant coating. All the framing materials used for this home have been coated with PinkShield, a coating proven to resist mold, moisture and fire. Located in Sooke, BC […]
Pacific Truss welcomes two new (well, essentially new) Sales Reps to our Pacific Truss Sales Team! Dyrald Karroll started as a Sales Rep for Pacific Truss in 1993 and in 2001, for a change of pace, he went to work with David Mann at Mann Engineering where Pacific Truss has an ongoing relationship. Dyrald is a […]
Truss design and engineering is constantly evolving to conform to new building code changes and current market conditions. The current focus is for all new residential homes to be designed Solar Ready. The Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Solar Ready initiative is currently in effect, as of June 21st 2011, for many of BC’s municipalities and […]
The BSIA Magazine is the official publication of The Building Supply Industry Association of BC. They've included a profile of PinkWood in their Fall 2011 issue. Centerfold in the BSIA Fall 2011 Magazine Contents of article: Richard Dettbarn wasn’t about to interrupt his retirement without a very good reason. The Calgary based entrepreneur sold his […]
Recycling has always been an important part of Pacific Truss/Homes’ environmental policy. But we’re continually looking for ways to do better. Pacific Truss/Homes’ manufacturing processes significantly reduce the waste that normally occurs when building a new home – approximately 10 cubic yards of waste that would normally go in a landfill. And our recycling programs […]
I believe trees are the answer to many questions about the future of human civilization and the preservation of the environment. I believe trees are the answer to many questions about the future of human civilization and the preservation of the environment. Questions like, "What is the most environmentally friendly material for home construction?" "How […]
