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…
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…
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…
David Fell, Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. and Sally Augustin, Design with Science has released a report that draws the link between the use of wood in the built environment and pro health outcomes. While the study of wood and health is relatively…
As of last October, the world’s tallest wood building constructed in modern times, using contemporary techniques, could be found on the campus of the University of Northern British Columbia, in the city of Prince George. The eight-story, 96-foot-tall Wood Innovation…
http://youtu.be/cZ6TPFiqEQ8 Advancements in wood technology, systems and products, together. With performance-based building codes have fueled interest in building with mass timber in mid-rise construction and even taller buildings. Developments in both wood frame and mass timber are bringing mid-rise wood…
http://youtu.be/z5beJygbTK0 One of the tallest wood buildings in the world will soon be constructed at UBC, providing housing for hundreds of students. The University of British Columbia’s Earth Sciences Building has an extensive and innovative use of cross laminated timber.…
http://youtu.be/VCCNdqXKQUY Wood frame construction has shown strength, longevity and stability. When it comes to mid-rise development, architects have a code-compliant, cost-effective resource in wood. Over the years, wood frame construction has shown strength, longevity and stability, and is widely considered…
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