Release of the ‘Case for Tall Wood Buildings’
BC Wood shared a great article with us from Canadian Newswire about The Case for Tall Wood Buildings.
Unconventional Thinking Helps Architects and Engineers ‘Find the Forest Through the Trees’
Guests at the Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards last night were not only witness to an inspirational evening of innovative wood design, but also the first to hear an announcement made by Michael Giroux, President of the Canadian Wood Council (CWC), regarding the release of the highly-anticipated feasibility study, The Case for Tall Wood Buildings. Revolutionizing the way the building community designs and implements structures, the more than 200 page document delves into society’s shifting thought process, recognizing that issues such as climate change and increased housing demands as part of urban intensification are no longer notions but, represent new realities that need to be addressed. The study encourages architects, engineers and designers to push the envelope of conventional thinking about wood construction and inspires them to expand this discussion so that wood is positioned as the driving force behind a systematic change for the building industry – one with environmental, economic and common sense benefits. [Read entire article]