Book Review: Canadian CLT Handbook + Tall Wood Buildings
Canadian CLT Handbook, 2019 Edition
Edited by Erol Karacebeyli and Sylvain Gagnon. (FPInnovations, 2019)
Tall Wood Buildings: Design, Construction and…
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Tall Wood Buildings and Mass Timber Show Growth in Canada’s Forest Product…
Tall wood buildings and the expanded use of mass timber show significant potential in growing the market for Canada’s forest products industry, according to a…
8-storey hybrid wood commercial building set to rise in Toronto
The race is on for the tallest of the tall timber buildings in Canada. In Toronto, one contender is 77 Wade Avenue, designed by Bogdan Newman Caranci (BNC)…
B.C. Building Code Adjusted Upwards To Allow 12 Storey Wood Buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to…
Tall timber towers taking root in Canada as builders look to go green
Six years ago architect Michael Green took the stage at a TED conference and called for an global era of wood-framed skyscrapers.
Some were skeptical.…
Sidewalk Labs Unveils More Plans For High Tech Toronto Community
Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs unveiled more details around its ambitious plan for a high-tech Toronto community on Thursday, but it’s unclear as to who will…
WoodWorks! case study explores record-breaking Brock Commons
The Canada Wood Council’s WoodWorks! program recently published an in-depth case study analyzing the design and construction process for the University of…
Growing Innovation
The 2015 change in the Ontario Building Code that permits wood structures up to six storeys and the resulting surge in the construction of these buildings,…
Silicon Valley giant Katerra acquires Vancouver’s Michael Green Architecture
Katerra, a technology company striving to revolutionize the construction industry, and Michael Green Architecture Inc. (MGA), a globally recognized Canadian…
Patkau and MJMA unveil 14-storey wood tower at U of T’s Goldring Centre
Just south of Bloor Street, the University of Toronto is planning a striking addition to downtown's St. George campus. Rising above the Goldring Athletic…
Ontario announces new investments in mass timber building technology
The Province of Ontario is investing in research, education and construction of tall wood buildings so more wood products can be used in new homes and taller…
Moriyama & Teshima + Acton Ostry win competition for ‘The Arbour’
George Brown College has announced that Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects have been selected to design The Arbour — moving one step…
Finalist teams selected for George Brown’s tall wood showpiece
This week, Toronto's George Brown College announced the four finalist architectural teams to design 'The Arbour', which will be a 12-storey mass-timber,…