Tag: mass timber
Canadian Wood Council and Woodsure launch new partnership
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and Woodsure (A division of Axis Insurance Managers Inc.) announced a new partnership between their WoodWorks and Woodsure programs...
Canada invests in sustainable wood construction technologies in Montreal
Natural Resources Canada announced a federal contribution of more than $2.8 million to FPInnovations for three projects. The funding includes investments to support the...
Ontario investing $3.5M in mass timber manufacturer Element5
The Government of Ontario is investing $3.46 million in Element5 to help the mass timber manufacturer expand its operations. The company is Ontario’s first...
SPONSORED: Pomerleau Completes Gros Morne Reconstruction: A Mass Timber Structure
This year, Pomerleau completed the renovation of Gros Morne National Park’s Visitor Centre, which welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from around the world...
Building with wood instead of concrete and steel
By Vincent Davenport and Mark Gaglione
In the ever-evolving landscape of construction, a silent revolution is underway, and it goes by the name of mass...
Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled
A new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass...
B.C. builders can now use mass timber in taller buildings
The Government of British Columbia announced it is adopting building-code changes to permit the use of expanded use of mass timber in taller buildings,...
Ontario plans to expand use of mass timber construction up to...
The Ontario Government announced it is expanding the use of advanced wood construction like mass timber. Currently, Ontario’s Building Code allows Encapsulated Mass Timber...
Canada, FCM invest $9M to construct a net-zero fire station in...
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of $9.3 million ($1,226,080 in grants and $8,173,910 in loans)...
Federal investment supports building 14-storey mass timber building at U of...
The Government of Canada announced a $3.9-million contribution to the University of Toronto for the construction of a 14-storey mass timber academic and research...