Our goal is to promote the use of wood and wood products in construction projects, and to acknowledge the contribution of wood-use advocates and industry leaders.
Wood WORKS!
Wood looking up in B.C. and Canada
Journal of Commerce, 15 May 2013
Just as the 12th to 15th contemporary tall wood buildings are nearing completion in Milan, Italy, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is throwing its support behind this important global initiative here at home. Targeted at developers, designers, and builders with wood building projects at least 10-storeys tall, the program will offer up to $5 million to proponents and design teams that can offer safe and viable approaches to designing and constructing high rise buildings using wood and engineered wood materials.
Canadian Wood Council Announces Opportunity for High-Rise Wood Demonstration Projects
The CWC has issued a request for an Expression of Interest (EOI) for Canadian developers, institutions, organizations and design teams willing to undertake an innovative approach to designing and building high-rise wood demonstration projects. To learn more about the EOI please visit www.cwcdemoproject.ca.
We are excited to announce the publication of the Grizzly Paw Brewing Company case study! Click on the links to read or download the full case study.
For more information or to recieve a hard copy, contact Wood WORKS! Alberta at 780-392-1952.
Innovative Wood Use in BC
Call for Toronto Wood Solutions Fair Exhibitors
Booth space applications are now available for companies interested in exhibiting at the Toronto Wood Solutions Fair on November 12th, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Please contact Sarah Hicks for more information.
B.C. Joins the Race to the Skyline
The announcement last month of the awarding of the contract to build a contemporary, 90-foot wood building in Prince George officially launches British Columbia into the race to build the world's first wood skyscraper.
New Ontario Case Study!
We're happy to report the release of our latest technical case study. The District of Thunder Bay's Social Services and Administration Board building is classified as Group D, Office and Personal Services. The award winning timber structure is three stories high, accessible from three streets, and has a gross area of 5,092 square metres. Please contact Tim Buhler at our office to request a printed copy of the study or download the PDF by clicking on the image below.
Mary Tracey speaks with CBC's Rebecca Sanderbergen about the NRCan Demonstration Program to support Tall Wood Buildings
click image to hear the interview
2013 Wood Solutions Fairs Exhibitor Space Application and Contract
PCL/MGA/Equilibrium Team Wins Wood Innovation and Design Centre Competition
Congratulations to the team including PCL West Coast Constructors, Michael Green Architecture, Equilibrium Consulting, B.R. Thorson Consulting and RDH Building Engineering for their winning submission. "Our WIDC design is repeatable, elegant and cost effective," explains Michael Green.
Related stories:
http://mg-architecture.ca/portfolio/widc/
Video: Wood Innovation Design Centre
"Tall Wood Advocate Joins Prince George Project"
