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Welcome to Wood WORKS! BC
Wood WORKS! is a national industry-led initiative of the Canadian Wood Council, with a goal to support innovation and provide leadership on the use of wood and wood products.
Through workshops, seminars and case studies, Wood WORKS! provides education, training and technical expertise to building and design professionals involved with commercial, institutional and industrial construction projects.
For the past 10 years, Wood WORKS! BC has provided practical, efficient, versatile and cost-effective building and design solutions through the use of wood -- the most sustainable, natural and renewable building material on earth.
Wood WORKS! BC is proud to support the goal of the BC government's new Wood First Act, by being a recognized resource for helping communities maximize the use of wood in new publicly-funded buildings.
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New Case Study
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New Case Study
NEWS  NEW Media Release Tall Wood Report
This new feasibility study illustrates how Massive Timber products and systems
can provide viable and sustainable alternatives for the construction
of 10 to 30 storey Buildings
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  NEW! 2012 Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Award winners
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NEW UBC FORESTRY WORKSHOP
Thursday May 10th 2012
Sustainable Forests and Wood Products Workshop @ The UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
The Sustainable Forests and Wood Products Workshop includes a hands-on tour of both a working forest and an on-site saw mill. Participants will travel to different locations within the forest and walk through the different sites as our guides provide explanation and commentary. Participants will take home an information package to share.
Participants must provide their own transportation to the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, 14500 Silver Valley Road, Maple Ridge, BC, V4R2R3 From there, participants will be bussed to different areas within the forest.
Sustainable Forests and Wood Products Workshop
Or go to the Festival of Forestry website for more details.
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Contact Wood WORKS! BC
Wood WORKS! BC
Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 26052
West Kelowna, B.C.
Canada V4T 2G3
Courier Delivery (physical) Address:
3900 Dunfield Road
Kelowna, B.C.
Canada V4T 1W4
Tel.: 1 877 929-WOOD (9663)
Outside of Canada and USA: 1 778 754-1225
Mary Tracey, BC Executive Director - ext 1
Bill Billups, Technical Advisor, Projects - ext 2
Sukh Johal, Technical Advisor, Projects - ext 3
Lorna Malone, Event Coordinator - ext 4
Peter Moonen, Government Relations / Sustainability - ext 5
Linda Shauer, Executive Assistant- ext 6
Maureen McLaughlin, Communications Advisor - ext 7
Werner Hofstätter, Wood First Act Advisor - ext 9
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