CLT
Construction Business
Hybrid timber construction to meet housing demand
By mixing light wood frame solutions with mass timber, project owners are successfully delivering high-performance buildings in shorter timelines.
Design Quarterly
A showcase for mass timber
wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary School is the first completed school to be constructed entirely of prefabricated CLT panels.
Construction Business
Vancouver mass timber office receives funding
2150 Keith Drive, an innovative hybrid mass timber commercial office building, has received federal funding.
Construction Business
Mercer to acquire Structurlam for $81M
Mercer International in Vancouver is acquiring all the assets of Structurlam and its subsidiaries for $81.1 million.
Design Quarterly
Mass timber Vancouver school opens
The seismic replacement is complete on Bayview Community Elementary in Vancouver, featuring mass timber.
Design Quarterly
Innovative Calgary Clinic wins WAF award
Deceptively simple in form, Calgary’s 17th Avenue Clinic earned 5468796 Architecture a 2022 World Architecture Festival award.
Design Quarterly
Hybrid Timber Floor Project receives funding
The Hybrid Timber Floor System (HTFS) Project led by EllisDon and Dialog has received more than $550,000 in combined funding.
Construction Business
Vancouver mass timber office celebrates opening
Natural Resources Canada announced the official occupancy of oN5, the first office building in Canada constructed using CLT panels.
REMI Network
Pre-fabricated CLT condo will be a first in Toronto
A new condo will be a first in Toronto as plans are realized through a joint venture between Windmill Developments and Leader Lane Developments.
Construction Business
DIALOG files patent for hybrid timber floor system
DIALOG has filed a patent for its Hybrid Timber Floor System. Once approved, the system could lead to mass timber structural solutions.
Construction Business
Fast + Epp completes mass timber hybrid home office
The superstructure of the new Fast + Epp mass timber hybrid home office in Vancouver, B.C. is complete. Move-in is anticipated for late 2020.
Construction Business
Structurlam expands operations into the U.S.
B.C. mass timber manufacturer Structurlam has announced it will expand its operations into the United States. The new plant will open in Conway, Ark.
Design Quarterly
Langley’s first mass timber development set to rise
Langley, British Columbia is set to become the home of the Fraser Valley’s first ever residential mass timber development - Legacy on Park Avenue.
Construction Business
Mass timber expertise in B.C.
When Bill Downing saw cross-laminated timber (CLT) for the first time in Europe in 2008, he was impressed. The large-scale, prefabricated, solid engineered wood panels