The Freedom Mobile Arch at Hastings Park sheltered up to 10,000 World Cup fans under a 105-metre starburst mass-timber canopy — one of the largest engineered-wood public structures in Canada.
At Payette, architects are leading the charge in the U.S. by focusing on a sustainable construction approach called embodied carbon reduction. This method aims to cut down greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of a building’s life cycle, including the production, transportation, and eventual disposal of construction materials. Taking a fresh perspective on traditional building…
In a significant code update, Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will soon amend its Building Code, allowing Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC) buildings to soar up to 18 stories—6 stories higher than the current limit. The Ontario Forest Industries Association Applauds Government’s Decision Ontario’s forest products industry is welcoming the government’s move to…
An article in The Globe and Mail says recent innovations have sent a throng of firms back to the forest to take advantage of the efficient, sustainable, fashionable and functional architectural ancestor: wood. Citing Brock commons, a Quebec condo and a tall wood building planned for Toronto, the author says “These projects are signs of…