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Wooden skyscrapers could transform construction by trapping carbon emissions

Warren Mabee, Queen's University Jul 27, 2020

The Mjøstårnet, an 18-storey mixed-use building constructed with engineered wood, overlooks Norway’s largest lake, in Brumunddal. (Woodify/YouTube) All over the world, architects and engineers are crafting cutting-edge skyscrapers from…

Construction

Alberta to Allow 12-Storey Wood Construction

Building Feb 3, 2020

Alberta has announced that it will be the first province in Canada to allow 12-storey wood construction in all its jurisdictions. The province will issue a notice – based on technical provisions developed for the next edition of the…

Architecture

Government of Canada Invests in Construction of Modern Tall Wood Building in Toronto

Building Jun 3, 2019

Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament for Spadina–Fort York, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, announced on May 30th, a $4.1-million investment to build a 10-storey tall wood building in…

Building

3XN-designed timber office building in Toronto aspires to be tallest in North America

Building Mar 22, 2019

International real estate firm Hines has announced plans for T3 Bayside, the first office building in Toronto’s emerging Bayside community, located on the shores of Lake Ontario. Designed by the Danish architecture firm 3XN with architect…

Building

8-storey hybrid wood commercial building set to rise in Toronto

Building Mar 22, 2019

The race is on for the tallest of the tall timber buildings in Canada. In Toronto, one contender is 77 Wade Avenue, designed by Bogdan Newman Caranci (BNC) Architects and Urban Design. If completed today, it would be the tallest modern mass…

Building

B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12 storey wood buildings

The Canadian Press Mar 14, 2019

OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of…

Building

Tall timber towers taking root in Canada as builders look to go green

Ian Bickis, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 21, 2019

Six years ago architect Michael Green took the stage at a TED conference and called for an global era of wood-framed skyscrapers. Some were skeptical. “People really thought I was an idiot,” said Green in a recent interview. “I got…

Architecture

Canada Wood Council publishes Brock Commons case study

Building Aug 1, 2018

The Canada Wood Council's WoodWorks! program recently published an in-depth case study analyzing the design and construction process for the University of British Columbia's record-breaking Brock Commons, which became the world's tallest…

Architecture

Construction startup Katerra acquires wood pioneers Michael Green Architecture

Building May 31, 2018

Katerra, a technology company striving to revolutionize the construction industry, and Michael Green Architecture Inc. (MGA), a globally recognized Canadian leader in mass timber architecture, announced a partnership today that underscores…

Building

The New Carbon Architecture

Bruce King May 17, 2018

The built environment can switch from being an ecological problem to a solution. It begins with moving past "green buildings." We’ve got good news, and we’ve got bad news. First, the bad: buildings have been major climate villains, …

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