Special Feature
Wood and Pre-fab Construction
Below are articles from the latest Wood and Pre-fab Construction Special Feature Newsletter, published May 31, 2019 by the Journal of Commerce.
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Feature Articles - Wood and Pre-fab Construction
Indian residential school centre project earns Formline Architecture wood design honours
Formline Architecture has won a 2019 Wood Design Award from Wood WORKS! BC in th...
Projects
Virtuoso blazes trail for CLT mid-rise construction
Trail-blazer Virtuoso, a six-storey hybrid structure built at the University of...
Projects , Technology
University Campus Energy Centre a wood design winner for DIALOG
DIALOG has won a 2019 Wood Design Award from Wood WORKS! BC in the Institutional...
Projects
Urban One building record-setting hybrid Terrace House
Urban One Builders is reaching grade on the 5,574 –square-metre Terrace House, c...
Projects
2020 NBCC code brings new era for Canadian wood construction
The new 2020 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) will include the use of mas...
Government
New B.C. mass timber plant coming on stream in 2020
Kalesnikoff Lumber, a Kootenay-based lumber plant, is aiming to have its new $35...
Technology
Wood manufacturers already busy ahead of 2020 NBCC code changes
There could soon be a rise – literally – in wooden residential buildings across...
Economic , Government
The Construction Record Podcast: Episode 55 – Lean construction, Ontario adjudication, and Another Brick in Nepal
This week on The Construction Record podcast, Journal of Commerce digital media...
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In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
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VIU Nanaimo campus to build $87.8M mass timber student housing
NANAIMO, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia is putting $87 million towards...
Projects
VIU mass-timber building innovates while adding to wood construction push
A new mass-timber project is both a first for Vancouver Island University (VIU)...
Projects
City of Calgary partners with U of C on downtown revitalization
CALGARY, ALTA. – The City of Calgary is investing $350,000 in the University of...
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Massive Surrey hospital project is first step to digital future for Fraser Health
A U.K. consultancy is building a digital replica of a huge Surrey, B.C. hospital...
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Inside Innovation: Private REIT taps the CIB for multi-unit energy retrofit financing
The call has gone out from all levels of government for more affordable homes ac...
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Leadership changes announced for PCL in Ottawa and Regina
PCL Construction has appointed Geoff Howe as a second district manager for PCL’s...
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U.S. and Canadian Housing Starts Not Yet Humbled by Higher Interest Rates
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve has just raised its key policy setting interest...
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WSP awarded contract for two Alberta hydrogen projects
MONTREAL, QUE. – WSP in Canada has been awarded the detailed design contract for...