VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Government of Canada is contributing $3.5 million to the construction of 2150 Keith Drive, the tallest braced-frame mass timber building in North America.
The building, in the False Creek neighbourhood of the City of Vancouver, will be 10 storeys tall and over 15,000 square metres. The exoskeleton shape is in the form of repeating honeycombs and it will be constructed with mass timber such as prefabricated cross-laminated timber panels and glue-laminated timber columns, braces and beams, outlines a news release.
The honeycomb exoskeleton shifts the building’s structural system to the outside, removing the need for an interior concrete core and creates more space inside.
It is targeting minimum LEED Gold certification and will incorporate an innovative seismic resistance system. Construction is expected to be completed in 2025.
“Being energy-efficient, having inherent fire resistance and with an ability to sequester carbon dioxide, mass timber has revolutionized Canada’s construction industry. Mass timber will help shape the future of low-carbon construction,” the release reads.
Funds for the project are coming through the Green Construction Through Wood Program. The Government of British Columbia is contributing through the NetZero Energy Ready Program along with a $500,000 contribution from the Mass Timber Demonstration Program.
The building was designed by DIALOG for BentallGreenOak.
“The DIALOG design team is grateful for the financial support from Natural Resources Canada that has driven the development of innovative design and construction strategies that are economical, replicable and an important part of a sustainable future,” said Justin Tompson, senior architectural technologist with DIALOG.
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