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Tall Wood Building Momentum Reaches Québec Canadian Wood Council Applauds Announcement of the Origine Project
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Press-Rel... [Tall Buildings] [Others] 2016 Canadian Wood Council Today was a ground-breaking day for the wood industry, quite literally, as the NEB consortium (consisting of Nordic Structures, EBC Construction and Synchro Immobilier) broke ground in Québec on the Origine project, a 13 storey building of which 12 storeys are mass timber and one is concrete. When completed, the 92 unit condominium complex will join the ranks of the world’s tallest wood buildings and serve as a Canadian example of the research and technology that is involved in taking wood const... |
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Reaching New Heights: New Student Residence at University of British Columbia to be Among the Worlds Tallest Wood Buildings
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Press-Rel... [Case Study/Projects] [Others] 2015 Canadian Wood Council – The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) wishes to congratulate the University of British Columbia (UBC) on today’s announcement of a new student residence – which will be among the world’s tallest wood buildings. This UBC announcement was made on the first day following the university’s centennially anniversary; an appropriate fit for this exceptional learning facility which embraces innovation and challenges status quo. ... |
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Canadian Wood Council Applauds Government of Québec’s Launch of 12-Storey Wood Building Construction Guide
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Press-Rel... [General Information] [Others] 2015 Canadian Wood Council The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) wishes to congratulate the Government of Québec on the recent publication of a technical guide entitled “Construction of Mass Timber Buildings Up to 12 Storeys” (Bâtiments de construction massive en bois d’au plus 12 étages). Recognizing the technical expertise and associated science behind the development of this guide, the CWC also wishes to acknowledge the support that FPInnovations provided to the Régie du bâtiment du Québec in its development.... |
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Canadian Wood Council Supports Independent Study Documenting Safety of Wood Frame Construction
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Press_Rel... [Case Study/Projects] [Others] 2014 Canadian Wood Council The Canadian Wood Council supports a third-party independent study led by two of North America’s leading fire safety experts that shows there to be little difference in fire spread, death and injury rates in residential fires across general construction types, provided the buildings are properly equipped with smoke alarms and automatic fire sprinkler systems. The February 2014 report “Fire Outcomes in Residential Fires by General Construction Type,” released by the University of the Fraser Valle... |
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Norwegian student housing built with Stora Ensos CLT
http://www.clt.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/201... [Case Study/Projects] [Others] 2015 Stora Enso ... |
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Electronic toolbox for timber construction professionals: Stora Enso launches its new design software CLTengineer
http://www.clt.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/201... [Commercial/Company Information] [Others] 2015 Stora Enso ... |
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Kärntner Sparkasse erects timber building for new branch
http://www.clt.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/201... [Case Study/Projects] [Others] 2015 Stora Enso ... |
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2012 ICC Final Action Agenda
http://www.awc.org/pdf/codeofficials/2012/G141from... [Standards/Building code] [Report] 2012 ... |
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Kendall Court, Alness, Scotland
https://www.trada.co.uk/media/5884/kendall_court_a... [Case Study/Projects] [Report] 2016 Stora Enso Scotland s first modular social and affordable housing has recently been completed using a highly innovative hybrid system of Stora Enso PEFC certified Cross Laminated Timber, home grown timber and blown wood fibre insulation developed by modular specialists Carbon Dynamic. The new Kendall Court in Alness, which has been built for the Highland Council, comprises two blocks each housing four one bedroom apartments that have been designed with the flexibility needed to meet requirements for tenant... |
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Bridport House, London
https://www.trada.co.uk/media/5890/06_factsheet_br... [Case Study/Projects] [Report] Stora Enso The unique residential building Bridport House represents green urban architecture of the future. It marks the first time that cross-laminated timber (CLT) has been chosen in the UK for an entire multi-storey structure, including the ground floor, which is traditionally constructed from concrete. Commissioned by the London Borough of Hackney and designed by Karakusevic Carson Architects, Bridport House offers altogether 41 maisonettes and apartments. It is considered one of the tallest residenti... |
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Crome Court, University of East Anglia
https://www.trada.co.uk/media/5882/crome_court_pri... [Case Study/Projects] [Report] 2014 Stora Enso Crome Court, a new 232 room 5-7 storey student accommodation building on the campus of University of East Anglia has recently been completed using Stora Enso PEFC certified Cross Laminated Timber for the superstructure. The new residence, which achieved BREEAM Excellent, is described by the University as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of its student accommodation and is widely acknowledged as an exemplar of BIM in the UK having recently won a national Construction Computing Award.... |
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Hurst Avenue
https://www.trada.co.uk/media/5880/clt_project_hur... [Case Study/Projects] [Report] 2014 Stora Enso A contemporary new luxury five bedroom home in the north London suburb of Highgate. The house is built on a sloping site and the architects have devised a split level layout around a light well at the centre. The rear of the house is 0.5 level up from the front and the layout zig-zags up from the front which results in a wonderful flow through the building and gives a feeling of space whilst still being connected.... |
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Stora Enso CLT
https://www.trada.co.uk/media/5879/clt_imagebrochu... [Commercial/Company Information] [Report] 2013 Stora Enso Wood: the world’s oldestand yet most modern building mater... |
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The Orchard, London, UK
https://www.trada.co.uk/media/5886/the_orchard_pri... [Markets] [Report] 2014 Stora Enso A pair of 4/5 bedroom contemporary Cross Laminated Timber family homes have recently been completed in the sensitive conservation area of Camberwell Grove in south east London. The two homes are built using PEFC certifi ed Austrian spruce and pine sourced and manufactured by Stora Enso Building & Living which is bonded using formaldehyde-free and environmentally friendly adhesives making it suitable for internal exposure. Paddock House and Springbank form a small development by SE5 Architects an... |
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Bâtiments de construction massive en bois d’au plus 12 étages
https://www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/medias/pdf/Pu... [Vibration/Acoustic Performance] [Report] 2015 Lise Veilleux, Sylvain Gagnon, Christian Dagenais ... |
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Vibration serviceability performance of timber floors
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs0... [Vibration/Acoustic Performance] [Journal Article] 2016 J. Weckendorf, T. Toratti, I. Smith, T. Tannert Vibration serviceability of timber floors is becoming increasingly relevant due to their increased long-span applications in pure timber and hybrid structures. As a serviceability limit state, the check of acceptable floor vibrations is part of some current timber design standards. However, a universal agreement on acceptance levels and design procedures has not been achieved. This paper gives an overview of traditional and recent design approaches for floor vibrations, with those approaches int... |
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Renewables Archives
http://www.crosslamaustralia.com.au/tag/renewables... [Commercial/Company Information] [Web Page] CrossLam Australia Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product that is rapidly gaining popularity in Europe and North America as a sustainable alternative to concrete and steel construction in commercial and multi-residential applications. Source: Timberbiz The use of CLT panels has become a successful and popular method of construction in Europe since it was first introduced during the early 1990s. It is currently used for all kinds of structures ranging from houses, barns, powerline towers, chur... |
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Construction Archives
http://www.crosslamaustralia.com.au/category/const... [General Information] [Web Page] CrossLam Australia ... |
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AWC’s self-directed study program tops 100 Courses
http://www.awc.org/news/2018/02/20/awc-s-self-dire... [Other] [Web Page] 2018 American Wood Council The American Wood Council’s (AWC) self-directed study program now has 100 available online courses (eCourses) about wood. Course areas range from the use and application of AWC standards, building codes, design considerations, and green buildings and materials. The program was originally launched in November 2014, with nine courses.... |
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