Meadows Community Recreation Centre and Library
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Meadows_C... [Case Study/Projects] [Report] 2015
Canadian Wood Council, WoodWorks
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Mid-Rise 2.0 - Innovative Approaches to Mid-Rise Wood Frame Construction
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Midrise.3... [Design/Architectural aspects] [Report] 2017
Canadian Wood Council, WoodWorks
Since the 2009 change to the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) that increased the permissible height for wood frame residential buildings from four storeys to six, more than 300 of these structures have been completed or are underway around the province. Most are located in the core of smaller municipalities and in the inner suburbs of larger ones, offering a more sustainable and cost-effective option for densification than concrete or steel equivalents. Most of these buildings have employed...

Rock Community Church: Planned for Growth
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/publications-case... [Case Study/Projects] [Brochure/Product Sheet]
Canadian Wood Council, WoodWorks
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Portfolio and Case Study UQAT Science Building
https://www.nordic.ca/data/files/publication/multi... [Case Study/Projects] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2015
Nordic Structures
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ANSI/APA PRG 320-2017 (Recirculation Ballot 2017-6-R1 Header)
https://www.apawood.org/Data/Sites/1/documents/sta... [Other] [Others] 2017
ANSI/APA
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Trends in Wood Buildings
https://www.apawood.org/Data/Sites/1/documents/gre... [Markets] [Report]
American Wood Council
Innovative wood products and increasing recognition of wood s cost effectiveness, versatility and light carbon footprint are driving its expanded use in non-residential and multi-family buildings. Longer spans, taller walls, faster construction Innovative technologies have made wood a viable choice for applications such as arenas, gymnasiums and lobbies which require tall walls and large open spaces with minimal intermediate supports. For example, engineered wood products such as glued laminated...

NDS ® National Design Specification® for Wood Construction 2015 EDITION
http://www.awc.org/pdf/codes-standards/publication... [Standards/Building code] [Standard] 2015
American Wood Council
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A Method for Calculating the Fire Resistance of Exposed Timber Decks
http://www.iafss.org/publications/fss/5/1189/view/... [Fire Performance] [Conference Paper]
Marc L. Janssens
A simple calculation method was developed to estimate the fire resistance of timber decks. The method consists of equations to determine the time to thermal penetration and the time to structural failure. The former is based on a recommendation in Eurocode 5, Part 1.2. The latter resulted from a transformed section analysis for a range of load ratios and plank thicknesses; assuming a constant charring rate, experimentally validated temperature profiles, safety factors commonly used in the US., a...

AWC Library - Free Publications
http://www.awc.org/publications/Papers/WDF15-4-IBC... [General Information] [Web Page]
American Wood Council
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Wood for Mid-Rise Construction: Opportunities for Atlantic Canadian Urban Centres
http://atlanticwoodworks.ca/wp-content/uploads/201... [Markets] [Report] 2017
Atlantic WoodWorks, Maritime Lumber Bureau
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QS Online Atlantic WoodWorks 6-Storey Model Comparison
http://atlanticwoodworks.ca/wp-content/uploads/201... [Economics/Costs] [Report] 2017
Atlantic WoodWorks
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Mid Rise Wood: Opportunities for Atlantic Canadian Urban Centres
http://atlanticwoodworks.ca/wp-content/uploads/201... [Markets] [Report] 2017
WoodWorks, Maritime Lumber Bureau
Recent changes to the National Building Code of Canada (NBC), and a trend towards more diversified housing options, have meant that many Canadian jurisdictions are acting quickly to capture the environmental, economic and social benefits of higher wood buildings. The 2015 NBC now permits wood frame construction to be 6 storeys high. Today, already 75% of Canadians live in jurisdictions that allow 6 storey wood frame construction. With the overall benefits of using wood as a building material wel...

Bay Area Wood Solutions Fair
http://www.woodworks.org/wp-content/uploads/Oaklan... [General Information] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2015
WoodWorks
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Fire Safety
http://cwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/FireSafet... [Fire Performance] [Report] 2014
Canadian Wood Council
The National Building Code of Canada (NBCC)1 defines fire safety under Objective OS1: “an objective of this code is to limit the probability that as a result of the design or construction of the building, a person in or adjacent to a building will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury due to fire.” In simpler terms, fire safety is the reduction of the potential for harm to life as a result of fire in buildings. Although the potential for being killed or injured in a fire cannot be complet...

Wood. Our way of cutting costs.
http://www.clt.info/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/... [Markets] [Report] 2017
Stora Enso
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Building Systems by Stora Enso: Immeubles modulaires de 3 à 8 étages
http://assets.storaenso.com/se/buildingandliving/P... [Commercial/Company Information] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2016
Stora Enso
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Building Systems by Stora Enso: Mehrgeschossige Wohnbauten
http://assets.storaenso.com/se/buildingandliving/P... [Commercial/Company Information] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2016
Stora Enso
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Konstruktionssysteme von Stora Enso 3-bis 8-geschossige Gebäude aus Modulelementen
http://assets.storaenso.com/se/buildingandliving/P... [Commercial/Company Information] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2016
Stora Enso
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Factors affecting distribution of borate to protect building envelope components from biodegradation
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/... [Moisture/Durability] [Thesis/Dissertation] 2012
Md Nazmus Saadat
Borate can be a potential candidate to protect building envelope components from biodegradation as it has low toxicity and can penetrate wood without pressure treatment, even in the refractory species commonly used in construction industries as structural components. In this research, wood moisture content, grain direction, formulation and species that affect the diffusion of borate in refractory species were investigated. Two highly concentrated formulations were applied and a novel approach (b...

Wood Solutions Design and Build: Fire Design
http://www.hyne.com.au/documents/Feature%20Documen... [Fire Performance] [Report]
WoodSolutions
This Guide provides a summary of fire safety design process for a number of EXPAN-developed systems, including timber concrete composite (TCC) floors, timber cassette floors and post-tensioned timber beams without any fire-rated lining or additional protection. Design for structural stability in fire conditions is covered, as well as worked examples of the fire safety design procedures for each system. To get the best out of this Guide, it should be read in conjunction with AS 1720.4 and WoodSol...