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'Mass timber is engineered for high strength ratings like concrete and steel but is significantly lighter in weight. Mass timber products are thick, compressed layers of wood, creating strong, structural load-bearing elements that can be constructed into panelized components.'
Mass Timber

The Agenda with Steve Paikin - Is there a market for mass timber?

Ontario will soon permit tall wooden structures up to 18 storeys, giving encouragement to the province's burgeoning mass timber sector. A look at the potential and practicality of pre-fab wood construction, including its possible impact on Ontarios' economy if the sector continues to grow. Guests include: Christoper Williams of Timber Systems; Philip Silverstein of Moriyama & Teshima Architects; Steven Craft of CHM Fire Consultants; and Anne Koven of Mass Timber Institute.
Episode: Will Wood Revolutionize Modern Construction?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin - How building can create health.

No space is neutral, according to author Tye Farrow, and it either adds to or diminishes a person's well-being. Purpose-designed buildings not only help motivate and inspire the people occupying them, they also improve overall health and performance in their bodies and minds, he says. A look at the links between physiological health and the types of buildings that improve it, with Tye Farrow, architect and author of "Constructing Health: How the Built Environment Enhances Your Mind's Health."
Episode: Will Wood Revolutionize Modern Construction?

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  • Canadian Wood Council - Cross Laminated Lumber (CLT)"CLT is an engineered wood product consisting of layers of kiln-dried dimension lumber (usually three, five, seven or nine) oriented at right angles to one another and then glued to form structural panels."
  • 12 mass timber businesses shaking up Canadian construction "These companies are on the cutting edge of Canadian mass timber."
  • Mass Timber Factory in South Eastern Ontario "This report presents the findings of a study conducted to explore the integration of mass timber, specifically Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), in Ontario's residential construction sector. Motivated by the urgent need to address housing affordability and environmental sustainability, this initiative assesses the viability of establishing a new CLT factory in Southeastern Ontario."Report
  • What is Mass Timber? Infographic
  • Mass timber buildings are sustainable, safe and healthy - Natural Resources Canada - PDF
  • Mass Timber Institute - John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design "Based at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto, we aim to help position Canada as a global leader in sustainable mass timber research, education, development, and export by leveraging relationships between educators, researchers, industry, and Indigenous groups across Canada and internationally."
  • Mass Timber Construction in Canada - Government of Canada "Demand for more sustainable construction materials and methods, as well as more sophisticated design and production systems, is stimulating the construction market in Canada. Mass timber will shape the future of low carbon construction and develop the bio-economy. Canada's forest sector is responding to this opportunity with innovative products and designs."