Our goal is to promote the use of wood and wood products in construction projects, and to acknowledge the contribution of wood-use advocates and industry leaders.
Wood WORKS!
2015 Wood Design Awards in BC – looking forward to a celebration of wood
Nominees Announced
For immediate release
Wood WORKS! BC is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2015 Wood Design Awards. The winners will be awarded at the 11th annual Wood Design Awards evening on Monday, March 2nd at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, recognizing leadership and innovation in wood use, while publicly honouring and encouraging continued excellence in the building and design community. More than 350 design and building professionals, including architects, engineers and project teams along with industry sponsors, will be attending the sold out evening event. CLICK HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF NOMINEES
Online Learning with the eLearning Centre
Earn Continuing Education Learning Units
Free online courses – found at www.woodworkselearning.com – are self-paced and available 24/7. Courses feature a prestigious international faculty of Architects, Engineers, Researchers and Educators that present online modules providing you with the most current information on wood materials, design and applications. Click HERE to browse the course catalogue.
The Benefits of Wood in Building Construction – a new video by Natural Resources Canada
Transcript: Wood, an abundant and renewable natural resource, is suitable for many types of building construction. Be it residential or non-residential, light frame or heavy timber frame, low rise or mid-rise, wood can be used in various building applications. This is because of the many benefits and positive attributes of wood. The Government of Canada supports the research and development of wood-based construction. A versatile and often cost-effective building material wood can enable developers to build more quickly and more cheaply. Wood structures are strong, durable and resilient. They can be designed to resist major earthquakes and hurricane-like winds. Wood can be used to build striking features like roofs, ceilings, walls and bridges, resulting in visually-appealing structures. Wood building materials are also good for the environment. They are renewable, biodegradable, recyclable, and they store carbon, resulting in a smaller environmental footprint than other building materials. In fact, a typical North American wood-frame home stores about 30 tonnes of carbon. his is equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by running the family car for over 5 years. Federally-supported research continues to demonstrate the many benefits of wood in building construction. Wood. Good for building. Good for the environment. Good for Canada.
