TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY BIRD RATE (A $75 DISCOUNT) FOR THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS! www.woodsolutionsconference.ca The annual Wood Solutions Conference is dedicated to showcasing innovative advancements and applications for wood products and building systems in design and construction. Leading-edge speakers will inform and inspire you at the 2020 Virtual Wood Solutions Conference. Don’t miss this exceptional week of learning
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NORTH VANCOUVER, September 23, 2020 – As the virtual annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) is underway this week, leading BC organizations involved with wood in design and building are applauding local governments for their vision and leadership for wood use in communities. Wood WORKS! BC together with BC Wood are noting the many community projects in
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 – 1pm PDT – webinar Presented by Marc Alam, Manager, Codes & Standards – Fire, at the Canadian Wood Council, this webinar will cover two new free online tools for checking wood design and construction building code conformance: Codices and FRR & STC tools. CodeCHEK allows designers, builders, as well as building and fire officials
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Wood WORKS! BC would like to announce the release of a new educational video, Fire Performance Demonstration Workshop 2.0 – Understanding fire design: applications. Changes to the NBCC mean new considerations for fire, with Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction (EMTC) in tall buildings as a new construction type in the code. This video provides an overview of a Wood WORKS! BC
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Wood WORKS! BC is pleased to announce completion of its latest case study on civic buildings. This case study examines two innovative wood buildings, both civic projects, that illustrate the value and versatility of wood, while increasing the demand for BC’s wood products and assisting with the significant impacts of climate change. The Radium Hot Springs Community Hall and Library,
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