Canadian Wood Council
The Canadian Wood Council CWC is the national association representing manufacturers of Canadian wood products used in construction. We enable the selling of Canadian wood products through programs and services focused on creating market access and demand.
What’s New…
Check Out Our New Fact Sheets On Vertical Movement In Wood Platform Frame Structures!
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GOOD Talks: Peter Busby on Sustainable Design
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Busby recently stopped by GOOD's Los Angeles headquarters to talk about sustainable design and how a background in philosophy has helped shape the way he looks at his work. Watch the video! |
SOM Releases Timber Tower Research Project
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Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) released a Timber Tower Research Project on June 3rd - an initiative sponsored by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) to establish the structural viability of a 42-storey-tall prototypical mass timber framed building.
For details about the Timber Tower Project, please visit: https://www.som.com/publication/timber-tower-research-project. |
Building Industry Releases Report - Calls for Changes to the Ontario Building Code
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD),
with support from the Residential Construction Council of
Ontario (RESCON) and the Canadian Wood Council, released a
report on May 22nd entitled ‘Unlocking the Potential for Mid-Rise
Buildings’, in Toronto advocating for an Ontario Building
Code (OBC) change for wood-frame mid-rise construction.
The report presents strong planning and economic rationales
for changing the existing OBC to permit wood-frame buildings
higher than 4-storeys.
Read the report - Unlocking the Potential for Mid-Rise Buildings.
Canadian Wood Council Announces Opportunity for High-Rise Wood Demonstration Projects
The CWC has issued a request for an Expression of Interest (EOI) for Canadian developers, institutions, organizations and design teams willing to undertake an innovative approach to designing and building high-rise wood demonstration projects. To learn more about the EOI please visit www.cwcdemoproject.ca.
CWC and AWC Release Wood Environmental Product Declarations
Today CWC and the American Wood Council (AWC) have announced the release of four new environmental product declarations (EPDs) for North American wood products, including softwood lumber, plywood, oriented strand board, and glue-laminated lumber. Read the press release.
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