06 11 00 Wood Framing

A modern multi-story building with wood-paneled exterior, featuring greenery on rooftops, an emergency entrance, and surrounding landscaping.

Mass timber meets modern medicine

March 4, 2026

Mass timber offers a viable solution for cost-effectively aligning environmental and patient priorities at a time when health-care infrastructure faces increasing pressure.

By Chris McQuillan

Essentials for protecting wood balconies from rain and rot

October 13, 2023

Wood-framed balconies and terraces can be durable and long lasting; however, exposure to precipitation, especially rain combined with snow melt, presents challenges in design, construction, and maintenance. Wood-framed structural building components are susceptible to moisture and must be protected to reduce risk of rot, mould, and structural failure. Since this article focuses on waterproofing systems, balconies will be referred to, however, this topic also applies to terraces as well.

Integrating mass timber in low-rise construction

September 8, 2023

With operating energy reductions now incentivized by Passive House Canada and zero-carbon building programs, alongside incremental improvements mandated in legislation such as theBC Energy Step Code, increased attention is being given to the embodied carbon in buildings. In this regard, mass timber products and systems offer reduced carbon impacts, shorter construction times, and enhanced building performance.

Mass timber construction: Building for the better

February 26, 2021

Environmentally responsible development requires high-performance buildings that pay greater attention to both embodied energy and operational impact. Mass timber construction provides an avenue for delivering sustainable buildings of the future.

Wood modification: A look at the history, options, and future of wood technology

November 21, 2019

While wood is one of the most sustainable materials, it is susceptible to degradation if not treated to endure long-term exposure risks like harsh climate conditions and attacks by insects and fungus.

Industrial buildings in wood

December 28, 2018

Three buildings in southern British Columbia offer insights into how industrial construction might evolve to offer greater environmental performance as well as speed and flexibility when employing mass timber products and systems.

Mid-rise wood-frame construction gets innovative

January 15, 2018

In the nine years since the British Columbia Building Code (BCBC) was revised to permit six-storey residential wood construction, architects, engineers, municipal authorities, and local fire departments have become familiar with the basic parameters of this new building type.

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06 11 00 Wood Framing

Mass timber meets modern medicine

Essentials for protecting wood balconies from rain and rot

Integrating mass timber in low-rise construction

Mass timber construction: Building for the better

Wood modification: A look at the history, options, and future of wood technology

Industrial buildings in wood

Mid-rise wood-frame construction gets innovative

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Mass timber meets modern medicine

Essentials for protecting wood balconies from rain and rot

Integrating mass timber in low-rise construction

Mass timber construction: Building for the better

Wood modification: A look at the history, options, and future of wood technology

Industrial buildings in wood

Mid-rise wood-frame construction gets innovative

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