University of British Columbia’s Brock Commons project reaches new heights
UBC Brock Commons Installation of Final Wood Panel on the World?s Tallest Timber Building Last wood panel arrives on the 18th storey of the World?s Tallest Timber Building in preparation for final installation in Vancouver Canada on August 9, 2016. Located on the campus of University of British Columbia, the new student residence called Brock Commons is latest boundary-pushing wood structure project for structural engineering firm Fast+Epp. Building slated to open mid-2017.
Three years after launching a request for an Expression of Interest ? through funding received from Natural Resources Canada for Canadian design teams willing to undertake an innovative approach to designing and building high-rise wood demonstration projects?  the Canadian Wood Council (CWC) was proudly in attendance at the ?topping out? celebration of the University of British Columbia?s Brock Commons Phase 1 tall wood student residence. The UBC Brock Commons building is an engineering achievement that can be attributed first to simplicity; second to modularity; and, third to the use of cross laminated timber (CLT). The result is a building design that is simple to replicate, cost-efficient due to shortened timelines and environmentally desirable. With some modifications it could be used for commercial, residential and other applications.
?We pushed ourselves relentlessly over months of work with the design team and the CLT manufacturer to simplify the structure? think LEGO,? says Paul Fa...
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