BC Government Provides Funds for 12 Mass Timber Research Projects
The government of British Columbia is funding 12 mass timber demonstration and research projects and has established a new advisory council to accelerate the adoption of mass timber building systems, as part of the Province?s economic recovery.
The advisory council is a group of experts from urban planning and development, First Nations, forest products industry, environmental non-profits, academia and local governments.
Thompson Rivers University Law School, Old Main Revitalization.
Image courtesy of Diamond Schmitt. Photography credit: Ed White Photographics
The $4.2-million investment in mass timber demonstration projects and research will help urban planners and developers adopt mass timber building systems by supporting the incremental or first-time costs of design development, research, permitting and construction activities.
The demonstration projects reflect a range of different building types and approaches to using mass timber including a firehall with strict post-disaster requirements, an Indigenous health and culture centre and low-cost housing on Vancouver?s Downtown Eastside.
“I am delighted to serve the Province to promote our forest industry and advance the use of mass timber in buildings. Sustainably managed forests, and the timber products they create, play a key role in reducing harmful emissions associated with buildings. The initiative shown by the Province through this effort is key to the widespread adoption of mass timber buildings, and ...
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