Canada intends to bring back a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction by developing a catalogue of pre-approved home designs, according to reporting by CBC.
News in offsite construction
Proposed Building Code Changes in BC Will Expand Mass Timber to Taller Buildings
British Columbia’s Minster of Housing announced that proposed changes to the BC building code will expand the use of mass timber to build taller buildings.
Paper Log House Prototype Provides Temporary Accommodations in Maui’s Lahaina Neighborhood
Archinect is featuring a new collaborative prototype to provide residents of Maui’s Lahaina neighborhood with much-needed temporary accommodations following August’s wildfires.
Trinity University Completes San Antonio’s First Mass Timber Higher Education Building
ENRTexas&Louisiana has featured a new, 40,000-square-foot mass timber facility at San Antonio’s Trinity University.
BC Forestry Sector Embarks on Mission to Japan to Showcase BC’s Innovation in Wood Products
The delegation will include the Ministry of Forests, as well as First Nations delegates and forestry-sector representatives from companies of all sizes.
Prolam Breathes New Life Into 80-Year-Old Motueka, New Zealand, Sawmill
Prolam has purchased an 80-year-old sawmill in Motueka, New Zealand, which had been closed since 2017 by its original owner.
Stora Enso Celebrates the Opening of Wooden Architectural Landmark in Stockholm, Sweden
Stora Enso is celebrating the opening of a wooden architectural landmark building in the courtyard of Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, the company announced.
Melbourne, Australia’s Tallest Mass Timber Office Building is Completed, and a Second Is on the Way
Melbourne, Australia’s tallest mass timber office building has been completed, according to ArchitectureAU. The 15-story, 18,200 m2 building was built with sustainability in mind.
BC Government Announces $6.49 Million in Additional Funding to Support Wood-Product Manufacturing
BC is contributing as much as $6.49 million (CAD) through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund to fund three capital projects and three planning projects.
3D Printing and Mass Timber Join Forces to Create Apartment Building in Germany
Archinect recently profiled PERI 3D Construction, a German company collaborating with COBOD on the “first 3D-printed social housing apartment building in Germany and Europe.”