Ontario’s First Mass Timber, Net-Zero Institutional Building Nears Completion

Ontario’s first mass timber, net-zero carbon emissions institutional building, Limberlost Place, has reached the highest point in construction, according to PLC Construction (8-21-23). The 10-story facility is located in Toronto on George Brown College’s (GBC) waterfront campus.

The structure was completed using an intricate installation method including a sequence where each mass timber column and cross-laminated slab band would be placed. The structure includes three, three-story mass timber columns which are among some of the largest in North America.

Limberlost Place was designed by Acton Ostry Architects and Moriyama Teshima Architects with PCL Construction managing construction. Limberlost Place will be home to GBC’s school of architecture studies and computer technology, as well as the Brookfield Sustainability Institute.

According to the press release, students will learn in and from this innovative and future-proof facility. Its internationally award-winning design and construction surpasses the Toronto Green Standard for reduced carbon emissions, and it is changing national and provincial building codes for mass timber buildings over six stories.