Innovative Wood Use in Tall and Specialty Building Design  

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Wood Shines in Sustainable Show and Tell Bullitt Center’s heavy timber frame teaches environmental and structural lessons https://continuingeducation.bnpmedia.com/pdf/courses/course-1717.pdf North America's Tallest Wood Building Set to Break Ground Michael Green Architects' Wood Innovation Centre in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, breaks ground in May. Carren Jao http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/2857-north-america-s-tallest-wood-building-set-to-break-ground World's Tallest Contemporary Wood Building Opens in Canada On October 31, the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC)—a 96-foot-tall, 51,000-square-foot structure built almost entirely out of engineered wood components—opened in Prince George, British Columbia. Joann Gonchar http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/3270-worlds-tallest-contemporary-wood-building-opens-in-canada Teaching an Old Material New Tricks Three projects under construction in North America demonstrate that timber can be used as an alternative to concrete, steel, and even masonry. Joann Gonchar http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7989-teaching-an-old-material-new-tricks
Wood Shines in Sustainable Show and Tell Bullitt Center’s heavy timber frame teaches environmental and structural lessons https://continuingeducation.bnpmedia.com/pdf/courses/course-1717.pdf North America's Tallest Wood Building Set to Break Ground Michael Green Architects' Wood Innovation Centre in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, breaks ground in May. Carren Jao http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/2857-north-america-s-tallest-wood-building-set-to-break-ground World's Tallest Contemporary Wood Building Opens in Canada On October 31, the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC)—a 96-foot-tall, 51,000-square-foot structure built almost entirely out of engineered wood components—opened in Prince George, British Columbia. Joann Gonchar http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/3270-worlds-tallest-contemporary-wood-building-opens-in-canada Teaching an Old Material New Tricks Three projects under construction in North America demonstrate that timber can be used as an alternative to concrete, steel, and even masonry. Joann Gonchar http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7989-teaching-an-old-material-new-tricks

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Originally published in May 2017

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Describe the ways in which wood can increase sustainability and design attributes of specialty applications and tall buildings.
  • Define specific types of heavy timber and other wood materials that can be used to support the design and structural integrity of commercial and industrial buildings.
  • Explain the environmental-impact benefits of wood structures and the ways in which green building codes can be met, including the stringent requirements of the Living Building Challenge.
  • Discuss the unique fire-protection features of heavy timber in large-scale building projects.