Wooden 30-Storey Tall High-Rise in Vancouver

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Article via CNN - Instead of concrete jungles could our cities become urban forests of wooden skyscrapers? Swapping cement and steel for timber is the vision of a number of … [Read more...]

Mike Holmes Makes it Pink!

Mike Holmes Makes It Pink

Check out this press release regarding the endorsement of PinkWood by Mike Holmes! Blair Nutting, VP of Sales & Marketing for PinkWood was in Toronto for the filming of the first episode of the … [Read more...]

Release of the ‘Case for Tall Wood Buildings’

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  BC Wood shared a great article with us from Canadian Newswire about The Case for Tall Wood Buildings. Unconventional Thinking Helps Architects and Engineers 'Find the Forest Through the … [Read more...]

Green Building vs Sustainability

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I wanted to share this great article about green building vs sustainability, and how these terms are better used in our industry. We in the construction and design industry are currently going … [Read more...]

Wood and Human Health

Wood and Human Health

We’d like to share an article from BC Wood’s newsletter about the health benefits of wood.   BC Wood: - As the health benefits of wood become better understood, there is the potential to … [Read more...]

Wood In Living Environment Reduces Stress

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Stress, unfortunately, is a part of our lives and any information we can get to help us reduce that stress is valuable.  I recently discovered an article by FPInnovations (Canada's Wood Products … [Read more...]

Look For Sustainable Products When Building With Wood

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We found this interesting article that we'd like to share with you. "If you drive around any new subdivision being built in North America, I’m sure you’ll see a lot of wood. Most of our houses … [Read more...]