The World Wants Wood

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IT TAKES 6 MINUTES TO GROW WORLD'S TALLEST WOOD BUILDING!

 

Wood as a building material is experiencing a renaissance. Today’s architects and engineers are choosing wood and building tall wood buildings. Architectural publications are calling for the “beginning of the timber age” recognizing that “wood is taking over from steel and concrete as the architectural wonder material of the 21st century, with architects praising its sustainability, quality and speed of construction” (Dezeen Magazine, November 2015).

Projects such as the Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre Branch and the St. Jacobs Farmer’s Markets are recent examples of this philosophy.   Sourcing this 21st century renewable material from our own backyard is an opportunity for Ontario’s foundational economy

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