Forest Stewardship and Education Centre wins Environmental Design Award
Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre built to world’s strictest environmental standards
By Sarah Hicks
Walking through the Hollidge Tract of the York Regional Forest today it is difficult to believe....
Treehouse
Up, up and away
Adventurous homeowner bucks tradition with unique treehouse dwelling
Photo credits JVL Photography
For 20 years, the owner of a beautifully-lush, heavily-wooded Ottawa property lived in a little bungalow surrounded....
A secret place
The Grotto Sauna is a feat of old-world craftsmanship and new-world sustainability
There’s something striking and arresting – and in this case, mysterious – about the all-wood Grotto Sauna.
All we know....
A taste of Spain
The ‘wood dances’ in the visionary art nouveau design featured at Bar Raval
Some might go to a bar to get a relaxing drink after work.
But at Bar Raval, Toronto’s pintxos....
The Sky’s the Limit – Wood you believe it?!
By Natalie Tarini
Communication Manager and Canadian Wood Council Secretary
Wood Innovation and Design Center
Photograph by: Ema Peter, Courtesy of Michael Green Architecture, Vancouver BC
When we’re young, we’re encouraged to dream big.....
Why a wood house is a good house
The folks at Confederation Log & Timber Frame know all about the many green benefits
First, let’s clear up one misconception about log homes – they are definitely not bad for....
Schooled in Sustainability: Algonquin College’s Perth Campus Meets the Gold Standard
Algonquin College’s new Perth Campus building by GRC Architects is a 4,155 m2 (44,715 ft2) facility that combined several strategies, including sustainable wood construction, to create an efficient, environmentally responsive....
Safe, Strong and Sophisticated – New Construction Option to Transform Ontario Streetscapes
By Michael Giroux
A change in construction rules for midrise buildings in Ontario will not only reduce their carbon footprint through the increased use of renewable wood products, but will also....
Wood Solutions – Innovations and Opportunities for the 21st Century
By Adam Robertson, M.A.Sc., EIT
When Gustave Eiffel, proposed building a skeletal steel structure for the Paris World Fair, he was ridiculed by professional engineers and most of high society in....
World’s largest wooden structure
Spain’s Metropol Parasol a magnet for tourists, with a honeycomb design featuring museum, farmers’ market, elevated plaza and panoramic terrace
Its claim to fame – recognition as the world’s largest....
