B.C. building code to allow mass timber in buildings up to 18 storeys, up from 12 Mass timber, also known as engineered wood, can be used in place of steel or concrete, and is made of smaller wood ...

Vancouver is poised to join 13 other B.C. municipalities in allowing “mass timber” residential and commercial building projects to be built up to 12 storeys from the city’s current maximum ...

Alberta home builders now have about a two-year head start on adopting new mass timber technologies to build high-rise multi-family homes faster and at lower costs to buyers, experts say. Alberta ...

The use of mass timber in British Columbia is moving up and expanding to schools, libraries and other construction. The province says it’s making building-code changes allowing for the use of ...