Before 2009, wood-frame buildings were capped at a height of four storeys. In 2009, the province changed the building code to allow the construction of six-storey wood-frame buildings as part of ...

The developer of London’s first six-storey wood-frame apartment building is planning to construct a second, larger one in Pond Mills. Yossi Lavie is close to completing a project at 356 Dundas ...

The fire at a housing complex under construction at 663 Princess St. in Kingston on Dec. 17, 2013 prompted concern about wood frame structures. (CBC) ...

Ontario is introducing safer, more flexible and affordable design options for the construction of wood-frame buildings. Through changes to the Ontario Building Code effective January 1, 2015, ...

Changes to the Building Code allowing up to six-storey wood-frame buildings start Jan. 1, 2015. Ontario’s mid-rise wood frame construction requirements offer the highest degree of public and ...