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Originally Posted by Muta
Which jurisdictions are those? This is an increasingly popular material being used across the country that, while a relatively new material to the residential sector outside of BC and Quebec, it's not 'not approved'; building codes across the country have been fast-adapting to its implementation and use. This is a product that has been used extensively, and consistently increasingly, in the educational, institutional, cultural, transportation, and commercial sectors for years.
Is mass timber the next big thing in cheaper, greener construction? More provinces are saying yes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...-yes-1.7213165
Ontario is also modifying the building code to increase wood construction up to 18 stories now (up from 12 in 2020).
Ontario Expanding Mass Timber Construction Up to 18 Storeys
Mass timber expansion will help build more homes and support Ontario’s forestry sector
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...-to-18-storeys |
Yes, I am aware that the building code is changing, but many provinces are lagging behind BC who is at the forefront of CLT construction.
Perhaps you should do some more BASIC research and then you'd quickly realize that as an example in BC, BCBC 2024 has recently approved CLT for use in construction of buildings up to 18 stories, where in Alberta the Alberta Building Code aligns with the 2020 NBC code which only approved CLT for buildings up to 6 stories, and as far as I know Alberta hasn't even adopted the 2024 NBC update which allowed construction up to 12 stories.
Also, unlike BC, Alberta hasn’t introduced province-specific amendments to push mass timber heights beyond the NBC, though this could change with growing industry pressure.
Other provinces might also follow NBC 2025, and are still not on par with what BC is doing.
Beyond that modular home construction is great, but similar restrictions to how it is built still exist from province to province.
Plus, CLT construction is often limited by production of the product.
BC is at the forefront because companies like Kalesnikoff, Structurlam, Mercer Mass Timber & StructureCraft Builders Inc have been producing CLT in province for years.
In comparison, I don't think there are any companies at the same production level in Alberta, Sask & Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. In case you didn't know, transportation costs to get the panels on site, along with the expertise of the manufacturer is actually important. I guess living in Liberal la la land things like these are not actually a problem.
But hey, your dear leader Carney said CLT is the future so it must be true!
Funny how things work in the world of Liberal delusions.