Building Smart with Mid-Rise Buildings
This presentation focuses on the design, planning and construction of mid-rise wood buildings in British Columbia. Topics include fire and safety risks posed by large wood frame, fire safety design, structural design, building enclosure design and the Building Act. The presentation also includes a regulator, developer and U.S. builder's perspective on wood frame buildings.
Produced in partnership with the Canadian Wood Council, FPInnovations and Forestry Innovation Investment.
Building Smart with Mid-Rise Buildings - September 28, 2015 |
Fire and Safety Risk Posed by Large Wood Frame Residential Buildings Len Garis |
Fire Safety Design for Mid-Rise Buildings Andrew Harmsworth |
Structural Design for Mid-Rise Wood Buildings Grant Newfield |
Building Enclosure Design for Mid-Rise Wood Buildings – What's New and Lessons Learned Graham Finch |
The Building Act and Mid-Rise Wood Buildings Jarrett Hutchinson |
Six-Storey Wood Frame: A Regulator's Perspective James Cooper |
The Rise of Mid-Rise - A Developer's Six-Storey Story Casey VanDongen |
Mid-Rise Wood Buildings: A U.S. Builder's Perspective Martin Houston |
BC Housing Research Centre |
Suite 1701 - 4555 Kingsway |