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News Engineered Wood Market Booming Allied Market Research recently released a report stating the engineered wood market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 24.8% from 2016 to 2022. The market is expected to reach more than $40 billion by 2022. Engineered wood, also known as composite wood, consists of various wood products made by joining veneers, particles, fibers, and strands of wood with adhesives to form a man-made composite material. It includes a variety of products ranging from plywood to roof trusses. Some key findings:
2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize Accepting Submissions The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is accepting submissions for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. The prize, which was established in 2014 by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama along with the RAIC and the RAIC Foundation, consists of a monetary award of CAD $100,000 and a handcrafted sculpture designed by Wei Yew. The prize celebrates a single work of architecture that is judged to be transformative within its societal context and reflects Moriyama’s conviction that great architecture transforms society by promoting social justice and humanistic values of respect and inclusiveness. The prize, awarded every two years, is open to all architects, irrespective of nationality and location. The winner is selected in an open, juried competition. In 2014, the inaugural winner of the Moriyama RAIC International Prize was Li Xiaodong, of China, who will sit on the 2017 jury. All submissions are due by March 8, 2017 and the winner of the 2017 Prize will be announced on September 19, 2017.
Wood Design & Building magazine recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Wood Design Awards. A jury panel selected 17 winning projects, including seven international entries, from 184 submissions. Honor awards went to:
In partnership with the Canadian Wood Council, the Wood Design & Building magazine would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2016 Wood Design Awards program. Find all the winners here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r1FYNAiIQo
From this Issue Brown is the New Green
Adhesive Works for Vertical and Horizontal Hardwood ApplicationsBostik, Inc. recently introduced Climb, a one-component, easy gunning, non-sag adhesive specifically formulated for hardwood flooring, planks and blocks on interior, above-grade walls and installation of stair tread caps. While Climb cures quickly to form a bond to wood, it is designed not to bond with most finishes on pre-finished hardwood, tread caps or risers making it easy to remove from the finish even after cure. Climb has 0% solvents, low VOC, and low odor, and may contribute toward LEED points. Applications can include solid or engineered hardwood or bamboo installed on plywood, OSB, or existing wood floor treads and risers, or drywall (gypsum panels), brick, cinderblock, or concrete for interior walls. Climb offers superior elasticity allowing the adhesive to move with the wood as it expands and contracts with changes in humidity and temperature over the life of the wood plank or stair tread.
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Canadian Wood Council News Wood Design & Construction Solutions Conference - February 28 and March 1, 2017 in Vancouver! Dedicated to design and construction with wood products and systems, including mass timber, the Wood Design & Construction Solutions Conference is a comprehensive learning opportunity, hosted by Wood WORKS! BC, replacing the Wood Solutions Fair and the International Wood Symposium. This dynamic learning event will showcase the newest innovations and trends in architectural and structural wood use, with distinguished speakers from Canada, Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia and the UK, and wood product experts at the interactive exhibit hall. Network at a welcome breakfast, lunches, and a post-event reception. Earn professional development credits. More than 1,200 delegates are expected to come and hear about the latest in wood design, construction, finishing and building science over the two days, with topics including mass timber and hybrid system design, transformative building technologies, innovation, off-site prefabrication, sustainability and fire and acoustic performance. A seminar stream of special interest to contractors and builders is also included. This is a must attend conference for wood design and construction education. www.woodweekbc.com/event/wood-design-construction-solutions-conference/ Celebrating Canada’s 150th Canada grows on trees. And as Canadians gear up to celebrate our nation’s birthday on July 1, Forest Products Association of Canada will be counting down 150 days by sharing 150 daily facts about our industry on Facebook and Twitter. The forest sector has played a vital role in Canada’s history since before Confederation and is leading the way toward a prosperous future. Our industry has provided jobs to sustain our economy and has helped define Canadian culture. For example, did you know that at the first organized indoor hockey game in Montreal not only were the sticks made of wood, but they ditched the traditional ball and used a “flat round piece of wood” – the first iteration of the puck we know today? Forestry was already in full bloom before Confederation when our nation was just a seed. It fuelled the economy and provided the materials that our new homeland was built on. Transforming the physical terrain to get products to market – villages, roads, and railways sprang up in its wake. To this day, the forest products industry remains a vital part of the Canadian economy, and is a global environmental leader for our sustainably managed forests. We are embracing new technologies to expand our markets and are developing innovative world-first products. New uses of wood are being discovered everyday – from cellulose being used in cosmetics, to lignin acting as a substrate for 3D printers, and many mills now powering themselves through biomass. “Canada’s forest industry continues to serve as part of the country’s economic foundation, providing 230,000 direct jobs and nearly 1 million indirect jobs in 200 communities across the country,” says FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor. “It is recognized internationally for its environmental stewardship and responsible forest management practices. 2017 is the perfect time to honor our industry’s achievements and to position ourselves for the future.” |
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