CBC Article – “Is Mass Timber the Next Big Thing in Cheaper, Greener Construction? More Provinces are Saying Yes”
Mass timber is transforming the architectural landscape by offering a renewable, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional building materials. Not only does wood serve as a sustainable resource, it also has a significantly lower embodied carbon footprint compared to concrete and steel.
This CBC article entitled “Is Mass Timber the Next Big Thing in Cheaper, Greener Construction? More Provinces are Saying Yes”, talks about mass timber’s use, the federal and provincial building codes, and the housing crisis. Included in this piece is MTA’s Carol Phillips’ feature from earlier in the year, when she spoke about Limberlost Place, the 10-storey, mass timber, institutional building designed by MTA and Acton Ostry Architects currently under construction at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus. Carol, Parter-in-Charge of this project and a leader in sustainable design, talks about mass timber being a safe and renewable structural material option, as well as an opportunity for innovation.
“These are safe, beautiful, warm buildings and… I think you will see a positive uptake of the use of mass timber in the built environment.”
– Carol Phillips, Moriyama Teshima Architects
