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Interest is growing in mass-timber construction and new manufacturing facilities are popping up all over Canada. Proponents say the material is more sustainable and faster to work with than concrete and steel, but some builders and climate experts are skeptical.

Mass timber is on the global rise for its sustainability, efficiency, and durability. We spoke with expert Robert Malczyk to learn more.

From: Natural Resources Canada Terry Beech, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North-Seymour, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $900,000 investment to support the design and construction of oN5, a four-storey mass timber office building, to become the new home of Equilibrium Consulting. Canada’s forest sector is transforming – and greening the construction industry. The use of mass timber as a building material lowers emissions,...