's Building Code to allow 12-storey wood buildings, a family-run mill in the Kootenays is planning a $35 million dollar 'mass timber' expansion. Mass timber is a replacement for steel in tall buildings and is just starting to get a foothold in North America. Kalesnikoff Lumber near Castlegar will get in on the future of tall building construction by building a mass timber manufacturing plant. Expansion to provide immediate employmentThe premier says wood construction buildings are fire resistant, environmentally sustainable and add value to timber products. The tallest building made of mass timber is Brock Commons Tallwood House at UBC — an 18-storey wood-concrete hybrid.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2019 21:45 UTC