tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30949387882217148112024-03-14T05:21:48.818-07:00TIMBER!!!!Heavy Log and Timber Construction and the People who build with Massive Wood.
Things that could make a heart sing, and Innovations, Frustrations, Lifting, Rigging, Jig Building; Cross Laminated Timber, and on being David in Goliath-World...and much much more!
John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-23345950197263183122018-03-01T13:06:00.001-08:002018-03-01T13:13:45.877-08:00'We' Won!<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Okanagan College Trades Renewal & Expansion Project Awarded at BC Wood Awards Gala </span></span><br />
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<b>We were pleased to learn that </b> <a href="http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/Campus_and_Community/Our_Campuses/centralokanagan/building_for_the_future/Okanagan_College_Kelowna_Trades_Complex/Design_and_Construction_-_Kelowna_Trades_Complex.html" target="_blank">one of our recent projects</a> was awarded for the BC Wood Design Awards 2018 in the category<br />
'Institutional Wood Design: Large". <br />
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<b>Scope of our work included</b> survey of the as-built and installation of the glulam roof deck on glulam rafters with curved columns, the main atrium and connecting walkway consisting of gluelam columns and rafters. (<a href="http://www.structurlam.com/construction/products/" target="_blank">all supplied by Structurlam</a>).<br />
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<b>Nice Work if you can get it</b>...Our part of the work took place during the summer of 2015 in Kelowna BC. (Blue skies, lakes and nightlife on the weekends for the younger set, and a short hop over the hill back to Merritt for the family guys.)<b> </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pcl.com/Projects-that-Inspire/Pages/Okanagan-College-Trades-Complex-Expansion-and-Renewal.aspx" target="_blank">Our working agreement was with PCL</a> (one of our preferred contractors) </b>which made for a pleasant and productive work environment, and when the project was complete our rigging and lifting skills were requested to assist with the install of what we consider to be the "Piece de Resistance" - a beautifully restored vintage single wing aircraft. This task was undertaken by Chris Bur - who together with Andreas Fricke of Bighorn timber frame also led the glulam installation crew; (Jesse Bird, Jochen Wagenblast, Francois Vienne, Jarett Radomski, Owen Gregory and several other much appreciated colleagues who lent their skills to the project).<br />
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<b>Our Big Take Away?</b> Meticulous pre-planning and site survey of the as-built has a huge payoff (as usual).<br />
<b>Lessons Learned: </b>When bracing our work (level and plumb) at the end of our scope - make it difficult if not impossible for other trades to tamper with the bracing.<br />
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Engineer: <a href="http://www.fastepp.com/index.php/en/projects/educational/okanagan-college-trades-renewal-and-expansion" target="_blank">Fast + Epp </a><br />
The firm of <a href="https://dsai.ca/" target="_blank">Diamond Schmitt</a> collaborating with <a href="http://www.davidnairne.com/" target="_blank">David Nairne + Associates Ltd.</a> of North Vancouver, designed the complex.<br />
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<br />John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com1Kelowna, BC, Canada49.8879519 -119.4960105999999849.560658399999994 -120.14145759999998 50.2152454 -118.85056359999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-31504513013324842482017-11-05T19:01:00.000-08:002017-11-05T22:17:30.621-08:00"ABBy" The Log Building Robot & the Eliptical Spiral Log Stairs<br />
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<b>We are excited!</b> - We have just finished and shipped our first completed project using Dusko's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ballmersystems/" target="_blank">(Ballmer Systems Inc)</a> patented robot technology.<br />
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The project is a set of eliptical spiral log stairs which John designed for <a href="http://www.carolinatimberworks.com/" target="_blank">Carolina Timberworks.</a><br />
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The <a href="https://youtu.be/8pYzBbkMoPQ" target="_blank">video below</a> showcases what "ABBy" is cabable of, with Dusko callibrating and programming the software and John defining the joinery.<br />
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With ABBy doing the heavy lifting and grunt-work, The <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/" target="_blank">Nicola LogWorks</a> crew can focus their talents on the more complex hand-work.<br />
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<br />John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0Thompson-Nicola, BC, Canada50.255031 -120.6968974999999845.162017500000005 -131.02404599999997 55.3480445 -110.36974899999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-51442080658724846752017-07-03T21:56:00.000-07:002017-07-03T21:56:05.403-07:00"Dear Abby"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John and Dusko (the software guy), teach "Abby" (a big orange ABB
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incorporating the brain-child of Dusko Ballmer </span><a href="http://ballmer.ca/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Ballmer Systems Inc)</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> who has
single-mindedly spent the last decade developing a robot assisted system of log
building that maintains the natural shape of the logs, and with John's input,
faithfully replicates handcrafted joinery.</span></div>
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characteristics of each log in every building - just like log builders do. This
is the opposite approach to that of machine cut "log home" producers
who must force natural logs to conform to their machines, thereby sacrificing
the aesthetic value of natural logs, not to mention generating an enormous amount of wood
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scanning technology (the key part of the process), and was making significant
progress towards proving a robotic production technique that would feature the
organic, natural character of the logs. John thought that Dusko's concept was
well suited to Piece en Piece log home construction, and was intrigued by the
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own production equipment. As it happened, Dusko was
ready to move from development to production. All he needed was log building
know-how to implement it...<a href="https://youtu.be/uBLPG6YxHEY" target="_blank">and the idea of a collaboration was born. </a></span></div>
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Dusko with his two dogs and Brandon (his very talented apprentice), as well as
"Abby" and the various parts and pieces that comprise The Ballmer
System, crossed the country to Merritt, where </span><a href="http://www.logworks.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nicola LogWorks</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> is now the
proud owner of "Abby" and all of her accessories. </span></div>
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technology while John and team implement the building procedures and establish
the quality levels that "Abby" must live up to. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Teaching a Machine to think like a Log Builder </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Since we have made this investment our team has grown by 3 and this
revolutionary new tool will actually be assisting our team of talented
builders. Incorporating the new technology is pretty disruptive, but it is also
very stimulating. John says it is forcing all of us to look at<b> everything</b>
we do and ask; "Does this add value to the customer? Does it make sense?
Does it achieve or can it surpass the quality levels that we aim for?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u><i>Can Abby meet our Standards?</i></u></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Our log building team has a wealth of accumulated knowledge and
practical skills, and now instead of spending all day running a chainsaw, they
can apply their know-how towards further developing and improving the new
system while leaving the heavy repetitive work to "Abby".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And that's not a bad thing!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">What's Next?</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Now on the Canada Day Long Weekend - we are about a week away from
cutting our first contract; a piece-en-piece home and garage destined for the
UK</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">There is lots more to tell you - particularly the joint and separate
plans that Dusko and John have for Teknowlogia.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Thanks for reading - I'll keep you posted very soon, hopefully with a video showing Abby in action!</span></i></div>
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<![endif]-->John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0Merritt, BC, Canada50.1113079 -120.786222250.0298519 -120.9475837 50.1927639 -120.6248607tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-51038878850365131612016-11-07T20:15:00.000-08:002016-11-07T21:18:57.250-08:00Choosing House Logs is a Serious Business<b>Many considerations go into choosing the right wood for a log home....or choosing the right home plan for the wood that is available to you...</b><br />
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<b>Choosing house logs is a serious business;</b> it goes without saying that the wood must be sound and of a suitable size for both the plan and the geographic location of the building (insulative value of the wood species and compliance with the new energy code as well as local building code.)<br />
<b>People often wonder which species of wood is preferable for timber and log homes</b> - the answer to that varies; locally available wood is often the best choice - for example - if building in North Carolina or Ontario using a local log builder, the home will likely be built using Eastern White Pine.<br />
Lodge pole pine is also an option for many Northern log builders accross the continent.<br />
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Here in south central British Columbia <b>we have a wider range of log species to work with</b> including Engelman spruce, Western red cedar, Douglas fir and Alaska yellow cedar.<br />
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<b>My personal preference for house logs</b> are Western red cedar, Doug fir and Alaska yellow cedar, so a customer (local or from far afield) who has chosen a BC log builder to work with has quite a few more options.<br />
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Early on we favoured Engleman spruce - primarily because our Japanese market had a preference for it's pale sap wood. Spruce was also easy to access and easy to peel, but on the down-side, we struggled with how spruce checks (or cracks) as it dries (typically one LARGE check running the length of the log) and spiral grain twist is also more pronounced in spruce, thus narrowing the selection of wood that met our specifications.<br />
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Douglas fir, while a brute to peel, is a more stable wood. Checks tend to occur frequently around the circumference of the log, but barring radical spiral checks are quite regular and narrow. <b>Douglas fir is stronger than spruce and is a better log for load bearing.</b><br />
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<b>The insulative values of Western red cedar surpasses both fir and spruce</b>, so is an ideal wall log. Cedar tends to be less mobile as it dries and also shrinks less. (One drawback with Western red cedar are it's load bearing qualities - in roof systems the required size of a cedar log would often be out of scale with the wall structure, which is why we generally use Doug fir for the roof system. The warm reddish tones of both are very similar, so the variation of species is vitually unnoticeable.<br />
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<b>Alaska yellow cedar (also known as Cypress)</b> can be difficult to source, given that the calibre of wood we require is highly prized by the Japansese temple market, however we have been fortunate to secure a source of Alaska yellow cedar and offer it as an option to our customers.<br />
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<b>Douglas fir is the most economical of the species that we build with</b>, but some styles of structures - <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/dovetail-log-homes" target="_blank">such as dovetail log home</a>s - I prefer to build using cedar. Round <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/post-and-beam" target="_blank">post and beam log homes</a> require very large diameter wood - averaging 18 to inches in diameter for the posts. Any of the species that we build with are suitable for post and beam as long as the diameter is met. Square post and beam requires that we start with wood of at least 20 inches in average diameter, and our scribed log homes are built with a minimum diameter of 14 inches at the top of the log. <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/timber-frame-homes" target="_blank">Timber frame homes</a> offer more latitude in wood size, as they are typically wrapped from the outside using either SIP's (Structural Insualted Panels) or conventional framing and insulation.<br />
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Wood shrinks as it dries and while log homes can be successfully built using green wood, we prefer to use drier material. <b>Regardless of the species we are building with, we insist or wood that is either air-dried (under 19% moisture content) or kiln dried.</b><br />
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<b>So which species of wood should you choose for your log home?</b> The above really just scratches the surface of house log selection - so please feel free to contact me for more in depth information on this topic - <a href="https://youtu.be/qFHalo9N__g" target="_blank">or watch our video featuring the Nicola LogWorks mascott: Kanga-Doodle as she demonsrates her log selection style... </a><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We are (finally) making use of the many photos collected on projects over 26 years of log and timber building! (see link to video at the end of this article).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>Every home is unique and each has it's own tale to tell</b>;</i> this most recent video tells the story of a post and beam project that captivated us right from the beginning and remains one of our favourite projects some 8 or 10 years later.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Here is some of what we liked (and still like) about this project:</b></span><br />
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<li>The governing design feature of the building was the vanishing edge pool - so this feature dictated the layout and design of the home.</li>
<li>The land was quite vertical - which also dictated what was possible. (We believe that constraints are where creativity is born).</li>
<li>The wood specifications were very tight and highly defined. (Western red
cedar with a mositure content of between 14-16%). This feature
narrowed the wood to either kiln dried or dead standing wood. Dead
standing was preferred for a smoother finish. Given that the builders who were being considered for the project were all of similar calibre it might have been a
harder decision for the customer if it had not been for those tight wood
specs - because in the end it pretty much came down to whoever came up with the wood first was likely going to land the contract....(obviously it was Nicola LogWorks who found the wood...and with a surface moisture content of 10 - 12 %!)</li>
<li>The design was the work of Tom Hahney (<i>Designing Change</i>
- out of Washington State). Tom is a talented designer with the bonus
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sure that the log builders who were competing for the contract could build to the level of quality that the customer was expecting. He narrowed the field for the customer by communicating with local log
builders and giving the customer a short-list of three builders to
interview prior to narowing it to two candidates. (A
much appreciated courtesy to those of us bidding the
building, and despite the competetive aspect of the bidding process - we much prefer to compete against colleagues who offer similar quality
and services.)</li>
<li>As a final bonus, the project was an hour and a half away from Merritt
BC where our production site is located. (As much as we enjoy setting up
our log homes all over the world - a job in one's own back yard is much
appreciated.)</li>
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This post and beam log home won a Silver Tommie Award in the Kelowna Region. You can learn more about this project by following this link: <a href="https://youtu.be/wieTkS-ehZk" target="_blank">"Okanagan Lake Post and Beam"</a>. <br />
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<br />John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0Kolowna BC53.707109944543255 -103.710937528.020898444543256 -145.0195315 79.393321444543261 -62.4023435tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-67665375170088948082016-03-01T11:06:00.001-08:002016-03-01T11:06:59.042-08:00A Small Dovetail Log Cabin - built with Massive Ponderosa Pine<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>A Homage to the Ponderosa</b></u></span></span><br />
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<b>As the pine trees of British Columbia fell victim to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pine_beetle" target="_blank">Mountain Pine Beetle</a> we had the opportunity to pay tribute to the <a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/ponderosapine.htm" target="_blank">Ponderosa Pine</a> - that iconic tree of the dry belt region.</b><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>"We
are working on a very unusual little building using very large beetle killed
<span class="il">Ponderosa</span>.</span></span></i><br />
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majestic trees - so iconic of the inter-mountain desert, are fast disappearing
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hope to build one or two local structures that will remind generations to come
of these beautiful giants." </i></span></span><br />
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John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-81205364590727106982015-09-08T18:17:00.000-07:002015-09-08T18:17:00.353-07:00A Re-Ignited Passion...<b>A recent holiday whet John's appetite for more fishing</b><br />
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There are few things more restorative than a day spent fishing... but the combination of fido AND fishing makes an unbeatable remedy for taking the world of business too seriously.<br />
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<u>Here John explains his strategy for "Dog-Fishing":</u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: blue;">A recent holiday re-ignited John's passion for fishing. </span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Fishing may be good for the soul - but dogs are good for mental health.</span></i></td></tr>
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John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-57710975899659067632015-04-09T12:14:00.003-07:002015-04-09T12:14:52.572-07:00The Wide Wood Building; The Fort McMurray Airport<h2>
<u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Quality of Finish: <i><span style="font-size: large;">When Wood is Good - Episode<u>: </u># 2</span></i></b></span></span></u></h2>
There's lots of talk these days about tall wood buildings - but have
you ever heard anyone speak about "wide wood" structures? Wide wood is
how <a href="http://www.officemb.ca/work/fort-mcmurray-airport/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beth Denny of OMB (the architects on the project)</a>, describes the use of cross laminated timbers and glu-lam in the Fort McMurray Airport.<br />
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in October of 2014, Fred Provost, Chris Bur and <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/logworks.php?cat=about&id=48" target="_blank">John Boys</a> of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NicolaLogworks" target="_blank">Nicola LogWorks</a> who
was the mass wood installer on the project, had the opportunity to
visit the now completed building and were suitably impressed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>John and Chris and Fred enjoyed seeing the transformation of the airport from work in progress to completed structure</i></span></td></tr>
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At the time of construction, the Fort McMurray Airport was among the first commercial projects in Western Canada specifying CLT and Glu-lam in lieu of more conventional materials. Originally this building did not incorporate mass wood and the decision to utilize wood was made after the design process had already begun.<br />
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The quality of the finish (stain), on the mass wood members is a primary factor, in our opinion, of
why "wood is good" in this project. It highlights the wood, showcases
the design and in combination with the organic appeal of wood infuses the building with an inviting warmth.<br />
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Would this structure make the same impact if concrete and steel had been used?<br />
The <i>Log Builder's Wife</i> generated a rough mock-up of what the building might have looked (and felt) like... (Brrrrrr.)<br />
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Having the opportunity to see the Fort McMurray Airport finished and in use was very encouraging as this project was particularly challenging for Nicola LogWorks - and one which John often uses as an example of "lessons learned" rather than "wood is good".<br />
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That said, the lessons learned have been shared with others whose intent and interests lie in design/build process and have served Nicola LogWorks well in in helping to anticipate possible obstacles and work-flow problems on subsequent projects. All's well that ends well as they say and the finished airport meets the all of the expectations and hype that surrounded it while under construction. <b>Wood is Good!</b><br />
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Highpoints of this job also included the support and expertise of <a href="http://www.eqcanada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EQ (Equilbrium Consulting)</a>; the engineers on the project as well as the fine team of Nicola LogWorks employees and our colleagues who contributed their talents and expertise as sub-contractors; Fred Provost of Gray Valley Quality Wood Work, Jay McKimm of Blue Water Timber Framing and last but not least: Andreas Fricke of Big Horn Timber Frames who stayed on to help Ledcor by undertaking much of the subsequent work that tied into the mass-wood. Brave man! (The snow picture is to his credit.)<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><i><span style="color: #073763;"><i>Below are a few images of the panels produced by <a href="http://structurlam.com/" target="_blank">Structurlam Products Inc</a>. (The pretty finished pictures can be viewed at OMB - see link at top of article.) </i></span></i></span><br />
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<span id="goog_350624982"></span><span id="goog_350624983"></span><br />John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-89227547151945086442015-01-13T15:49:00.001-08:002015-01-13T19:08:35.112-08:00Cross Laminated Timber Window Install<h2>
<u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>When Wood is Good!</b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></u><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><u>Episode #1</u></i></span></span></span></h2>
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Green, sustainable, efficient and cost effective. When CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) structures are well thought out and pre-planned during the design stage they can easily live up to all of the hype.<br />
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The key to successful projects is in understanding the material (organic) and to anticipate it's unique characteristics by developing sequences, details and procedures in a colloborative environment during the design phase.<br />
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Here is a video showing a successful example of a standard "off the shelf"
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Having committed herself to celebrating the absurd rather than indulging the long loud wail of the self-employed, the Log-Builder's Wife plans to cartoon our "Tales From the Field" from time to time under the banner of "Silly Gone to Seed". Here is Cartoon #1. We hope you get a laugh too! <br />
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<u>Contracts. Signed. Sealed. Witnessed. </u><br />
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The question is...are the 5lb, 3" thick documents (5" once you add the addendums and strike-throughs), worth the paper that they are written on)?<br />
Time to look into the Prompt Payment Act that got us <a href="http://logsdogsandgod.blogspot.ca/2013_10_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">motivated to blog </a>in the first place. Has anybody heard whether that passed into legislation in Ontario yet?<br />
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John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-90189259971155366822014-09-30T23:22:00.000-07:002014-09-30T23:34:43.558-07:00They Could have Dropped off the Face of the Earth...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<b>With John and half our fantastic team of Heavy Timber Specialists working on a CLT and Glu-Lam build in the Gulag </b>and with Andreas Fricke with the rest of the crew on a Glu-Lam install in Saskatoon, I thought I should undertake a blog post while they are away.<br />
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<b>The Gulag – you ask?</b> That’s just what I am calling it since communications are extremely difficult and for a period of time they were cut off completely. They could have dropped off the face of the earth – or have been banished to Siberia.<br />
<b>In any case they may as well be east of the sun and west of the moon, </b>or to be slightly more accurate: South of Fort MacMurray and North of Lac La Biche.<br />
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<i><b>By the way – any opinions put forth in this post are entirely my own and I plan not to rant as it’s becoming extremely boring and predictable</b>.</i> Most of my rants are set off by paper-work anyway and I hate to admit it –some of the paper-work and compliance docs that I rail against are<b> </b>inspired by sincere concern and motivation to keep workers alive, in good health and coming home to their families. As an employer and spouse I can relate to that!<b> </b>(That is actually a point that John made from favourable observation of the Owners on the project that he is currently working on).<br />
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<b>Where compliance and procedure get legitimately frustrating is when those who are “in charge” seem to have lost sight of the intent of the rules and guidelines </b>and use their authority more as an opportunity to throw their weight and will around. Personal ego impeding progress or even supporting un-safe practices while hiding being the rock-solid skirts of “just going by the book”.<br />
<b>Unfortunately “the book” does not always apply</b> to what is expedient and safe in heavy timber. Ideally strategies should be developed in cooperation – but in the situation I am thinking about it appears that control and adversity are the motivators. This could be crazy-making – but sometimes you just gotta laugh because it is all so patently obvious and absurd as to what is really going down.<br />
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<b>I’ve often wondered about the type of people that different jobs attract.</b> Border guards for example… and I know one cannot (should not) generalize – but I have at times been very grateful knowing when crossing the US/Canadian border, that if that big dame packin’ and swaggering about like John Wane actually used her weapons rather than just verbally intimidating me, there would be some layer of accountability. (Not like some places in the world where people of that propensity are not reigned in).<br />
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<b>Or how about those guys who work for collections?</b> It’s been decades since we (through relying on a poorly informed bookkeeper –<u><b> </b>not</u> me!) fell on the wrong side of WCB (OSHA) as regards remittance. “Mr Smith” was an extremely scary man and I did not want to get hurt. I wonder – did the “hector-the-collector” job suit his personality? A natural bully? Or maybe he just put on his “bully suit” when he got to the office in the morning and took it off before going home with a stop for yoga and a vegan take-out.<br />
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<b>Or the PST (that is provincial sales tax) auditor who examined our books a couple of years ago to see if we had been remitting.</b> (We had). I’m happy to say that I stopped him short in his tracks – when in the course of backing up the legitimacy of our non-pst-able transactions I came across one where we should have remitted and that he had missed.<br />
“Why are you telling me this”, he asked after a long silence.
“We try to operate with integrity”, I responded, “and expect others to do the same”.<b> </b><br />
<b>I really felt bad for this fellow – working in a hair-splitting job like that could really injure the soul.</b> But hey – just because I hate paper-work does not mean its evil….right? Maybe that was his happy-place.<br />
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<b>I could go on…and I bet you have stories you could add.</b> But much better shared around a camp fire where complaints become jokes to laugh at rather than the long loud wail of the self-employed!<br />
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<b>Actually what got me thinking about the careers and jobs and the type of people who choose them </b>was a run in with an acquaintance yesterday. She introduced me to her companion as the wife of a local log builder – “you know like in the reality TV show “The Timber Kings”. Hmmmm.
“Don’t worry”, she added, “John will get his turn one day”. HMMMMM. I don’t think she believed me when I said that it was not our goal to ‘go and do likewise’.<br />
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<b>I am so very grateful for our log-building colleagues</b>, many of whom credit our roots to <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/introduction-to-log-building-zmaz77ndzgoe.aspx#axzz3ErxT97Q9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allan Mackie and his School of Log Building</a>. Particularly I am grateful to those who I have come to know as family through our mutual membership and involvement within the <a href="http://www.logassociation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ILBA (International Log Builder’s Association)</a>. I look forward to our AGM’s where we get caught up on the latest tool, jig, and procedure. Where we share, show, and show off our innovations and discoveries with each other.<br />
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<b>It feels like a family gathering every time.</b> And so it is. And here is what we really share; the common ground that transcends us from being merely industry colleagues or competitors. The log builders that I am thinking of are all innovators, problem-solvers and are fascinated and engaged by procedure. Those traits supersede our common craft and trade. I believe it is unusual that so many like-minded, inquisitive and enthusiastic people were drawn to this method of construction. I wonder about that.<br />
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As one of our colleagues said about our group…”it doesn’t matter who you vote for – or what flavour your religion. What ties us together is that we agree on which tool is the best”.<br />
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<i>(Oh – credit where credit is due: <u>The Gulag Team</u>: <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/" target="_blank">John Boys</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=157426395&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=HYve&locale=en_US&srchid=499274341412143848188&srchindex=1&srchtotal=14&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A499274341412143848188%2CVSRPtargetId%3A157426395%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frederic Provost,</a> Christian Bur, Dexter Devorkin and Graig Goodman.
<u>The Saskatoon Team</u>: <a href="http://bighorn-timber-frames.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andreas Fricke</a> leading (thank you so much!) – <a href="http://www.hotfrog.ca/Companies/Blue-Water-Timber-Framing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jay McKimm</a>, Daryle Shackelly and on the crane (drum roll) Jochen Wagenblast and Owen Gregory!
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<b>The intent of the New Energy Code is all about building green, healthy homes and reducing carbon foot-print and yet one of the oldest and time tested green building systems is struggling to survive in North America.</b><br />
Log building is the original green building system requiring very little energy required to transform materials into a finished home while producing very little waste and boasting huge carbon sequestration.<br />
<u>It's hard to get more "Green" than that!</u><br />
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<i>So why are log builders and their customers having a hard time pulling permits for log homes these days?</i><br />
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<span id="goog_1412866580">In BC, the new energy codes go into effect December 17th 2014. You can find out when and to what extent the jurisdiction(s) that you are building i</span><span id="goog_1412866581"></span>n will be affected by cruising the site of your local, state or provincial building authority.<br />
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To learn more about gasketing scribed log homes - go to <a href="http://www.loghomegasket.com/">www.loghomegasket.com</a> (You can also see the original cartoons of Gasket Girl by Joe Ratushniak - or better still visit his web pages (<a href="http://www.joecarver.com/">www.joecarver.com</a>) to enjoy his primary talent of wood carving and sculpture.<br />
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A well sealed log home will have no problem passing the blower door test. We highly recommend the FP Publications book: <span id="goog_1412866714"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Illustrated Guide to Log Home Construction by Dalibor Houdek. <span id="goog_1412866715"></span></a><br />
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And finally, to find some of the best log home builders on the planet (yes the planet)....visit the <a href="http://logassociation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International Log Builder's Association (ILBA)</a>, and learn about Best Practices in Log Construction.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(inspired by the poem; <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cremation of Sam McGee, by Robert W. Service</a>)</i></span><br />
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<b>" I Love to Burn!....I was BORN to Burn!"... </b><br />
<b>...</b>A quote from one of the fine fellows helping us meet our delivery schedule of the charred wood panels<b> </b>which will be featured on the exterior of WDIC (The Wood Innovation Design Centre) in Prince George.<br />
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<b>John had a great time researching this <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pweijnen/shou-sugi-ban/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ancient art</a></span></b><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pweijnen/shou-sugi-ban/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>and the traditional methods of wood burning, as well as a range of other methods.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://youtu.be/tKih1g-RSeE" target="_blank"><b>This video</b></a></span> shows how Nicola LogWorks is approaching the burn (which has it's own unique twist, as the cedar material is pre-treated with an intumescent solution)...<br />
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John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-42248606519926525702014-04-02T14:40:00.000-07:002014-04-02T14:42:45.940-07:00If Fish is Good for the Brain - then Fishing must be Better!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Our last holiday...was that late 1990's or early 2000's?</i></b></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Contributed by "The Log Builder's Wife"</i></span><br />
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<b>It's been too long, I think, since Mr Boys and I have had a holiday... </b><br />
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...most of you who know us have seen this picture a couple of times - and you have to admit for bragging rights - it's worth a second look. (We caught this salmon in our double-ocean-going-kayak which I bought John for his birthday because <u><i>I</i></u> wanted it).<br />
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...But I think it may be a bit pathetic to keep dragging this picture out because we don't have anything recent to share!<br />
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Over 20 years ago, John decided that we should cut ourselves off from TV, in order to use that time for recreation - walk the dogs, go mountain biking and so on...<br />
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So we have not had TV since 1994, but rather than using those hours for recreation - we, and particularly John, found it easy to fill those hours with work and more work. Easy to do when you enjoy the challenges of your work like John does - and hard to tear oneself away from it for that same reason!<br />
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Never the less, I'm thinking that all work and no play could make John a dull boy which is why I've decided to take up fishing, and I'm going to take Johnny with me! (A lot!) <b> </b><br />
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So when you phone Nicola LogWorks and you get the message telling you that we are on another call - I hope we are out answering the call of the wild, following the the lure of the lure and testing the old adage: Work fills the time allotted!<br />
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<i>Will keep you posted on the success of this experiment! </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gone Fishing! (The Log Builder's Wife)</i></td></tr>
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<br />John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0Merritt, BC, Canada50.1113079 -120.786222250.029840899999996 -120.9475837 50.1927749 -120.6248607tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-43582096254604475262014-02-23T16:19:00.000-08:002014-02-23T16:19:33.412-08:00SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT...OR WORSE!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>...WIDC - early days...early snow.</i></td></tr>
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have noticed there is a “logbuilder” thread woven through most of our postings that
focuses (some would say whines), on how alien we find the culture of commercial construction compared to the business-by-a-handshake and devil-may-care-anti-establishment roots by which we have defined ourselves.</div>
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The paper-work and formalized procedures have been particularly hard
for us to adapt to and accept; QC, Safety Manuals, LEEDS documentation, chain
of custody, Stat decs (seriously….even stat decs piss us off!). </div>
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Don't get me wrong - we are not cavalier about safety and procedures –
far from it; we are very pro-active in improving our hands-on procedures and upgrading
our <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">practical </i></b>skills such as the <a href="http://youtu.be/ayaa_ulxq8M" target="_blank">advanced rigging course </a>we took last April from ITI <a href="http://iti.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(IndustrialTraining International)</a>. It’s all a part of being on top of our game. </div>
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But - Oh the PAPER WORK!!!! It is a challenge to get any work done
and to get it done in a timely and cost effective fashion. Are we builders or are we pen pushers? </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A view that did not exist before - and we got to see it first!</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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But yesterday we had good reason to better appreciate the intent
and function of the procedures and processes that are required of us after <b>a CLT
panel that we were craning onto the sixth floor of the <a href="http://www.unbc.ca/engineering/watch-construction-future-home-engineering-live" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wood Innovations DesignCentre</a> began to oscillate as it cleared the sixth floor, stressing the lifting
eyes </b><b>to
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Experience, extensive training and quick thinking by crane
operator Jesse Bird and crew-boss Christian Bur averted what could have been a
fatal accident or a costly incident. </div>
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Immediately after the wreck was averted, our crew and <a href="http://www.pcl.com/Pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PCL</a>
initiated the post-incident procedures together and it gave us the opportunity
to experience how smoothly these processes are implemented at a well-run job
site and to better appreciate the intent of these documents. They are intended
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Don’t get us wrong – we have not had a Damascene epiphany about paper work and admin! It stalls progress, adds costs and too often is imposed for compliance sake only. (Some Contractors walk the walk and others talk the talk - and PCL walks their talk.) </div>
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To conclude – we have always been proud that some of the
most talented, interesting and nicest people on the planet are a part of the
Nicola LogWorks crew. Today we are proud of how they averted a crisis and
grateful that we can say, “no-one was hurt – not a hair on their heads was
touched”. Well done guys!</div>
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This is what PCL said about our crew:</div>
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<i><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for your immediate focus on
this incident and the prompt preliminary report. I agree that your team should
be commended for the, quick, calm and controlled manner in which they handled
this incident, another example of the professional tradesman you have employed. </span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Parking Lot is Empty!Just three more pieces to install. ( Feb 22nd 2014) From left to right back row: Daryle Shackelly, Robin Meyer, Dylan Sparshu, John Henry Ramsey, Jesse Bird, Dexter Devorkin. Front row: Glen Sparshu, Owen Gregory, Jean Belleau, Jochen Wagenblast, Daniel Meiselbach and Andreas Fricke (team leader and principle of Big Horn Timber Frames). Not in the picture; Christian Bur - (photographer), Fred Provost and Jay McKimm</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>ESB UBC - Great Fun: Great Contractor, Engineer and Architect.</i></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">By John Boys</b></div>
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The new Wunderkind and current trend-darling in commercial
construction is cross laminated timber (CLT) panels. Paired with glue-lam
timbers and other engineered wood products it is making possible the construction
of tall wood buildings. CLT is being touted as the green alternative to
concrete, the building material that makes for speedy and efficient assembly,
allows for flexible and innovative design, and all at a competitive cost to
conventional materials such as tilt-up concrete.</div>
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And they are all of that – or rather they could be.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>UBC O - Great Design/Build Team</i></td></tr>
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Our team has had more experience in the installation of CLT
in North America than most, and as<b> </b>heavy timber specialists (with roots in
log-building and timber framing) we are excited by its potential and the
possibilities it affords, but concerned that if the bottom-line expectations
are not realized, that this revolutionary shift in how we build may disappear
before it has proved it’s potential.<br />
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On projects where we have been given sufficient time to
trouble-shoot, communicate, pre-plan and sequence <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">our</i> part of the work we can achieve the
“just-like-lego-time-lapse-look-at-em-go scenario” that we are all
anticipating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our team thrives on the
well-coordinated dance of carefully rehearsed steps, meeting or exceeding our
planned schedule when we finally “go live”. Who <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">doesn’t</i> like to look good!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>UBC-O; interesting design</i></td></tr>
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But it could be even better (and not only for us), if we and
some of the other key trades and/or material suppliers were allowed both information
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> input much earlier in the design
stage. Pre-planning in isolation and extrapolating information from incomplete final
plans makes it awkward to contribute any solutions other than those which
address absolutely un-workable details and/or connections.</div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">While most
trades people are not engineers, nor do all of us have a flair for design, cost
effective, safe and even elegant solutions at material interfaces can be
achieved if we are included </span>(as appropriate)<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> to define logical breaks in scope of work and to
consider possible challenges long before these issues come up at the
construction site.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>UBC-O; connections +more connections </i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">And it is on
the job site, where the success of the design and planning can be gauged and
measured. Assuming that the prime contractor, heavy timber specialists and
material suppliers are competent, and that the plans and specifications are
well thought out, a wonderful and choreographed dance begins to take place. If
any of the above fall short, there are a lot of steel toed shoes getting
stepped on…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">So how is any
of the above a “Problem with Cross-Laminated Timber”? In reviewing my words, it
reads more like a rant about not being included!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">In part, it
is. I believe there are two things that threaten the future use of CLT in
commercial structures, the first that </span>we are often treating a new
material as a substitute to the well understood materials (such as tilt-up
concrete) to which we are accustomed. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>3 D modelling. Not just for architects any more! (UBC-O)</i></td></tr>
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Do we anticipate the challenging characteristics of this
organic material (UV, rain, snow…shrinkage, expansion, iron staining…) and the associated
costs? And are we taking full advantage of the benefits (precision CNC
prefabrication, light weight, high strength to weight, visual qualities,
insulation...)?</div>
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What tolerances are achievable and how does that affect
specifications? Do the connection methods allow us to efficiently bridge the
differing tolerances? Concrete+/- 30mm, steel +/- 3 mm, wood +/- 3mm,
engineered connectors +/- 1mm, glazing systems....?</div>
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Using this new material effectively, in my opinion, requires
a mind-shift that addresses its individual properties as well as a re-think of how
we connect with the other components of the structure, and goes back to my
pre-amble on pre-planning and brings me to the second point:</div>
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Pre-planning resolves breaks in scope, discovers solutions,
arrives at efficient procedures and defines what is expected of the trades and
helps them to submit well considered and inclusive bids resulting in fewer
change orders and realistic budgeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In short, pre-planning can save money and my money is on the bottom line
when determining the future of CLT.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>UBC O CLT: as Espressed Structure; the talents ofMcFarland-Marceau</i></td></tr>
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A great deal of our inspiration for CLT in North America is
derived from the success stories in Europe and the common factor in all of
these examples is that all the projects were built on a foundation that
incorporated sophisticated 3D modelling and that a great deal of time (and
money) was spent in pre-fabrication and sequencing strategies.</div>
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3D modelling and pre-planning means a significant up-front
investment. </div>
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It also involves a radical shift in how we approach design, engineering
and the bid process and it allows all of us to be accountable. I wonder if that
is possible…However it seems logical and expedient, that a revolutionary new
type of structure should also generate a radical change in how we work
together.</div>
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In closing, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the “Log
Builder’s Wife”</i> tells me she could have made the point a bit more succinctly;
her quote on the topic: “We can sing Green till we are Blue in the face, but if
Green equals Red, then Black will trump Green!”).</div>
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I could go on at length and in more detail on this topic,
but perhaps that is better saved for another day. In the meantime, I would be
interested to know if I am alone in my concerns for the future of CLT in North
America. Your comments welcomed.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Or....When the Sum of the Total exceeds the Total of the Parts</b>...</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(Contributed by the "Log Builder's Wife") </b></span></i></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA23JskFrfxusBs9MKHqw-9wq4liDW5WRujo8lqmUSzkTx3ybKsCI_YNm4DU40h-52o-tzu2Exh1AsA-xFkmvNI6qWFssSfcuJ0O5KQ-5EUsEXKOC-4wNdq7xOawSH1gOod1DBOzE4WE/s1600/Curved+Laminations+Timber+Frame_NLW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA23JskFrfxusBs9MKHqw-9wq4liDW5WRujo8lqmUSzkTx3ybKsCI_YNm4DU40h-52o-tzu2Exh1AsA-xFkmvNI6qWFssSfcuJ0O5KQ-5EUsEXKOC-4wNdq7xOawSH1gOod1DBOzE4WE/s400/Curved+Laminations+Timber+Frame_NLW.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a>We ran into our good friend Dai Ona at the <a href="http://www.wood-works.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&It%20emid=130" target="_blank">WoodWorks Fair inVancouver </a>when Johnny was delivering <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>his
” Tales of Blood <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chilling Horror from
the Job-Site” presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.daizen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dai is a timber framer (Dai-Zen joinery),</a> whose roots are in
log building and that’s how we know him. We used to do a lot of work with Dai
when he first moved his timber frame shop to the interior and our collaborations
with him are one of the favourite chapters of our working life.</div>
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These days we at <a href="http://www.logworks.ca/" target="_blank">Nicola LogWorks </a>are doing a lot of heavytimber (CLT and Glue-lam) installation-only work in the commercial arena – and Dai’s
shop is a going concern of its own; neither of us are doing much in the way of
log work currently, but our approach and philosophy towards our work is defined
and branded by our identity as log builders.</div>
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Log Builders are different. We cooperate. We communicate. We
collaborate. (Some more than others). We generally see our competitors as
colleagues – or even cousins – <a href="http://www.logassociation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">an extended family of like-minded craftsmen and inventors spread across this continent and spilling over into Europe, Japan and the Baltic regions.</a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4d5S-Guj1tcchwnfgAbwCTrCI_xxcdLsZGdYtPehGrg703ZEhgreL8-n-33dbhRJ2UtqCa8Ra1vGTIGQpoALL0QCT6dGHtAVy9KEwGrNlPlQJrnCV5uVa6FsSVY8z8uHKWYN7vlF6N0/s1600/dai-johnsmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4d5S-Guj1tcchwnfgAbwCTrCI_xxcdLsZGdYtPehGrg703ZEhgreL8-n-33dbhRJ2UtqCa8Ra1vGTIGQpoALL0QCT6dGHtAVy9KEwGrNlPlQJrnCV5uVa6FsSVY8z8uHKWYN7vlF6N0/s200/dai-johnsmall.jpg" height="135" width="200" /></a>As the “log builder’s wife”, it is no secret that I think
John is the bees knees, but I also think that Dai is one of the most
innovative, kind and interesting people I’ve ever met, and when the two of them
joined forces to undertake some local timberframe projects a catalytic reaction
occurred and a new entity was birthed.</div>
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We called it the “Good-Wood Synergy” (Dai’s name meaning
good, and John’s last name a derivative of the French “Bois” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which
as a bilingual nation, we all know means wood). They marketed <span id="goog_147429370"></span><span id="goog_147429371"></span>themselves as the
“the Zen-Boys”.</div>
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Together they pooled their strengths and resources to offer
a level of service and quality that was superior to what they were able to
offer on their own. The culmination of their work together was a very high end –
design and build as you go local ranch house.</div>
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<span style="background: silver; mso-highlight: silver;"><span style="background-color: white;">Some of
the work was hand cut at our shop – some of it on Dai’s CNC machine</span>.</span> Dai’s
curved lamination proto-type was on our site where we tweaked it a bit and
contributed those components to the project also. Our ability to achieve accurate fits with components fabricated at separate locations is because we both use <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnw4MjgXMms%E2%80%8E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sophisticated 3D modelling software.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.smithandcointeriordesign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The designer of the building </a>was open to ideas and suggestions which allowed the Zen-Boys to express
themselves’ in other mediums besides wood and brainstorm some really unique and
beautiful solutions; one being the metal joinery design and details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- notice how they celebrate and mimic wood joinery in the design! They may have come with these ideas on their
own – but I doubt it – each new concept fueled another, each success inspired
the next. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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It’s in our nature to be involved and engaged – the Nicola LogWorks slogan is " A Passion for Log & Timber Joinery", and I've heard Dai express our respective relationship to our work as our meat - or our food.<br />
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We are not just
focussed on our scope of the work - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but with
the all the materials and work that we tie into and with the materials and work that
ties into ours. That defines the log building spirit at its best. We LOVE to
build, and we are driven to build sucessful structures.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">So</i> we’ve brought
the culture, skills and attitude of log building to <a href="http://www.unbc.ca/engineering/watch-construction-future-home-engineering-live" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our current work as HeavyTimber Specialist</a>s and that’s great – but we do feel like aliens speaking a
different language at times. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I think in the next post I’ll get John to tell you why…</div>
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Signing off for now…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The Log Builder’s
Wife”</i><br />
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John Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09464942152817421931noreply@blogger.com0Merritt, BC, Canada50.1113079 -120.786222250.029840899999996 -120.9475837 50.1927749 -120.6248607tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094938788221714811.post-57016954247057706602013-10-20T18:54:00.000-07:002013-12-09T21:54:47.262-08:00WE ARE BUILDERS... NOT BANKERS!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--> <span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">ONTARIO TO INTRODUCE THE PROMPT PAYMENT ACT - BILL 69! </span></b></span><br />
<br />
<b>Making the transition from residential log home and timber construction
to subcontracting our skills as heavy timber specialists on commercial projects</b>
has been a bit of a culture shock for us at <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.logworks.ca/" target="_blank">Nicola LogWorks</a>.</span><br />
In our residential work we
are technically a subcontractor but because the log or timber package governs
the scope and flow of the work, we are accustomed to a great deal of input and
control. We define the specifications of our own work and often that of others
where it ties into the heavy timber package. <br />
We have our own “log-centric”
contract, which very clearly states what we are and are not supplying. We also determine
our payment schedule - heavily weighted at the front end to assure customer commitment
and to purchase wood. (We have often marvelled at the trust invested in us by
our customers as they send us 100’s of thousands of dollars – often only
knowing us on the telephone).<br />
<br />
<b>Subcontracting <a href="http://www.heavytimberbuilders.com/" target="_blank">our skills</a> to the commercial world is
an entirely different ball game </b>and we have found the cultural differences
in the two environments an interesting challenge. No matter how amicable our
negotiations have been with the Prime Contractor prior to signing the contract
– when the document arrives for review, we find our blood boiling every time.<br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Here’s why:</u></b><br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The paid when paid/if paid clause.</b>
While payment from time of invoicing may take up to 45 days (fair enough given
the paperwork burden), the insidious little clause <b>allowing the Contractor
to withhold payments until they receive their payment from the Owner </b>is a
hardship for Subcontractors who typically are paying on receipt or at outside
within 30 days. The Subcontractor has no way of knowing if the Contractor has
been paid by the Owner, of if the Contractor has been diligent in keeping current
with their billing to the Owner. <br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Delay in payment means that the
Subcontractor is financing the project</u></i><br />
<br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Keep working with a smile on your
face...</b>another bitter little clause in most of these documents<b> </b>includes
a stipulation that in the event of delayed payment or non-payment or dispute –
the Subcontractor will continue to work to scope and schedule and not impede
the progress of the project. (Bend over and smile).<br />
<i><u>The subcontractor’s costs escalate while he continues to finance the
project and if payment is not forthcoming he maysoon be paying interest on his
overdraft.</u></i><br />
<br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Substantial Completion…..Holdbacks
Heldback</b><br />
Standard practice in commercial construction is the withholding of 10% from
each progress invoice which is a very good idea as<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>this ensures that the Subcontractor has incentive to complete the job
and to ensure that he has met his obligations to other sub trades and suppliers.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generally holdbacks are due 45 – 55 days
upon substantial completion of the work. <br />
BUT...<br />
<b>Does this mean substantial completion of the Subcontractor’s scope? </b><br />
<b>Or does this mean completion of the entire project?</b><br />
Read the fine print – ask the question. Know what the Lien Laws are in the
jurisdiction that you are working in, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>or
you may find yourself subsidizing their project out of your personal bank
account.</u></i><br />
<br />
We know. Despite completing our work (autumn of 2012) to the specifications
and scope and much verbal appreciation for our talented crew we are still awaiting
our final payment for our installation of the <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.structurlam.com/product/cross-laminated-timber.php" target="_blank">cross laminated timber and glue-lams</a>
at the<b> <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/fort-mcmurray-airport-largest-cross-laminated-timber-building-north-america.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fort
McMurray Airport.</a> </b></span><br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>GOOD NEWS!</u></b><br />
<br />
So why was my Wife doing the happy dance? (see blog # 1)<br />
Recently we were chasing payment for a project in Ontario. We were on the hook
for materials, labour and installation as well as trucking travel and crane
rental. We’d met and exceeded our scope, fulfilled the terms of the contract,
paid our bills and three months after first payment was due we were still
financing the project!<br />
<br />
Why was the Contractor not honouring their part of the agreement? You
guessed it – the paid when/paid if clause. As we understand it the Contractor
had been tardy in submitting their billing to the Owner, so we had the
privilege of financing the work. We finally saw action when we apprised them of
our intent to file a lien on the work. <b>We also discovered, in the course of
our research on procedure, the soon to be passed <a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID=2791" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill 69
Prompt Payment Act</a></b>, which addresses all of the above and more.<br />
<br />
This bill will bring the dealings between Contractors and Subcontractors
back into a more equitable relationship and end the hardship that some Subcontractors
are bearing.<br />
<br />
<b>Not only will it benefit the Subcontractor – it will also be of
significant value to the construction industry as a whole.</b> It will broaden
the available pool of subcontractors willing to bid commercial projects; it
will allow those already in the commercial arena to undertake more work. (It is
either foolish or impossible to bid new projects when your cash flow is tied up
in financing previous ones) and while the bill is unique to Ontario, I think we
can expect that the other provinces will follow suit if those of us in the
industry get involved.<br />
<br />
<b>The best thing about it to my mind is that it will remove the
opportunity for contention. More bitter than being the financier on these big
buck high profile jobs, is how the relationship building and cooperation that
is so much a part of the pleasure we derive from our work is destroyed when we
have to get hardnosed about payment. </b><br />
<br />
To conclude - I would not want to leave you with the impression that all of
these mega companies are deliberately using these clauses to their own ends or
are all negligent in their responsibilities on behalf of the
SubContractor. But it does happen - and apparently a lot - given that
Prompt Payment legislation has been initiated in the UK, Ireland as well as
south of the border.<br />
<br />
That said - we've also had great experiences with some of the big companies
as well, both for their fairness in dealing with us and the efficiency and
integrity of their company cultures. Notably:<br />
<a href="http://www.bird.ca/Contact/city-vancouver.html%E2%80%8E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Bird Construction Vancouver</b></a> - <a href="http://science.ubc.ca/about/esb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earth Sciences Building</a> and <a href="http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/06/fly-through-animation-of-the-new-ubc-ams-student-union-building/" target="_blank">StudentUnion Building</a> (CLT and Glue-Lam Install)<br />
<a href="http://www.kindredconstruction.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindred Construction Vancouver</a> - <a href="http://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/224088791.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UBC Okanagan Health and Wellness Centre</a><br />
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.pcl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PCL Construction</a> - College of the
OkanaganTrades Canopy, and as of October 15th <a href="http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/03/preferred-proponent-selected-for-wood-innovation-and-design-centre.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wood Innovation Design Centre in Prince George.</a></span><br />
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