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Tall$Wood$Buildings:$The$Canadian$Experience$
Robert Jones Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Toward Taller Wood Buildings Symposium Chicago, USA
November 6,7 2014
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Inspiring(100(Year(Old(Tall(Wood(Buildings(in(Canada!
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! Adaptive re-use of the industrial old brick & timber buildings from early 1900's
! Up to 8 storeys (≈100 ft or 31 m high)
! Up to 326,759 ft2 (≈ 32,500 m2)
! Built from 1859 to 1940
! Factories, warehouses and manufacturing plants - during the industrial era
! All across Canada
Source: FPInnovations
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Brick(&(Beam(Buildings!
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" Toronto - 129 buildings ! 43 buildings = 5 storeys + ! 19 buildings = 7 to 8 storeys ! Floor space = 190,000 ft2 (single building)
" Vancouver – 50 buildings # Historical Buildings
o The Landing o The Leckie
" New apartments additions o Meets current code requirements o Massey Harris HO (1905) => Loft condo (2003)
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Unfortunately… o Construction of such buildings stopped mainly due to the
introduction of modern building codes (NBCC 1941)
o Limits on wooden building height were introduced (i.e., combustible vs. non-combustible construction concepts)
Brick & Beam Buildings!
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Recently, strong interest to re-specify wood in non-res. & mid and high rise buildings
! Several factors have contributed to this: o Availability of new generation of innovative EWP, connection
systems & design tools o Recent changes to building codes o Development of CLT (i.e., ease of prefabrication & assembly, use in
infill projects) o Environmental concerns (i.e., climatic changes)
Recent Trends
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Natural!Resources!Canada!(NRCan)!
Over the last 10 years, NRCan has made significant investments to expand wood use in the NA non-residential and mid & high rise construction market
o Support research organizations in conducting R&D activities & facilitate code changes in Canada. Examples:
! FPInnovations (TT Next Generation Building Systems and Products) ! Universities (NEWBuildS – Investment in the Forest Sector) ! Industry associations (NRC/CWC/FPI mid-rise project)
o 2010 NRCan’s Mid-rise Wood Demo Buildings Initiative
o 2013 NRCan’s Tall Wood Demo Buildings Initiative
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NRCan’s!Mid5rise!Wood!Demo!Initiative:!Examples!
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Complan bldg, Qc (CLT-glulam top storey on existing 4 storey concrete)
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NRCan’s!Mid5rise!Wood!Demo!Initiative:!Examples!
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GSK bldg , Quebec city, Qc Confederation College, Thunder bay, ON
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NRCan’s!Mid5rise!Wood!Demo!Initiative:!Examples!
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New ESB at UBC, Vancouver, BC (Hybrid, wood-steel-concrete bldg
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! British'Columbia'! April'2009,'residential'construction'up'to'six'storeys'
! 250'buildings'built,'under'construction'or'at'the'design'stage'(40'buildings'completed)'
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! Quebec''! Wood'Charter'in'April'2013'–'Amendment'to'allow'up'to'6'storeys'
! Ontario'! September'2014,'announced'approval'of'wood'structures'(up'to'6'stories)'–'effective'2015'
! Canada'L''2015'NBCC''up'to'six'storeys'buildings'! Public'consultations'completed'! Fall'2014:'Review'and'approval'by'Canadian'Commission'on'Building'and'Fire'Codes'
Building!Codes!Revisions!
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Modern!Tall!Wood!Bldgs!in!Europe!&!Australia!
10 storeys CLT tower in Melbourne, Australia “World Tallest Wood Building”
9-Storey buildings, London, UK 1st storey concrete, 8 storeys CLT
4 CLT residential buildings/social housing @ 9 storeys, Milan, Italy
2 @ 8 storeys CLT buildings, Oslo, Norway
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Modern!Tall!Wood!Buildings!(TWB)!
14 storeys Wood Building, Norway (under construction)
8 storeys office high-rise, Austria Uses of innovative hybrid wood-concrete system (CREE). One storey/day!
Wood Innovation and Design Center , Prince George, BC Height: 28 m
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Modern!Tall!Wood!Bldgs:!Design!Concepts!
30 storeys wood high-rise (Source: Tall Wood Building: mgb ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN) 42 storeys wood high-rise
(Source: Skidome, Owings & merrill, LLP)
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! In May 2013 CWC issued a request for EOI for design teams to use innovative design and build high-rise wood demonstration projects
! Under funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), this initiative links scientific advances with technical expertise to showcase the benefits of innovative wood-based structural solutions
! To support the initiative, a Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Buildings in Canada was developed by FPInnovations
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NRCan’s!Tall!Wood!Demo!Buildings!Initiative!(2013)!
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FPInnovations’!Technical!Guide!for!the!Design!&!!Construction!of!Tall!Wood!Buildings!in!Canada!
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o Prepared by a group of more than 85 experts
o Guide designed to assist designers, code consultants, developers, building owners, and AHJ in understanding the key technical issues and challenges associated with the design and construction of tall wood buildings
o Written to be consistent with the design objectives in the 2010 NBCC
o Guide published in April 2014
o Funded by NRCan
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Tall Wood Building
Guide
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o Introduction o The Building as a System o Sustainability o Structural & Serviceability o Fire Safety & Protection o Building Enclosure Design o Prefabrication & Inspection of Assemblies o Project & Construction Cost Considerations o Monitoring & Maintenance
Nine Chapters in Total
Guide Content/Layout
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o Presents the “Architect’s View" of the conceptual design process and how it is applied to TWB
o Thoughts on the integration of all building systems, its principles & potential solutions
o Discussion on code compliance following the "alternative solutions" path
o Chapter includes information to assist AHJ in establishing a process to evaluate a TWB project under alternative solution
The Building as a System Tall Wood
Building Guide
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Tall Wood Building
Guide
o Factors that contribute to the overall sustainability of TWB (e.g., sequestering of carbon & reduction of embodied energy).
o Information on re-use and recycling of wood components
o How to evaluate the environmental impacts of the building over its lifespan
o A special emphasis on the life cycle assessment (LCA) and discussion of the various green building certification systems
Sustainability
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Tall Wood Building
Guide
o Recommendations for conceptual design o Design considerations & input
parameters for connections and assemblies
o Advanced analysis and testing of systems for design for wind and seismic
o Building sound insulation and floor vibration control (including hybrid floors)
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Structural & Serviceability
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Fire Safety and Protection
Building tall with wood is fire safe
o Technical information as to how TWB can “meet” or even “exceed” the level of fire performance currently provided by the NBCC's acceptable solutions for tall buildings of noncombustible construction
o Guide also addresses issues of safety of firefighters and other emergency responders
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Tall Wood Building
Guide
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o Addresses design considerations for the building enclosure and durability of TWB
o Control of heat, air & moisture transfer through the building enclosure and cumulative vertical wood movement
o Five wood-based structural systems and associated wall assemblies are presented: platform, post-and-beam with wood-frame infill, mass timber, etc.)
Tall Wood Building
Guide Building Enclosure Design
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o Best practices and standards (i.e., what is designed can in fact be built to a high quality level)
o Tall wood construction incorporates a large degree of prefabrication similar to steel and precast concrete buildings
o Chapter covers key issues associated with quality assurance, qualification of personal, fabrication, executing and inspection of records
Prefabrication and Inspection of Assemblies
Tall Wood Building
Guide
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Tall Wood Building
Guide
o Recommendations for performance testing and monitoring and guidance on building maintenance
o Covers short and long term measurements to test and monitor the bldgs
(e.g., airtightness, vibration, sound insulation, floor and building vibrations, energy efficiency, etc.)
o Planning and costing for testing & monitoring
Monitoring and Maintenance
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o EOI released by CWC in May 6th, 2013
o Submissions were received and reviewed by an Evaluation Team in November, 2013
o 3 projects were finally shortlisted
o Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC), FII, FPInnovations and NRC are also contributing financially and in in-kind
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Shortlisted TWB Projects
Location # of Storeys Total Floor Area, m2
Building Type
Quebec City 11 11,120 Condos
Vancouver 16-18 15,400
Student Residence
Ottawa 12 11,750
Condos/office
Different systems being considered: o Post-tensioning system from New Zealand
o CLT/Glulam wood systems
o Hybrid wood systems
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Incremental funds will be allocated to six (6) key elements/envelopes: o Schematic design, design development and construction
documents
o Research, testing and other support by 3rd party groups
o Building system code acceptance, cost analysis and approvals
o Construction
o Post construction
o Communications and training
Eligible Incremental Activities to be Funded
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Lessons!Learnt!
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o Process is complex and requires extensive coordination with partners and stakeholders to ensure commitment from proponents and mitigate/share risks
o Define common R&D to optimize resource and facilitate information sharing
o Leverage additional funding from alternative sources
o Key challenges experienced include; • Code acceptance (AHJ) • Land purchase & project financing • Builders capacity • IP issues
o More efforts needed on facilitating regulatory acceptance of TWB and future code changes
o Engagement & education of stakeholders is key to broader future commercialization of TWB Education
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Next Steps
o Continue ‘due diligence’ and identify ineligible funding requests
o Align and match proponent request, eligible criteria and available funds
o Finalize the contractual agreements with proponents
o Develop common “R&D” plan/matrix applicable to each project
o Establish and monitor design development milestones for each proponent group
o Identify & secure possible new funding sources
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