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New Mass Timber Construction Program Positions Canada’s Forest Industry as a Source of Clean Growth in the Low-Carbon Economy | |
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2017-10-06 | |
发布年 | 2017 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 加拿大 |
领域 | 地球科学 |
正文(英文) | October 6, 2017 Ottawa Natural Resources Canada Encouraging the long-term use of wood in Canada’s construction industry will help us achieve our climate change goals while increasing the demand for Canadian wood products and creating good, middle-class jobs for Canadians. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, today announced the launch of a new mass timber program, Green Construction Through Wood (GCWood), aimed at encouraging the long-term use of wood in non-traditional construction projects, such as tall buildings, as part of the Government’s efforts to position Canada as a leader in the global low-carbon economy. The program launch follows the Government’s Budget 2017 announcement of $39.8 million over four years, starting in April 2018, to undertake this initiative. Wood-based materials, over their life cycle, use less energy and emit fewer greenhouse gases (GHGs) and pollutants than traditional, energy-intensive materials. Using them will reduce the overall carbon footprint of most buildings, helping Canada reach its 2030 climate change target and support its long-term commitments under the Paris Agreement. With this new funding, GCWood will build on the past successes of the Tall Wood Building Demonstration Initiative (TWBDI), which resulted in the construction of the world’s tallest hybrid wood building at 18 storeys, the Brock Commons Tallwood House at the University of British Columbia. It will also facilitate revisions to the 2020 and 2025 National Building Code of Canada to allow tall wood buildings beyond the current limit of six storeys, up to 12 storeys and even taller, and help develop design and costing tools to assist designers and builders. The formal call for Expressions of Interest for the program, which focuses on tall wood building projects (10 storeys and above), is now open and accepting applications, which are due by December 6, 2017.
Associated LinksAlexandre Deslongchamps Media Relations Follow us on Twitter: @NRCan (http://twitter.com/nrcan) NRCan’s news releases and backgrounders are available at https://www.canada.ca/en/news.html. |
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来源平台 | Natural Resource canada |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/103513 |
专题 | 地球科学 |
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