Finnish Delegation Here For Wood-Building Tips
Delegates and their hosts tour the Wood Innovation and Design Centre photo courtesy IPG
Prince George, BC – A Finnish delegation has spent the day touring buildings in Prince George that feature wood components…
"We were pleased to arrange a variety of site tours of buildings in Prince George that feature wood components and particularly pleased to showcase the new Wood Innovation and Design Centre, which is currently under construction," says Northern BC Construction Association President, Roz Thorne.
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The delegation is made up of 15 professionals from Finland – representatives from engineering, construction, university and healthcare organizations. The visit was arranged by the NBCCA, Initiatives Prince George, and Vancouver-based Spets Association Management.
"The best part about the tour is seeing that if you want to make a change, anything is possible," says Finnish Timber Council Managing Director, Mikko Vilijakainen. "I understand that there's a tradition of building with steel and concrete in Prince George, but the transition to building with wood has been made. In Finland, we are in the process of making that transition."
He says members of the delegation are looking forward to bring what they've learned back to Finland to incorporate it into building designs. It was Vilijakainen who approached Spets Association Management about arranging the tour to Prince George, after hearing about the Wood Innovation and Design Centre and the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.
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So how long before we start buying wood components to use in our buildings from the Finn’s? LOL :)
I suggest this is more about getting a free trip to Prince George than anything else.
Not likely we can teach the Finns much about the lumber industry. They must know that one of the largest wood buildings in the world was the Stadthaus tower in East London, built entirely in wood. A nine story 30-meter tall tower. This structure was completed in 2009.
The East London building looks exactly like the Prince George building (inside and out) only larger. This is a high rise apartment complex built with cross laminated panels pieced together to form load-bearing walls and floors. Even the elevator and stair shafts are constructed of prefabricated CLT.
Hmmmmmm.
I doubt we are ahead of these Finns in any regard.
They probably came from some IPG type of funded trip bs.
What a low opinion you people have of Canadian innovation and workmanship. Pathetic.
Huh. Its got nothing to do with Cdn Innovation and workmanship.
Look up the Stadthaus tower in East London, and see for your self.( 9 Stories)
This building was designed and built by business’s in New Zealand and was constructed in East London in a shorter time span and for less cost, that the 6 Story Prince George Building.
All I am saying is that the buildings look almost identical, and use the same design as the Prince George building, which was designed by a Vancouver architect, the cross laminated beams were constructed by a Penticton BC company.
All we did in Prince George was assemble the building like a jigsaw puzzle.
Well if it is living up to it’s name the contractors on site are innovating in the way they are building it, yes? Then it can’t just be a copy of someone else’s work in East London. If not then does the innovation only come from the students who will work in the labs after it is built? (It looks pretty solid though)
I would say that the innovation comes from the students who will work in the labs after it is built.
The exchange of information is extremely valuable! There is a growing global market and more than enough business for Finland and Canada! Perhaps we can learn enough from them not to waste time and effort on inventing something they have done already!
We should ask the delegation what they have learned and just what of this they can take back and use.
They said the tallest in NORTH AMERICA, not the world North America AND the UK. There is a Ted talk on building entirely with wood. You negative jerks should google it…or are you too old school to figure it out?
They are so lucky that the building wasn’t burnt in the recent fire in downtown. It will catch fire very rapidly.
Omg, please please, not our fourth sister city for mayor and friends to travel to with nothing coming of it except free trips for the dips
FFS, this is one of the many advantages of the wood innovation buildings, THEY BURN SLOWER THAN A CONCRETE and METAL one. Watch to Ted Talk for gods sake.
No “housewarming” gifts from IKEA from them? Bummer. IKEA is Swedish for common sense.
Cant believe the negativity in this blog…..you people must live miserable lives.
wildlife. Look up the article for the nine story, 30-meter-tall Stadthaus tower in East London. This article will tell you all you need to know about building tall buildings with wood.
Five full pages of useful information, design, environmental considerations, cost, and efficiencies.
Rather than tell others to Google certain sites, perhaps you should take your own advice. You might learn something.
For your information. If someone doesn’t conform to your line of thinking it doesn’t make them **negative**, however if you refuse to learn from others, that makes you **close minded** So when you are calling people **jerks** you might include yourself in your statements.
I think what Palupo is saying is that there is no point coming here and seeing a building during construction hands on when you could simply read a five page report online to learn all there is to know.
Now if you will excuse me I’m going to go read up and get my medical degree before bed.
I want to learn how to consume liquor like the Finns.
Ever been on a Finnish ferry?
Party time my friends.
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