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Greetings once again from your WoodWorks team. This week our first story is an analysis of the building sector from the highly-regarded economist Shamubeel Equab at Simplicity. Next, a long-anticipated and highly-regarded affordable housing project making full use of mass timber with a difference (in that it looks great) called ‘The Hive’ in downtown Vancouver. Continuing the theme of prefab and Canada, we have a modular building from Intelligent City and taking construction speed to the next level. Finally for today’s update we bring you a time lapse of a 10-Story building being built in just one day in China!

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22 July 2025
The Hive
Progress at The Hive along Keith Drive in Vancouver is in the final stretch. From street level, the intricate timber braced frames are now echoed in the exterior, a seamless...

22 July 2025
The BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing project in Burnaby, BC
When it comes to student housing for universities, those Canadians are certainly very experienced! Study this project carefully to see how they are keeping it simple using the right product...




























