Limberlost Place designed by Moriyama Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects Inc. for George Brown College was recently featured in The Globe and Mail – highlighting the precedent setting nature of this 10-storey, net-zero mass-timber project.
To support the ambitious sustainability goals of this low-carbon building, Fast + Epp developed and tested an innovative large span beamless structural system that is comprised of timber-concrete-composite CLT slab bands with perpendicular CLT infill panels, all supported on glulam columns.
The forward-thinking vision of George Brown College and their dedication to innovation has resulted in an award-winning design that will pave the way for future tall wood projects and composite systems.
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