Seungsan Village project | Photos: Canada Wood
Mass timber construction is quickly gaining interest in South Korea, with an increasing number of architects and developers interested in the technology. Capacity, however, has been an issue as there are limited facilities and skilled workers. This, in turn, impacts sales of wood products.
Canada Wood closed this gap by introducing builders to nail laminated timber (NLT) using B.C. softwood, a construction approach that can be ramped up much faster than other systems. This gave B.C. an edge over foreign competitors in supplying mass timber.
With supply established, Canada Wood then worked with local officials on several high-profile NLT buildings at Jinju City, one of the first uses of mass timber in South Korea. The comprehensive urban redevelopment has won a number of national awards for building design and is a showcase for wood’s potential as a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to concrete and steel.
This partnership firmly established B.C. as a leader in mass timber technology and the sustainably sourced softwood needed to prefabricate mass timber building components.
