Jason Chiu

Through the Wood First program, FII helps expand B.C.’s capacity to make value-added wood products and building systems. …Mass timber use in  North America still faces knowledge gaps in the design, engineering, manufacturing, and construction sectors. To address this barrier to growth, the University of British Columbia’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) organized a workshop dedicated to mass timber construction through Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA). DfMA prioritizes ease of manufacturing and assembly by minimizing time, waste, cost and labor, while improving quality and efficiency. …Now in its second year, the sold out workshop drew 16 industry participants and three UBC wood product students who collaborated on a pavilion using cross-laminated timber and glulam beams.