A 17-storey mass timber-Passive House tower under construction in downtown Vancouver will help push forward clean, tall timber construction techniques, the company building the mixed-use structure at 981 Davie St. says. The builders, Kindred Construction, with developers Community Land Trust (CLT), hosted a tour of the building on March 13. The tower will have 154 homes, including 123 co-op homes operated by CLT and 31 homes operated by McLaren Housing Society; two storeys of retail; and a new QMUNITY centre serving Vancouver’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community.Kenny Dempsey, project director at Kindred Construction, led the tour. He said the building is unique as it blends a concrete core atop two levels of concrete podium. The 15 levels above are designed and built with mass timber reinforced by steel. The mass timber panels were produced by Castlegar, B.C.-based Kalesnikoff.