Changes to the BC Building Code that expand the uses of mass timber products in construction are good news for Kalesnikoff Mass Timber. The updates allow for mass timber in residential and office buildings up to 18-storeys. They also allow for more uses in places such as schools, shopping centres, libraries, retail, light- and medium-industrial projects and care facilities. The changes also allow more exposed mass timber in buildings. Other provinces are expected to follow B.C.’s lead and Ontario is already working on similar legislation. “From our standpoint, our goal is to bring as much mass timber solutions to communities throughout North America as is practical,” Kalesnikoff’s sales manager Devin Harding said. In March, Kalesnikoff announced a further expansion with the construction of a third plant in the Castlegar-Nelson corridor. Harding said that knowing this legislation was on the way played a role in the decision to expand.