Prefabrication is reshaping the construction sector

naturally:wood
January 15, 2026
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: Canada West

In this naturally:wood newsletter you’ll find the following stories:

  • With a retiring workforce and immense pressure to address a national housing crisis… Offsite wood construction offers a direct and proven response by improving efficiency, reducing waste, enhancing quality, and creating safer working environments. The Offsite wood construction handbook is a one-stop resource for the entire construction value chain, from design logistics and manufacturing to assembly and sustainability.
  • Office of the Chief Forester to present at BuildEx: Wood and mass timber are increasingly being specified for all kinds of buildings… Does this mean BC will cut down more trees? Sign up for the BuildEx panel From Forests to Form: Sourcing Local Wood for BC Projects and hear directly from the Chief Forester’s Office on the Province’s forest management practices.
  • Digitally accelerated standardized housing (DASH) by BC Housing, presents ready-to-use digital building tools and permit-ready designs to help developers and non-profit organizations design and construct three- to six-storey buildings more quickly and at lower cost.

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