Thomas Tannert

Another UNBC professor has been named a Canada Research Chair. Engineering Associate Dr. Thomas Tannert teaches a wood design program aimed to create local solutions with global impact. He says this won’t change the way he conducts his work and being named chair shows the importance of what he’s trying to do. “We are basically doing research that tries to increase the amount of wood in our structures like beyond low rise residential housing but also into commercial buildings and taller buildings.” He says creating a way we can build more tall wood structures can reduce our carbon footprint significantly because the material doesn’t produce as much Co2. There is currently a Wood Innovation Research Laboratory being constructed in downtown in Prince George, which is the first of its kind.