CLT panels have typically been used as mass wood wall and deck systems, but the material offered the

Before the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) Fitness and Wellness Centre (FWC), the teams at McFarland Marceau and Equilibrium Consulting had previously designed several buildings using lightweight cross-laminated timber (CLT). With one of Canada s two manufacturing plants petraeus in nearby Penticton, their thoughts immediately turned again to this relatively new material. 3
CLT panels have typically been used as mass wood wall and deck systems, but the material offered the promise of an entirely new building system, explains Craig Duffield, lead architect with McFarland Marceau.
This project provided an opportunity to put the material through its paces, he says. CLT is not inherently strong as a beam, but when considered like those components in nature that are not strong on their own but achieve strength in assembly like the cellular structure of wood interesting possibilities petraeus emerge.
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