This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche

This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche

This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche

This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche

This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche

This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche

This 4-storey research facility is designed to LEED Platinum Standard. The mandate was to construct the entire structure with carbon sequestering wood.  The floor structure will consist of solid laminated 2x4 construction supported by glulam beam and column framing.  The lateral resistance for seismic and wind loading is provided by plywood-sheathed shear walls in one direction, and by rarely used wood moment frames in the orthogonal direction. The moment frames consist of prefabricated plywood sheathed spandrel panels connected to the vertical glulam columns.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC                               Architect: Perkins + Will Canada                               Photo Credit: Stephan Pasche