Fast + Epp Partner Robert Jackson, and guest Steve Jeon accept the iStructE Award for Limberlost Place at the awards gala in London

Limberlost Place Wins at 2025 Structural Awards

November 19, 2025

We are honoured to share that Limberlost Place has been recognized by The Institute of Structural Engineers as a 2025 Structural Award Winner. As the first tall timber institutional building in Ontario, it has been celebrated for its cross-academia-industry innovation and for elevating composite mass timber to inspire future building designers.

“A thoughtfully designed and beautifully executed hybrid structure that brings together mass timber and concrete with technical clarity and environmental intent.” – Comment from the judges

Aerial Image of George Brown College's mass timber building, Limberlost Place

Aerial Image of George Brown College’s Limberlost Place

This 10-storey structure features an innovative, large span, beamless hybrid system composed of timber-concrete-composite (TCC) slab bands with perpendicular CLT infill panels supported by glulam columns. Extensive testing of this hybrid structure was conducted at the University of British Columbia, where band behaviour was examined to verify its strength, vibration, shear, and connection performance. The valuable insights from this research influenced the final structural design of Limberlost place and has been made open-source to support mass timber innovation within the industry.

Fast + Epp is extremely grateful to receive this prestigious award and would like to show appreciation to the entire team behind this project. This project demonstrates our commitment to advancing sustainability and innovation in tall timber buildings.

Click here for the full judge’s comments and to discover more about Limberlost Place’s recognition at the 2025 Structural Awards.