Maisons Chicoine Homes
853 Route 105 alcove j0x3g0 Wakefield, QC, Canada

Nail-lam floor and wall assemblies have been used for more than a century. Particularly in warehouses where solid, sturdy floors were required. It is now being recognized again as a valid substitute for concrete slabs and steel decking in commercial and institutional buildings. Additionally, in residential buildings it is often exposed to create a unique aesthetic. #maisonschicoinehomes #NLT #masstimber #commercialbuild #greenbuilding #CLT #crosslamintedtimber #masstimber ...#masstimberbuilding #woodsolutions #glulam #glulambeams #Glulamtimbers #woodbuoldings #Sustainablebuildings #Timberbuildings #archdaily #engineeredwood #Sustainablearchitecture #Crosslam #PrefabHouse #GreenConstruction #PreFabricated #passivehousedesign #passivehouses #passivhaus #phius See more

Oakville Fire Station #8 - This building was built with combined technology : . Glulam (Glue Laminated Timber) CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) .... These provide a mass timber solution that considers both the structure and the envelop which is panelized and speeds up time of construction. . The exterior cladding here is Shou-Sugi-Ban charred wood siding sourced from reclaimed and repurposed logs from lakes and rivers in Ontario and Quebec. . #maisonschicoinehomes #NLT #masstimber #commercialbuild #greenbuilding #CLT #crosslamintedtimber #masstimber #masstimberbuilding #woodsolutions #glulam #glulambeams #Glulamtimbers #woodbuoldings #Sustainablebuildings #Timberbuildings #archdaily #engineeredwood #Sustainablearchitecture #Crosslam #PrefabHouse #GreenConstruction #PreFabricated

One major advantage of a mass timber building is the savings on interior finishing costs. Why? . Exposed wood is a beautiful finish on its own hence does not require application of other finish materials. ------ Un avantage majeur dans un bâtiment en bois massif est l’économie dans les coûts de finitions. Pourquoi? ... . L’exposition naturel du bois est en soi une belle finition ainsi requiert aucune autre application de matériel de finition. See more

A recent study by FPInnovations and UBC found that the visual presence of wood in a room lowers SNS (sympathetic nervous system) activation in occupants. This means that a wood building can help lower people's stress levels, a discovery that strengthens the connection between wood and human health.

Glulam beams and CLT panels above to create a covered entrance into the garage #maisonschicoinehomes #NLT #masstimber #commercialbuild #greenbuilding #CLT #crosslamintedtimber #masstimber #masstimberbuilding #woodsolutions #glulam #glulambeams #Glulamtimbers #woodbuoldings #Sustainablebuildings #Timberbuildings #archdaily #engineeredwood #Sustainablearchitecture #Crosslam #PrefabHouse #GreenConstruction... #PreFabricated See more