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As building performance standards rise and project timelines tighten, design and construction professionals are turning to industrialized wood construction for solutions. This session explores how panelized, modular, and mass timber systems are reshaping the way buildings are designed, manufactured, and delivered. Using recent Atlantic Canadian projects as examples, the presentation will examine how these approaches can improve quality control, shorten schedules, and reduce environmental impact—while highlighting lessons learned from implementing offsite strategies at various scales.

Learning Topics:

      1. Opportunities in Offsite Wood Construction:

Understand the practical and performance-based advantages of panelized and modular construction systems, from improved quality and speed to efficiency and worker safety.

      2. Case Studies and Regional Examples:

Review recent projects—including the Membertou Mass Timber development, Pictou County Sports Heritage Hall of Fame, Affordable Public Housing Nova Scotia’s modular housing, and modular school projects—to explore design flexibility, manufacturing integration, and lifecycle performance.

      3. An Evolving Construction Mindset:

Examine the industry’s shift from traditional stick framing toward integrated systems—panelized, volumetric modular, and mass timber—and discuss how hybrid approaches can combine the best attributes of each to meet diverse design and performance goals.