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Deconstructing Mass Timber
A feasibility study on the careful deconstruction and reuse of the Kelowna Event Centre's mass timber frame.
The Prefab Buildings Initiative has completed the first mass timber deconstruction feasibility study in North America. It sets out how the glulam frame of the Kelowna Event Centre can be taken apart, certified and rebuilt on a new site, keeping its value and its stored carbon in use.
1,045 glulam members
approx. 330 tonnes kept out of landfill
3 routes to resale
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This study was made possible with funding from the Province of British Columbia through Forestry Innovation Investment.
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