INNOVATION IN WOTwo Projects

Presented on April 16, 2014 by Jana Foit

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“The Wood Products Council” is a Registered Provider with gThe American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems (AIA/CES) Provider #G516(AIA/CES), Provider #G516.

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Course Descriptionp

Recent investigations into andconstruction in British Columbiaprojects looking at heavy timberprojects looking at heavy timberFurthermore, the benefits of wrelevant in the context of globaresource depletion and its useresource depletion, and its useproject’s carbon footprint throuand avoided greenhouse gas emf th f lifocus on the use of panelizPerkins+Will projects, both locaColumbia: the Centre for Intera(CIRS) and the Earth Sciences Bu

n

discussions about solid wooda, Canada are resulting in manyr as a viable structural material.r as a viable structural material.wood are becoming increasinglyal warming and non‐renewablee can have a large impact on ae can have a large impact on augh both carbon sequestrationmissions. This presentation willd d i t i tized wood in two innovative

ated at the University of Britishctive Research on Sustainabilityuilding (ESB).

Learning Objectiveg j

1 Id tif h t1. Identify approaches ta large‐scale applicat

2. Describe the environmwood

3. Explain several innovatechnologiestechnologies

4. Understand how timbimplemented in twoimplemented in two applications

es

t i h ti b ito using heavy timber in tionmental benefits of using 

ative timber 

ber systems were unique institutionalunique institutional 

INNOVATIOINNOVATIOCONSTRCONSTR

TWO PR

N IN WOODN IN WOOD RUCTIONRUCTION

OJECTS

OUTLINE:• The Problem

Wh W d? • Why Wood? • Wood as a Modern Building g• A New Generation of Wood B

CIRS C t f I t ti • CIRS: Centre for Interactive • ESB: Earth Sciences Buildin• Lessons Learned

MaterialBuildingsR h S t i bilitResearch on Sustainability

ngg

the PROBLEthe PROBLEEMEM

Building Industry Energy Coonsumption

why WOOD?why WOOD???

Grown by the SUN y Sequesters CARBOq N

Low EMBODIED ENERGY REGIONAL materiathe ECONOMY

al that supports pp

Reduced ECOLOGIReduced ECOLOGIECONOMIC impactp

ICAL and ICAL and SUSTAINABILY harSUSTAINABILY harRENEWABLE resou

rvested rvested urce

WOOD as a WOOD as a building mabuilding ma

modern modern aterialaterial

Structural Timber Systy

POST AND BEAMCenturies old

STICK FRAMLast Century

tems

ME SOLID CONSTRUCTIONLast 15 years

Edge Laminated

Cross Laminated

Glued Doweled Nailed

Glued Doweled Nailed

Solid Wood PanelsCLT

LVL

LSL

A New GeA New GeWooWoo

eneration of eneration of od Buildingsod Buildings

Brentwood Skytrain Station Burnaby, BC2004 Governor General Medal

WOOD STRUCTURE:WOOD STRUCTURE:• wood roof structure using side nailed d

glulam ribs • prefabricated and modular structural el

CHALLENGES:CHALLENGES:• Combustible materials in a public asse

V d li • Vandalism • Weather exposure

Brentwood Skytrain Station Burnaby, BC2004 Governor General Medal

imensional lumber supported by

ements

mbly occupancy

Canada Line Stations Vancouver, BC2010 Schreyer Award

WOOD STRUCTURE:WOOD STRUCTURE:• Prefabricated, modular kit-of-parts• panelized wood roof structure using sid• panelized wood roof structure using sid

together in steel frame

BENEFITS:BENEFITS:• High Quality

E i l + Effi i t • Economical + Efficient • Reduced construction time by 3 ½ mon

Canada Line Stations Vancouver, BC2010 Schreyer Award

de nailed dimensional lumber held de nailed dimensional lumber held

nths

Samuel Brighouse Elementary School Richmond, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2012 Wood Design Award

WOOD STRUCTURE:

• panelized wood roof structure using sidwith steel v-shaped kingposts

• prefabricated roof panelsBENEFITS:• High Quality• Economical + Efficient Economical + Efficient • Reduced construction time by 4 months

Samuel Brighouse Elementary School Richmond, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2012 Wood Design Award

de nailed dimensional lumber held

s

VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Vancouver, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2012 Wood Design Award

VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Vancouver, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2012 Wood Design Award

WOOD STRUCTURE:WOOD STRUCTURE:• Geometrically complex form• Prefabricated panelized wood roof stru• Prefabricated, panelized wood roof stru

and services

BENEFITS:BENEFITS:• High Quality

C t d i• Custom design• Schedule - roof fabricated while concre

VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Vancouver, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2012 Wood Design AwardVanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Vancouver, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2012 Wood Design Award

ucture pre installed with insulation ucture pre-installed with insulation

ete footings being poured

CCCenCen

Research

Case Study: Case Study: ntre for Interactive ntre for Interactive on Sustainabilityy

CIRS VisionProject Goalsj• To be the most innovative and hig

America at the time of its construcAmerica at the time of its construc

• To act as a “living laboratory” thainvestigation of current and futurinvestigation of current and futurtechnologies, serving as a catalys

gh performance building in North ction ction

at promotes research and re sustainable building re sustainable building st of change

Regenerative Building CoGreen:• CIRS will have a net

positive impact on the positive impact on the ecosystem health

HHumane:• CIRS will provide a

socially and biophysically healthy environment for human inhabitation

Smart: • CIRS will integrate the CIRS will integrate the

performance of the building with the human inhabitantshuman inhabitants

oncept

CIRS – Ambitious Goals

LEED Platinum and Living BLEED Platinum and Living BBuilding ChallengeBuilding Challenge

Design Concepts

• Programmatic needs

M i i th f • Maximize the use of passive environmental design strategies design strategies

• Site constraints and opportunities

Floor PlansOrganized into two wings linked by atr• Organized into two wings linked by atr

• Houses 200 researchers who work cotoward a common mission: to accelera

rium rium

llaboratively ate sustainability

Building Form Drivers: Prg• Office• Assembly• Emphasize sustainable features

rogramg

Social Space• Four-storey atrium serves as:• Building lobby• Entry to daylit 500-seat auditorium• 'Social condenser' space that builds

academic communityacademic community

Office Space• Flexibility for all interior spaces

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Building Form Drivers: Si• Dense site adjacent to Sustainabi

g

• Retained pre-existing desire line areclaimed water systemEngage pedestrians ith the proje• Engage pedestrians with the proje

itelity Streetas opportunity to highlight

ect's s stainabilit goalsect's sustainability goals

Building Form Drivers: PaSolar Shading

g

• Incorporate PV into solar shading

Green RoofGreen Roof• Encourage habitat, reduce

stormwater runoff and heat stormwater runoff and heat island effect

assive StrategiesgDaylighting• 10m wide office bars to bring

daylight inN t l V til tiNatural Ventilation• Narrow office bars with

partial height partitions allow partial height partitions allow for natural cross ventilation

Feature Sustainable Desi• Green screen

W d l ddi• Wood cladding• Solar aquatics reclaimed water tre

gn and Materialsg

eatment

• Net positive energy and operational Performance

Net positive energy and operational • Net positive water quality• Net positive structural carbon• Net positive structural carbon• Net positive in human health, happin

carbon carbon

ness and productivity

NET POSITIVE ENERGY AND OPBy harvesting renewable and wasteenergy needs as well as a portion obuilding building.

The addition of CIRS to the UBC overall energy consumption by o

PERATIONAL CARBONe energy, CIRS supplies its own of the needs of an adjacent

campus reduced UBC’s pover 1 million kWhr per year.

STRUCTURAL CARBON: the deSTRUCTURAL CARBON: the decarbon footprints of steel, concstructure.

• 1076 Tonnes CO2 genera• 904 Tonnes carbon store• 904 Tonnes carbon store• 172 Tonnes Net

CIRS carbon footprint is 90% le

Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability Vancouver, BC2012 Lieutenant Governor Award – 2013 Wood Design Award

esign team compared the esign team compared the crete and wood for the building

ated in constructioned in the wooded in the wood

ess than the UBC average.

Material Considerations

Sustainable, healthy, natural, innovative

• The ecological and human The ecological and human health impacts

• Visual and tactile expression p• Cost, durability and maintenance

requirements

Wood Products Used in C• Glulam for heavy structural memb

f• Dimensional lumber for the struct• Multiple ply cedar panels used for• Suspended Linear Wood Ceilings

CIRS:berstural deckingr exterior cladding

Primary Structure• Glulam moment frame: columns, bea

y

• Solid wood floor slabs: face-nailed 2• Shear in endwalls• Loading: 100 lb/sf

ams, boxbeams2x4’s, plywood diaphragm

The wood moment frame was created with vertical glulam columns and a box beam spandrel between the columns

CIRS Technical Manual

• A ‘living’ document • Lessons learned from

the design, construction and operation of the operation of the building

• Developed to Developed to disseminate information

• Accompanies the CIRS website (cirs.ubc.ca)

Earth Sciences BuildingUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia

Project Goals• Public realm / community outreac

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• State-of-the-art teaching and rese• Consolidation of various departm• Informal learning spaces for discu• Flexibility to accommodate future• Research synergy

charch spacesents into one buildingussion and collaboratione needs

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esign DriversProgram

esign Drivers

Site Integration with public realm

Program• Research labs

/ ff ff

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• Faculty / staff offices • Lecture theatres and

classroomsclassrooms• Social and informal spaces

• Cafe• Museum

Support Public Realm• Create museum precinct

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• Highlight research on display

C• Mai

Cam

• Emp

C tintain E/W and N/S connections

mpus Connections

phasize exposure of program

Connections to the Outdo• Full-height glazing

Connections to the Outdo

• Canopy-to-ceiling extension

oorsoors

Promote Collaboration• Visibility of departments

Promote Collaboration

• Vertical circulation

Structural Materials in ES• The two structural materials are w

G f• Glulam for heavy structural memb• LSL and CLT for structural deckin• Steel beams for long spans and s• Concrete in south wing

SB:wood and concrete: bers in north wingngeismic

SOUTH WINGCONCRETECONCRETE

NORTH WINGTIMBER

Structural Innovation• Composite wood-concrete floor st

G• Glulam post and beam connection• Transfer trusses over column free• Chevron Ductile Braces• CLT Canopy and Roof• Cantilevered glulam stair

ns in ESB:tructurens e spaces

ASSEMBLYC it W d CComposite Wood-Con

Holz-Beton-Verbunt Fl St tncrete Floor Structure:

d-System TM (HBV)

Glulam Post and BShShe

Beam Connections:erpa

Solid Wood CaCL

nopy and RoofpyLT

Full Storey Transfer TrussFull Storey Transfer Trussses over Lecture Theatresses over Lecture Theatres

LECTURE THEATRE

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Lateral Load ResD til ChDuctile Chevr

isting System: Bron Braces

Cantilevered SolidCantilevered Solidd Wood Staircased Wood Staircase

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LessoLessoons Learnedons Learned

BUILDING CODES:

• Combustible | Heavy Timber | N| y |• Regulate the size + height of bu

safety by limiting area + height construction

• NBC currently allows up to 4 st• BCBC allows up to 6 storeys fo

Non-combustible Constructionuilt structures relative to fire of buildings of combustible

toreys for residential or residential

Weather Protection• Update and improve specifica• Consider cash allowance for • Review schedule to align woog• Limit exposure during constr

ations additional protectionod construction in dry seasonyruction

D d B + C ili• Consideration of alternative r

Dropped Beams + Ceiling

• Commitment from contractor

H i htroutes for mech / electg Heights

r and consultants is critical

Stains• Not all wood substrates are e

Stains

• Perform test patch or sampleequale for review

Service Runs• Lighting

Service Runs

• Sprinklers

Performance• Vibration• Acoustics• Loadingg• Seismic

P i d i• Passive design

CarbonESB:+6169 T b di d +6169 Tonnes embodied ene-1094 Tonnes CO2 stored in 5075 Tonnes Net5075 Tonnes Net

CIRS::CIRS::+1076 Tonnes embodied ene

904 Tonnes CO2 stored in -904 Tonnes CO2 stored in 172 Tonnes Net

i t t l t tiergy in total construction the wood

ergy in total construction the wood the wood

Schedule• Requires proper planning

P f b i ti h i

Schedule

• Prefabrication can have sign• Consider product availability• Spend time planning ahead

ifi t iti i tificant positive impacty

Public Perceptionp

(+) •Comfortable•Warm•Organic material•Beautiful

(-)•Not durable•Combustible•Weak

Questions?

This concludes The American Institute of 

hArchitects Continuing Education Systems CCourse Jana Foit

Perkins+Willjana.foit@perkinswill.comj @p