BC Premier, the Honourable David Eby to Attend the 20th Anniversary Global Buyers Mission in Whistler, BC
Brian Hawrysh | bhawrysh@bcwood.com
The 20th annual Global Buyers Mission (GBM) is thrilled to announce that British Columbia’s premier, the honourable David Eby will be attending the event as an honoured guest. The GBM is set to take place in the picturesque town of Whistler, BC, and Premier Eby's presence at the event is a testament to the importance the government of BC places on international trade relationships and the value-added wood industry.
"As the Chair or BC Wood’s Board of Directors, I am very pleased to announce that Premier Eby will attend and provide the welcome remarks to all those attending the 20th GBM in Whistler, BC on Friday September 8th, 2023. BC Wood is encouraged by the Government of BC’s support for the province's value-added manufacturers and their focus on getting more value from our forests.” - Grant McKinnon, Chair of BC Wood Board of Directors
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Marketing and Business Development Assistance Available
Rumin Mann | rmann@bcwood.com
BC Wood can assist you in getting government funding to cover 40% to 75% of your marketing and business development. This funding is available to BC’s value-added wood products industry to assist you with creating new marketing strategies, developing / revamping your branding and brand strategies, sales coaching, training for all aspects of business and marketing, etc. You do not need to be a BC Wood member to access this financial assistance. This cost-share funding is available in the following categories:
Company Projects: funding covers 40% of the fee
Company specific projects use the information gained from assessments to help improve competitiveness, address gaps, and strengthen your company's supply chain. With this help, you will learn how to efficiently manage your business and market your product in a more professional and effective manner, ultimately growing your company. Examples of eligible projects include: leadership and management training, sales coaching, creating a social media strategy, creating a marketing strategy to enter a new market or a new product line, video production training, SEO training, creating a Marketing Plan/Strategy, creating a new brand strategy, content creation, etc. Cost-share funding is available and covers up to 40% of the approved project's total cost. Company projects are capped at $20,000, of this funding would cover $8000 and you would have to pay $12,000.
To apply for funding, there is an application form for the company project. As of right now, there is no application form that you need to fill out for assessment funding.
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Gain Forestry Education with Micro-Certificates
Jason Chiu | jason.chiu@ubc.ca
The Faculty of Forestry has recently added 9 new Micro-Certificates to our professional development offerings, many of which are eligible for the new StrongerBC future skills grant program, a funding opportunity to receive up to $3,500 towards continuing your education. This initiative is open to British Columbians aged 19 or older, irrespective of financial need.
UBC Forestry’s online certificates range in areas of specialization from Natural Resource Management to Bioeconomy and Mass Timber Building. Taught by leading industry professionals, these certificates cater to various interests and career stages.
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UBC Industrial Wood Finishing Certificate Course
Jason Chiu | jason.chiu@ubc.ca
January 8th to April 12th, 2024
(5-day practical session April 8th to April 12th, 2024)
CAWP is offering a part-time online training program with a one-week hands-on practical session. This is one of North America’s most comprehensive wood finishing certificate programs. The certificate program provides participants with a broad understanding of the field of wood finishing. It's designed for individuals who have some general experience in wood finishing and would like to expand their knowledge.
Once completed, learners will have knowledge and experience to do the following:
- Understand why finish is applied to wood and how wood properties affect finishing
- To be able to identify the best finishing system based on the end use
- Trouble-shoot wood finishing problems
- Design a safe and efficient finishing facility
This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to start a finishing business or to improve an existing one.
For more information please visit:
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Kiln Drying Seminar
Jason Chiu | jason.chiu@ubc.ca
November 20th-24th, 2023
The UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) will be hosting a 5-day Kiln Drying Seminar. This is a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to drying technology taught from a practical, real-life perspective and backed with solid explanations into the scientific background of drying. This highly-regarded workshop discusses the key processes and concepts involved in drying wood. Beginning with wood properties and moisture movement, students become familiar with kiln design considerations, drying schedules and kiln loading considerations. Other topics include drying with air, drying degrade, lumber storage and handling, control systems and power plants.
For more information & registration, please visit:
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2023 Global Buyers Mission™ (GBM) Update
Randi Walker | rwalker@bcwood.com
Join us in celebrating our 20th Annual GBM September 7th to 9th, where we will host international buyers and specifiers from all over the world, to meet our Canadian suppliers in Whistler. We are excited to have the Honourable Premier Eby offer welcoming remarks and officially open the GBM this year!
BOOTH SPACE IS SOLD-OUT but you can still join the event as a Participant!
We have many “new to GBM” Exhibitors and Buyers this year, so you will have a chance to meet and learn about new opportunities, whether you are looking to source new products or find new places to sell your wood products.
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BC Wood’s AGM will happen Thursday the 7th and all current manufacturing members are invited to participate. We are also delivering an exceptional WoodTALKS at the GBM – this year featuring the Mass & Heavy Timber Symposium on Saturday – as well as our rather exclusive Building Connections program. All these activities are designed to expand our Canadian wood products industry’s international business opportunities.
As in the past, pre-registration is required to participate in all aspects of the GBM, and we now have the online registration system open! If you haven't already signed up to participate in the GBM, please email gbm@bcwood.com and ask for your invitation.
Questions? Call me anytime at 604-309-6683 or email gbm@bcwood.com. We look forward to you joining us for this exceptional 20th anniversary celebration!
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Announcing WoodTALKS at the 20th Annual Global Buyers Mission - featuring the Mass & Heavy Timber Symposium
Ken Hori | khori@bcwood.com
Date: September 7-9, 2023, in beautiful WHISTLER, BC
Join Canada’s Wood Industry and International delegates for seminars and workshops, trade show, site tours, networking receptions and more.
Up to 11+ Educational Learning Credits are available during WoodTALKS at the GBM.
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BC Wood Specialties Group 2023 Annual General Meeting
Brian Hawrysh | bhawrysh@bcwood.com
10:00 – 10:45 AM, Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Whistler Conference Centre
BC Wood will be holding its’ 2023 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, September 8th, 10:00 AM in the Wedgemount Room at the Whistler Conference Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. All manufacturing BC Wood members (Base, North America and International) are encouraged to attend.
To register or for more information, please contact me directly at bhawrysh@bcwood.com or by phone at 604-882-7100 (toll free 1-877-422-9663). We look forward to seeing you in scenic Whistler, BC for BC Wood’s Annual General Meeting on September 7th, 2023.
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Meeting with the Korean Institute of Architects’ (KIA) Chairman Chun Eui-young
JC Lee | jclee@bcwood.com
BC Wood’s Korean Representative JC Lee recently met with Chairman Chun Eui-young and the directors of KIA (Korean Institute of Architects). The group was founded in 1957 and currently consists of 5,500 architect members.
During the meeting, JC gave an overall introduction of BC Wood and its member companies, as well as about programs such as the Global Buyers Mission and WoodTALKS. Chairman Chun Eui-young believes that the world should gradually use wood in buildings in line with efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and Korea’s carbon neutrality policy. Additionally he said that they need to actively cooperate to embrace advanced wood use technologies and cultures such as those introduced by BC Wood in Canada. He said he would officially introduce BC Wood’s Global Buyers Mission (GBM) to the members of the Korean Architects Association.
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Japanese Economy Revved Up Ahead of the Japan Home Show
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp
Having lifted all COVID-19 restrictions early this spring, the Japanese economy has come roaring back. According to just released data by the Cabinet Office, GDP grew by 6.0% on an annual basis in the April-June period. This was also the third consecutive quarter of growth. Separately, a Kyodo News survey found that over 80% of Japan’s major firms see the economy further expanding over the next year as personal consumption has returned following the end of the pandemic restrictions.
This positive economic news bodes well for BC Wood members planning to attend this year’s Japan Home and Building Show. We saw an incredible pick-up in traffic at the Nikkei Architectural and Construction Materials Show in March as the attendance and energy returned to pre-pandemic levels. We can now see the enthusiasm building for the Japan Home and Building Show that will be held at Tokyo’s Big Sight from November 15th through 17th.
Please contact me at ivanoff@bcwood.jp and we can set-up a time to chat about this year’s program and how BC Wood can help you expand your business opportunities in the Japanese market. You can also watch our video report on the recent Nikkei Show to get a feel for what the JHS will look like (https://youtu.be/0SWVRMf5H-0).
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Durable Timber: Designing for Embodied Carbon Benefits in All Life Cycle Stages
ArchDaily
“With the smoke from wildfires still clouding some North American skies, there’s never been a better time to learn about biogenic carbon,” says Eli Gould, who educates architects through the non-profit Quebec Wood Export Bureau (QWEB), and manages industry-wide non-profit initiatives in BIM and carbon calculation. “It’s a humbling topic with a call for modern forestry to tackle mitigation work across a huge landscape before and not after fires. Even with all that work ahead, taking a closer look at biogenic carbon can also bring about positive education about forest ecosystems, and a reminder that we often under-report their long-term benefits.”
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Final Intake of the Mass Timber Demonstration Program Advances BC's Design and Construction Capabilities
naturally:wood
Mass Timber Demonstration Program - Intake 3
We are thrilled to announce that eight building projects and four research projects have been selected for funding in the third and final intake of the Mass Timber Demonstration Program. These proposed buildings are pushing the boundaries of low-carbon construction, applying opportunities for prefabrication, and embracing mass timber construction.
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Doing Business in the US
Export Navigator
Export Navigator's Doing Business in the USA series is returning this summer to:
Register for free, network with local export professionals, and get answers to your export-related questions in our Q&A session.
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Benefits of Creating an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable and Accessible Workplace
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
October 16th-18th, 2023
In partnership with CCDI Consulting, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is once again offering IDEA Essentials for businesses in the Greater Vancouver area looking for an introduction or refresher on principals of equity, diversity, and inclusion. IDEA Essentials is delivered online and incorporates presentations, polling, as well as small and large group discussions. During the three sessions, participants have an opportunity to explore their own dimensions of diversity and discover the benefits of creating an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable and Accessible (IDEA) workplace.
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New Elementary School Being Built in Langford Inspired by Tree Houses
Times Colonist
An elementary school under construction in Langford is drawing inspiration from another sort of structure — a tree house.
Going in that direction came out of the need to deal with the vertical focus of the building design at the Latoria Road construction site, said architect Lindsey Salter.
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Timber Offsite Construction Conference — Registration Now Open
Treefrog News
Registration for the 2023 Timber Offsite Construction (TOC) conference and exhibition event is now open. This year’s theme ‘Timber & Technology – The Zero Carbon Future’ will explore the exponential growth in the use of mass wood and engineered timber on a global basis, and delve into the benefits creating major improvements in building construction efficiency and significant reductions in carbon emissions.
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Reframed: The Future of Cities in Wood
Chicago Architecture Center
As cities seek to reduce carbon impact, one of humanity’s oldest construction materials is emerging as a promising solution to the sustainability challenges that modern construction presents. With breakthroughs in engineering and manufacturing, “mass timber” has become a fresh way of using sustainably sourced wood to build structures with breathtaking design while enriching life in urban settings.
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Working in the World’s Most Sustainable Buildings Is Good for Employee Morale and for Business
ACESSWIRE
According to a study by the American Journal of Public Health investigating the effects of green buildings on employee health and productivity, employees who moved from conventional offices to buildings rated for Leadership Energy Environmental Design (LEED) reported a reduction in absenteeism, depression, and stress levels as well as an increase in their sense of happiness.
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Canada Accepting New Applications for Three Forest Sector Innovation Programs
Cision
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Ontario’s First Net-Zero Mass-Timber Building Nears Completion
PCL Constructors Canada
Limberlost Place, Ontario’s first mass-timber, net-zero carbon emissions institutional building, has now reached the highest point in construction. The final wood and steel beams were installed in the 10-storey facility located at George Brown College’s (GBC) Waterfront campus in Toronto’s growing east Bayfront community, completed using an intricate installation method where each mass timber column and cross-laminated slab band would be placed.
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BC Wood’s programs are open to all value-added wood product manufacturers in British Columbia. By participating with BC Wood, you will be adding our staff of business development experts to your sales and marketing team. If you are ready to grow, call BC Wood at 604-882-7100 or 1-877-4BC-WOOD for more information on our programming. |
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