BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre designed to be 'wood first'

November 29, 2018 Follow @HFToday

Canada's BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre was designed to incorporated pine and Douglas fir in structural components. The design reflects Vancouver's wood-first initiative that mandates timber use in buildings, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.

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