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BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre designed to be 'wood first'
The design reflects Vancouver's wood-first initiative that mandates timber use in buildings, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
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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November 29, 2018
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