Mass timber construction is a growing global phenomenon. Beyond its superior environmental performance, a key advantage of mass timber - and one that will ensure mass timber becomes a catalyst for widespread construction industry transformation - is that mass timber is exceptionally well-suited to prefabrication.
As we look to the future, we know the next big step toward sustainable development is the industrialization of the construction process. Factory-built solutions are the key to the significant gains in construction efficiency and building performance that we need, not only to improve our built environment but also to reduce its carbon footprint.
Precision built, prefabricated mass timber construction delivers many key advantages including: optimized material use, improved thermal efficiency, reduced operational energy costs, reduced carbon emissions, and increased asset values.
The construction industry is complex and fraught with risk. Modern mass timber construction offers a better way to build that can not only help streamline the construction process, but also mitigate risk. Digital design and fabrication, optimized and repeatable structural solutions, innovative new products, and a deeper understanding of and desire for buildings that deliver long-term value across multiple channels (ESG) are driving much needed change in the way we conceive and deliver buildings.
Patrick is the Founder and VP of Market Strategy at Element5, Canada’s newest and most fully automated Mass Timber manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. He is a driving force behind a rapidly growing company that not only manufactures mass timber components but also provides a complete range of services to successfully execute timber construction projects on a large scale.
Patrick believes mass timber is the essential building material of the 21st century and the company is proud to manufacture their products from sustainably sourced Ontario wood. Patrick is a passionate advocate for construction industry transformation and believes that prefabricated mass timber construction is the key to the significant gains in construction efficiency and building performance that we need to meet our significant housing and infrastructure needs in a sustainable way that contributes to a low-carbon future.
Mass timber construction is a growing global phenomenon. Beyond its superior environmental performance, a key advantage of mass timber - and one that will ensure mass timber becomes a catalyst for widespread construction industry transformation - is that mass timber is exceptionally well-suited to prefabrication.
As we look to the future, we know the next big step toward sustainable development is the industrialization of the construction process. Factory-built solutions are the key to the significant gains in construction efficiency and building performance that we need, not only to improve our built environment but also to reduce its carbon footprint.
Precision built, prefabricated mass timber construction delivers many key advantages including: optimized material use, improved thermal efficiency, reduced operational energy costs, reduced carbon emissions, and increased asset values.
The construction industry is complex and fraught with risk. Modern mass timber construction offers a better way to build that can not only help streamline the construction process, but also mitigate risk. Digital design and fabrication, optimized and repeatable structural solutions, innovative new products, and a deeper understanding of and desire for buildings that deliver long-term value across multiple channels (ESG) are driving much needed change in the way we conceive and deliver buildings.
