Nancy Wilson is speaking at the 2025 Wood Solutions Conference

Presented by: Western Archrib

 
We’re pleased to announce that Nancy Wilson, Senior Associate at Kasian, Dónal Finnerty, Project Manager at Aercoustics Engineering Ltd., Fariz Dhalla, Senior Building Envelope Specialist and Matthew Smith, Associate and Code Specialist from Entuitive, have been invited to speak at the Wood Solutions Conference on Saturday, November 21, 2025 in Calgary, AB.

Date: November 21, 2025
Address: 671 Aero Dr NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7Y5 (map)
 
Presentation details:

Mass Timber
 
Building a net-zero, nine-storey hybrid mass timber seniors rental in Brampton—the first and tallest of its kind in the city—comes with no shortage of hurdles. How do you keep mass timber dry during installation? Manage compression across nine storeys? Win competitive pricing with a limited supplier pool? Or balance exposed timber with strict acoustic and code demands? This session tells the story of the Basswood Senior Residences through the lens of challenge → solution. You’ll see how the team designed this 198-unit, affordable housing building for seniors using prefabricated envelope panels and roof sequencing to beat moisture, how panelization and careful detailing managed differential movement, and how flexible design kept both NLT and CLT procurement options open to drive pricing. We’ll share acoustic innovations that allowed exposed ceilings and columns, strategies for navigating fire and code compliance with AHJs, and even a clever saw-cut trick that saved crane time while boosting acoustic performance. If you want a real-world playbook for making mass timber work—on budget, on schedule, and with timber left proudly exposed—this case study delivers it.
 

Find out more about this event and register here.