Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with Parliamentary Secretary Julie Dabrusin, announced a federal contribution of more than $5.9 million for four green construction and green technology projects across Ontario, which will support the use of low-carbon and processed wood in the Canadian construction sector. This funding is helping to protect Canadian industry and to build more housing for Canadians.
The funding announced today includes:
· More than $900,000 to Assembly Corp. for the development of an innovative design and seismic system for a 62-unit, all-wood building in Toronto. This eight-storey residential and mixed-use rental building will serve as a building typology to be repeated across over a half dozen other sites, promoting sustainable construction practices that reduce the environmental impact of the building industry.
· $1 million to Sean Mason Homes to deploy an innovative, hybrid, mass timber and steel system for the five-storey, 38-unit Rainwater Condominium project. This project aims to demonstrate a cost-efficient, sustainable and replicable building solution for mid-rise and taller residential buildings while addressing Ontario's housing needs. It will also provide the initial example and model in a series of future projects in Barrie.
· $1 million to Post Office Limited Partnership to deploy an innovative, wood-based and sustainable building solution to reconstruct and add nine storeys to a two-storey heritage post office in Oshawa. The project will stimulate demand for Canadian wood products and provide 219 high-quality rental units in a growing community.
· More than $3 million to Timmerman Timberworks to develop, study and certify next-generation mass timber building products. This project will develop the first fully automatic, precision-engineered, nail-laminated timber production line, leading to new, advanced, high-value building products.
Funding for these projects is being provided through Natural Resources Canada's Green Construction through Wood and Investments in Forest Industry Transformation programs.
With this funding, the Government of Canada is helping to accelerate the adoption of the most cutting-edge technologies available to drive down costs and help the construction industry access the ecological Canadian wood products it needs to build more homes for Canadians.
