This full day tour will begin by taking participants to the Simcoe Forest for a discussion about sustainable forest management presented by Graeme Davis, a Registered Professional Forester with the County of Simcoe Forestry Department.

This full day tour to visit Element5’s CLT manufacturing facility in St. Thomas will depart from George Brown College’s waterfront campus. The first stop on the route will be at a multi-unit hybrid light wood frame + CLT housing project under construction in Kitchener.

This full day tour will begin by taking participants to Timber Specialties office for a presentation to introduce Wood Preservation Canada’s CWPCA certification program and offer insight into the world of treated wood products.

As the construction industry evolves to tackle housing shortages and the growing demand for sustainable solutions, workforce readiness and prefabrication are at the forefront of this transformation. Join us on an exclusive tour designed for industry leaders, where you’ll experience firsthand how the latest innovations are shaping the future of building.

Participants on this tour will meet at George Brown College and proceed on foot to the first stop on the tour, T3 Bayside, a 10-storey mass timber building on Toronto’s waterfront and the newest addition to Hines' innovative T3 ("Timber, Transit, Technology") series of modern timber workplaces.