WOOD INNOVATION RESEARCH LAB

Metrics

Heating energy

Cooling energy

Total source energy

Peak cooling load

Air leakage

3.8 kBtu/ft²/yr

36.8

3.2 Btu/hr/ft²

0.3

0.1 ACH50

1.1 kWh/ft²/yr

10.8

10.9 Watts/ft²

0.1

12.0 kWh/m²a

116.0

10.0 Watts/m²

1.0

The Masters of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design program at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) equips design and construction professionals with the knowledge needed to apply wood use, building science, and sustainable- design principles to future projects. The program is hosted in Prince George, British Columbia, at the Wood Innovation Design Center (WIDC), an eight-story glulam post-and-beam mixed-use building with a cross-laminated timber core that was at the cutting edge of industry when it was first constructed. Read the full article here.