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10/04/2026

📢 Project Update – Thunder Woman 📢 Mass Timber at the Heart of a Healing and Housing Project in Toronto

The Thunder Woman Healing Lodge is an 18,000 sq. ft., 6-storey transitional housing and healing facility designed to support formerly incarcerated Indigenous women as they reconnect with culture, community, and independence.

🌲The spectacular looking building's structure incorporates cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor and roof panels, along with Glulam beams and columns, creating a hybrid structural system that delivers both structural performance and architectural warmth.

👉Mass Timber and IPD Drive Efficiency
Element5 manufactured the mass timber elements were manufactured, and delivered them in sequence, enabling rapid, precise installation of the building’s structure while minimizing disruption on site.

🏗️ Through an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach, early collaboration between the architect, engineers, contractor, and Element5 engineers and designers optimized the design for manufacturing, logistics, and installation, improving efficiency and reducing project risk.

♥️Once complete, the building will include healing lodge programming spaces, transitional housing units, and wrap-around supports, creating a unique model that combines Indigenous healing traditions with modern sustainable construction.

🌟Projects like this demonstrate how mass timber can deliver more than just structural efficiency — it can help create spaces that are restorative, culturally meaningful, and community-focused.

👷🏽Project Team
Owner / Client: Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society
Development / Project Management: Assembly Corp.
General Contractor: Loftin Management
Architects: McCallum Sather in collaboration with Smoke Architecture Inc. & Susan Speigel Architect
Mass Timber Supplier: Element5
Mass Timber Erector: Fab Structures
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Mechanical Engineer: Hammerschlag & Joffe Inc.
Electrical Contractor: Birnie Electric Limited
IPD Facilitator: Stok

07/04/2026

📢 Element5 Expansion - LSTAR award winner! 📢 Last week the 2025 Don Smith Commercial Building Awards were handed out by the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS(r) (LSTAR) – recognizing the best commercial, industrial, multi-family and community buildings in the region.

We’re proud to share that Element5’s mass timber facility expansion in St. Thomas, Ontario won in the "Industrial" Category.

🏗️ Completed in September 2025, the project expanded our facility from 130,000 sq. ft. to 350,000 sq. ft., and added a fully automated Glulam production line, doubling our production capacity to 100,000 m³ of CLT and Glulam annually.

🌲The expansion also included a two-storey mass timber office, showcasing the beauty and performance of mass timber in action.

👏 A big thank you to the architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson, and partners who helped bring this award-winning project to life!

Element5 President & CEO Chris Latour spoke with 94.1 myFM about the award, and this became the most-read article on their site last week (which unfortunately can't be shared on Facebook).

Our expansion would not have been possible without the support of our parent company HASSLACHER NORICA TIMBER, one of Europe’s largest and most innovative timber producers.

It was also supported with a loan from Invest Ontario. We are grateful for the continuing support from the province of Ontario.

Full list of winners here: https://lstar.ca/articles/winners-of-the-9th-biennial-don-smith-commercial-building-awards-announced

31/03/2026

📢 New Project Spotlight – Woodward Lofts, PA 📢 This 61,000 sq. ft., 4-storey, 48-unit affordable housing development for seniors in Harrisburg, is Pennsylvania’s first Mass Timber Tax Credit development.

🎥 This video walk-through highlights exposed mass timber elements in key spaces such as the lobby, elevator cores, and stair towers, bringing the warmth, beauty and performance of wood into everyday living environments.

🌲 Element5 is proud to be part of the team delivering this innovative project, supplying Glulam and cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor systems that form the backbone of a hybrid structure that combines mass timber with prefabricated panelized framing.

🏗️ This integrated approach:
- Reduced construction complexity
- Minimizes material waste
- Supported a faster, more efficient build schedule

The project has broken ground, and we look forward to seeing mass timber flying!

Kudos to the project team bringing high-quality housing using sustainable building practices to life!

👷🏽 Project Team
Owner/Developer: Latino Connection Foundation
Development Partner: Fernandez Realty Group
General Contractor: JEM Group, LLC
Architect: KMA Design Studio
Structural Engineering: DCI Engineers
Civil Engineering: Eustace Engineering
Consulting Engineer: McHugh Engineering Associates
BIM Coordination and Engineering Support: Woodcore Engineering:
Fabrication Partner/ Mass Timber Installer: Quality Buildings LLC
Sustainability Consultant: MaGrann Associates
Mass Timber supplier: Element5

Video credit courtesy of Interiors by KMA

27/03/2026

Frame 122 is a 31,000 sq. ft., 5-storey, 15-unit mass timber residential building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, made up 2 and 3-bedroom rental units.

The project was completed last year to great acclaim, and we're proud to be have been part of the team who put it together!

👉🏼 The project was the 1st mass timber multi-family building approved and constructed under the New York’s 2022 Building Code, an essential milestone for sustainable construction in dense urban contexts, and a great example of design practices for policy advocacy.

🌲Scope of work on this project by Element5 was: Cost consulting, Design Consulting, Pre-engineering Review, 3D Modelling, Structural Engineering (connection design), Coordination with steel, Fabrication of CLT and Glulam, Assembly and Delivery.

Metropolis Magazine takes a thoughtful look at the project and speaks to architect Brent Buck as well as tenants of the building.

Check out the video and read the full article at the link in the comments.

Our Element5 case study is here: https://elementfive.co/projects/frame122-waverly/

24/03/2026

📢 Project Update - Confederation Centre of the Arts (CCoA) 📢 Recently featured in WoodWorks "Wood Design & Building" magazine as a "project to watch", the CCOA's transformation is progressing on time and on budget!

Element5 is proud to be supplying the CLT and Glulam on this major infrastructure project.

🌟 Details of the Project
Recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada, the building is undergoing a $65M renovation that will include:
- a new mass timber library space
- a rooftop photovoltaic system
- a new theatre rehearsal space with CLT roof and floor panels and Glulam columns.

🌲 Glulam bridges and CLT structural elements will weave through the existing floors, introducing a barrier-free access route and adding warmth to the existing brutalist concrete heritage building.

For full project information, see: https://elementfive.co/projects/confederation-centre-of-the-arts-ccoa-revitalization-project/

👷🏽 Project Team
Client: Confederation Centre of the Arts
Architects: ABBOTT BROWN ARCHITECTSS
General Contractor: Brighton Construction
Structural/Civil Engineering: SCL Engineering
Mechanical Engineering: MCA Consultants
Mass Timber Supplier: Element5
Mass Timber Installer: Seagate Mass Timber Inc.
Rigging Supply: MTC Solutions

Completion is set for 2026.

17/03/2026

📢 Project Update – 60 Bowden 📢 8 storeys. 50 units. Built in just 41 working days.

🏗️ Element5 is proud to have supplied the mass timber for this innovative affordable housing project, helping bring much-needed homes for seniors to market faster.

🌲 Using 7-ply CLT floor and core panels and Glulam columns, our prefabricated system is enabling rapid, precise assembly on a tight urban site, all while reducing disruption and lowering embodied carbon.

👉🏼 The result? A high-performance building that combines speed, sustainability, and design flexibility, rising above the preserved façade of the historic Danforth Baptist Church.

Delivered in partnership with WoodGreen Community Services, this development shows how mass timber can scale to meet urgent housing needs.

HASSLACHER NORICA TIMBER President and CEO Christoph Kulterer, Lee Scott, P. Eng, Element5 Director of Sales and Element5, and Dennis Bott, Element5 VP of Sales & Marketing recently got a tour of the project thanks to the fabulous Chris Loftin, GSC of Loftin Management.

Congratulations to the incredible project team!

👷🏽 Project Team
Client: WoodGreen Community Services
Developer / Design-Builder: Assembly Corp.
Architect: McCallum Sather
Heritage Architect: ERA Architects Architects Inc.
General Contractor: Loftin Management
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Envelope: Fab Structures
Mass Timber Supplier: Element5
Install of all wood systems: Timber Panel Group Inc.

The project is supported by the City of Toronto and the Government of Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI).

12/03/2026

📢 Our TRCA project keeps racking up awards! The latest one is the 2025 Award of Excellence in Architecture from the AIA Canada Society! 📢

👉🏼 The head offices for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is a 85,000 sq.ft., 4-storey post-and-beam office building, that is a model of sustainability in action.

🏗 Element5 was proud to have supplied the cross-laminated mass timber ( ) floors and walls, while our parent company HASSLACHER NORICA TIMBER supplied the beams and columns.

This prestigious "Award of Excellence in Architecture" recognition is given to only one project each year, and the building will represent Canada in the International Societies category at the 2026 AIA Convention in San Diego, California.

Designed in collaboration with ZAS Architects, Bucholz McEvoy Architects and RJC Engineers - this LEED v4 Platinum, and Zero Carbon-certified facility shows a deep commitment to innovative and sustainable design.

Mass timber install was done by Timmerman Timberworks Inc.

Congratulations to the TRCA and the project team!

09/03/2026

📢 Project Update – Wardlaw Cres. Superstructure Complete 📢 In Toronto, a new 4-storey mass timber affordable housing building will deliver 51 units with wraparound supports for residents experiencing housing instability.

🌲 Element5 is proud to supply the structure for this supportive housing development. The prefabricated mass timber superstructure is now complete - helping the project move forward efficiently while supporting low-carbon construction and high-quality housing.

🏗️ The building will feature self-contained apartments with private bathrooms and kitchenettes, along with shared amenities including laundry facilities, a commercial kitchen, and programming spaces for residents.

⚡ Mass timber plays a key role in the project’s sustainability strategy. Built using locally manufactured Ontario timber, the structure supports reduced construction timelines, lower embodied carbon, and is Net-Zero-ready - designed to produce as much clean energy as it consumes.

❤️ The development is part of a collaborative approach to supportive housing, bringing together the City of Toronto and a network of community organizations to help residents build stability.

👷🏽 Project Team:
Client: City of Toronto
Design-Builder: Gillam
Architect: Montgomery Sisam Architects
Structural Engineer: Entuitive
Sustainability & Building Performance Consultant: Pratus Group
Mechanical & Electrical Engineering: Quasar Consulting Group
Operator: Youth Without Shelter (YWS)
Community Partners:
- Midaynta Community Services
- Rexdale Women's Centre
- Delta Family Resource Centre
- Albion Neighbourhood Services
Mass Timber Supplier: Element5

04/03/2026

Issue #99 of WoodWorks "Wood Design & Building" magazine features our Pathway vertical addition mass timber project!

👉🏼 The article describes how Pathway Non-Profit Housing added a 2-storey vertical mass timber addition to one of their existing properties, unlocking new housing without having to find new land.

🌲 Mass timber was identified as the most suitable lightweight system to build the extra storeys, the design team developed a structural strategy that addressed gravity loads, material interfaces, lateral stability, and construction practicalities.

🏗️ In fact, with a structural weight roughly 50% lower than an equivalent concrete building, the mass timber addition could be supported by the existing structure without the need for reinforcement.

Also, because the building remained occupied throughout the build, reducing construction time was a priority - a requirement that further supported the choice of mass timber.

🛠️ Read the full article for details including info on:
- the structural feasibility study
- load plan and structural bays
- Framing and lateral systems
- connections

🔗 https://cwc.maglr.com/wood-design-building-2025-volume-24-issue-99/feature-mass-timber-overbuild

Thanks to architect Cathy Tafler and Craig Nicoletti, P. Eng. from Engineering Link from the project team for their contributions to the article!

27/02/2026

📢 Project Update - Video Post 📢 Terrific progress has been made to-date on the construction on the CAMH Temerty Discovery Centre.

👉🏼 Upon completion, this 385,000 sq. ft., 7-storey facility will become Canada’s largest hybrid mass timber public building.

This new Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) building will house 1,400 researchers & clinicians and will contain research and health labs, space for clinical trials, and more.

The Centre is targeting LEED v4 Platinum and Tier 3 Toronto Green Standards.

🌲 Why Mass Timber?
The hybrid mass timber building reduces the carbon footprint significantly compared to conventional building systems and helps to create a sense of warmth and well-being, reducing stress and increasing creativity.

The curvilinear structure is built using cross-laminated timber (CLT) and a CLT/concrete composite floor system. This composite floor system incorporates a unique "bubble deck" concrete assembly attached to CLT through kerf cuts and shear keys.

🏗 Element5’s Role
Supporting our clients properly means having the advanced CNC capability to produce complex geometries at scale.

The CAMH project is a stunning building, with curved surfaces on almost every piece of CLT. Element5 was one of the few companies who could execute this, at the volume required.

As a design-assist partner from the schematic design stage, we played a crucial role in integrating cross-laminated timber (CLT) into the building’s CLT/concrete composite floor system.

Finally, we provided 3D BIM modelling, engineering support, fabrication, delivery, and installation of CLT components.

👷🏽 Project Team
Architects: KPMB Architects + Treanor
General Contractor: PCL Construction
Structural Engineer: Blackwell
Civil Engineering: WSP
Mass Timber Supplier: Element5

Video courtesy of ZeeDrone Aerial Solutions

24/02/2026

📢 Project Update – Globeville Affordable Housing 📢 Ground has broken and construction has begun on this 250,000 sq. ft., 5-storey, mixed-use mass timber community hub in Denver.

🏗️ Globeville is the largest project in North America and will transform a city-owned parcel and former car dealership site into a multi-generational community hub.

👉🏼 Most importantly, the project will provide 170 affordable units, a new Denver Public Library branch, a community café, and more than 50,000 sq. ft. of landscaped green space.

Structurally, 4 storeys of cross-laminated timber ( ) will rise above a concrete podium that anchors civic and public spaces at grade. This hybrid approach reflects the neighborhood’s industrial heritage while creating a warm, healthy, low-carbon living environment above.

🌲Element5 is proud to be supporting the project through digital modelling and DfMA collaboration, as well as supplying CLT panels and Glulam columns and beams.

👷🏽 Project Team
Owners / Co-Developers:
• Evergreen Real Estate Group
• Rocky Mountain Communities
• GES Coalition

General Contractors:
• Milender White
• Gilmore Construction Corporation

Design Architect: John Ronan Architects
Architect of Record: ej architecture, pllc.
Structural Engineer: KL&A
Mass Timber Supplier: Element5

23/02/2026

📢 Project Update – 35 Bellevue 📢 Even with the snowstorms, construction is moving full-speed ahead on this 4-storey , project in the heart of Kensington Market in Toronto. Cranes are onsite and installing CLT panels as the building takes shape.

🏗️ Designed to deliver 78 deeply affordable apartments with shared amenities and rent geared to income, this project puts people and community first.

🌲 Element5 is proud to support this initiative as the mass timber supplier, helping deliver a lower-carbon, high-performance building aligned with the City of Toronto’s TransformTO Net Zero Strategy.

👉🏼 You can see from the photos how dense the area is where the building is going up – offsite construction and mass timber are perfectly suited for these types of infill sites. What used to be a parking lot, is being transformed into housing - faster, greener, and with lasting impact.

In fact, Montgomery Sisam Architects chose a CLT superstructure (floors, roof, exterior walls) in part because it can be erected by a single trade in weeks, rather than the months required for conventional concrete construction.

Once complete, 35 Bellevue will provide stable, dignified homes and wraparound supports. showing how innovative construction can help address both the housing and climate crises.

👏🏼 We’re proud to be part of this transformative project with our partners on the project team.

👷 Project Team
Developers: St. Clare’s Multifaith Housing Society, KKensington Market Community Land Trust City of Toronto
Builder: GGillam Architect: Montgomery Sisam Architects
Engineering: MMTE Consultants TThornton Tomasetti Mass Timber Supplier: Element5

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