INNOVATION March-April 2018

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Brock Commons Tallwood House, at UBC Vancouver, is the world’s tallest hybrid timber structure. I nset photo : M ichael E lkan ; main photo : courtesy of naturallywood . com , by KK L aw .

BC FUNDING SUPPORTS GLOBAL INNOVATION

T he forestry industry is one 150,000 jobs, accounts for 25 percent of all direct manufacturing employment, and contributes nearly $16 billion in revenue to the province. of BC’s most important economic drivers. It supports roughly

These numbers are expected to grow as the industry develops innovative technologies to make itself more competitive, sustainable, and profitable on a global scale. In northern BC, one such initiative is a collaborative effort by industry, academia, and government.

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