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News release
Innovative andSustainable Construction
The KelownaInternational Airport (YLW) is proud to share a significant project milestonefor Airport Terminal Building (ATB) expansion – the mass timber roof structureof the facility is now complete! The use of mass timber throughout the terminalbuilding expansion highlights the airport's commitment to sustainability,innovation and community reflection in this project.
YLW received $500,000from the Province's Mass Timber Demonstration Program, which aims to growB.C.’s mass timber and engineered wood products industry and position B.C. as aworld leader in wood design, engineering and construction.
An important designconsideration for the ATB Expansion is to incorporate characteristics thatshowcase our local community. The use of mass timber plays a meaningful role inconveying our region’s natural beauty, heritage and character. The structural conceptof creating a wood waffle-slab is a connection to the character of the originalterminal building but reinventing it in a natural modern material, using21st-century technologies.
The mass timber panels were manufactured at Kalesnikoff'sstate-of-the-art facility in Castlegar, B.C. This facility is equipped withadvanced machinery that allowed for precise machining, finishing and assemblyof the panels. YLW used a digital construction twin to complete advancedcomputer modeling for prefabrication of the wood panels and beams. This enabledthe coordination of all openings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing to bemanufactured at Kalesnikoff’s facility in Castlegar, and delivered ready forinstallation, ensuring accuracy and efficiency at the construction site inKelowna.
Using mass timberlocally sourced in B.C. supports the local economy and creates jobs in theforestry and construction sectors. The terminal building expansion incorporated788m3 of wood from the Slocan Valley and the mass timber production supportedthe employment of more than 350 people in B.C.
The ATB Expansion isscheduled to be completed in 2026. To learn more about the project, visitylw.kelowna.ca/atb.
For more about the YLWexpansion project on naturally:wood, visit: https://www.naturallywood.com/projects/kelowna-international-airport-expansion-phase-i/
Watch this video of masstimber being installed at YLW: youtu.be/AdE2cwvtv54
Video provided by KKLaw, courtesy of naturallywood.com, and Kalesnikoff.
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