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News release
Innovative and
Sustainable Construction
The Kelowna
International Airport (YLW) is proud to share a significant project milestone
for Airport Terminal Building (ATB) expansion – the mass timber roof structure
of the facility is now complete! The use of mass timber throughout the terminal
building expansion highlights the airport's commitment to sustainability,
innovation and community reflection in this project.
YLW received $500,000
from the Province's Mass Timber Demonstration Program, which aims to grow
B.C.’s mass timber and engineered wood products industry and position B.C. as a
world leader in wood design, engineering and construction.
An important design
consideration for the ATB Expansion is to incorporate characteristics that
showcase our local community. The use of mass timber plays a meaningful role in
conveying our region’s natural beauty, heritage and character. The structural concept
of creating a wood waffle-slab is a connection to the character of the original
terminal building but reinventing it in a natural modern material, using
21st-century technologies.
The mass timber panels were manufactured at Kalesnikoff's
state-of-the-art facility in Castlegar, B.C. This facility is equipped with
advanced machinery that allowed for precise machining, finishing and assembly
of the panels. YLW used a digital construction twin to complete advanced
computer modeling for prefabrication of the wood panels and beams. This enabled
the coordination of all openings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing to be
manufactured at Kalesnikoff’s facility in Castlegar, and delivered ready for
installation, ensuring accuracy and efficiency at the construction site in
Kelowna.
Using mass timber
locally sourced in B.C. supports the local economy and creates jobs in the
forestry and construction sectors. The terminal building expansion incorporated
788m3 of wood from the Slocan Valley and the mass timber production supported
the employment of more than 350 people in B.C.
The ATB Expansion is
scheduled to be completed in 2026. To learn more about the project, visit
ylw.kelowna.ca/atb.
For more about the YLW
expansion project on naturally:wood, visit: https://www.naturallywood.com/projects/kelowna-international-airport-expansion-phase-i/
Watch this video of mass
timber being installed at YLW: youtu.be/AdE2cwvtv54
Video provided by KK
Law, courtesy of naturallywood.com, and Kalesnikoff.
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