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Old Posted Mar 19, 2015, 8:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike K. View Post
A wooden 7-storey lowrise office building in Prince George, British Columbia, meant to showcase what can be done with BC's forestry exports, was built last year. Currently the building code in BC allows for six floor residential buildings that have a concrete podium. This came about in 2009 when the height was relaxed from a maximum of four floors.

http://www.biv.com/article/2013/3/wo...ce-george-con/
Ahh so that explains how the two new buildings by the Tillicum Mall in Victoria were able to build using wood even though they are 6 stories.
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