MASS TIMBER INSTITUTE

Based at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto, we aim to help position Canada as a global leader in sustainable mass timber research, education, development, and export by leveraging relationships between educators, researchers, industry, and Indigenous groups across Canada and internationally.

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Tall Wood Structures in Toronto. Courtesy of Ross Beardsley Wood.
Laurentian University McEwan School of Architecture. Photo credit: Bob Gundu & LGA.
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University of Toronto’s Academic Tallwood Tower. Courtesy of Patkau Architects and MJMA.
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CURRENT PROJECTS

Tall Wood Structures in Toronto. Courtesy of Ross Beardsley Wood.
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LATEST

MASS TIMBER BUILDING IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT AND CANADA IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW AT THE INSTITUTE BY CHECKING OUT OUR NEWSLETTER, AND READ THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT MASS TIMBER.
Zero Carbon Hybrid Wood Tower Prototype. Courtesy of DIALOG.
Zero Carbon Hybrid Wood Tower Prototype. Courtesy of DIALOG.


UPCOMING EVENTS

MTI is pleased to be an industry partner of the #FacadesPlus conference in #Vancouver on May 6th, 2025! We hope you can attend this not-to-be-missed event and be inspired by excellent presentations and discussions about emerging Facade engineering and fabrication trends in Atlanta. To learn more, view the full agenda and register at https://facadesplus.com/vancouver/

August 2022 – Daniels Ha/f Studio Research Influences City Policy

Cover Page of Regulating Embodied Emissions of Buildings Primer. Courtesy of Mantle Developments.

Research conducted by Daniels Ha/f Studio will be used to develop embodied carbon benchmarks for the next version of Toronto Green Standards and broader policies! In partnership with Mantle Developments and The City of Toronto, a policy primer has been developed.

January 2022 – Places of Production wins ACSA Timber Awards

Cover Page of Places of Production: Forest and Factory. Courtesy of Places of Production Studio. 

Congratulations to MTI principal, Robert Wright, and University of Toronto professor Brigitte Shim for receiving an honourable mention in the ACSA’s Timber Education Prize. The prize was awarded for their studio: Places of Production: Forest and Factory. The course, offered at the Daniels Faculty at U of T, was done in partnership with Element5 and asked students to draw connections between forestry and built form. The course culminated in a publication of the students work: the Places of Production: Forest and Factory book.




Banner Rendering: Zero Carbon Hybrid Wood Tower Prototype. Courtesy of DIALOG.