Mass timber buildings are becoming commonplace in throughout Canada. As building code consultants and fire engineers, Vortex Fire has led the way in assisting architects with alternative solution applications and building code compliance.
Projects have ranged from six-storey Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) buildings to 11-storey office buildings using Nailed Laminated Timber. Vortex Fire is also supporting new mass timber projects where now permitted under various Canadian jurisdictions, including Ontario, for specific building characteristics including occupancies, heights and areas.
Of particular note are the following projects, for which Vortex Fire prepared building code compliance reports, alternative solutions, and fire resistance calculations to demonstrate compliance with the Ontario Building Code.
- 77 Wade Avenue, Toronto, 7 storey mass timber office and light industrial
- T3 Bayside, 11 storey mass timber office
- TRCA, 4 storey mass timber office
- T3 Sterling Road, Toronto, 6 storey mass timber office
- V6, Toronto, 6 storey mass timber residential
- 1620 Main Street, Hamilton, 6 storey mass timber residential
- Riverbank, residential
