Canada and Quebec Invest $8.5M in Green Construction and Wood Innovation

Canada and Quebec are jointly investing over $8.5 million in four projects to promote green construction in Quebec. The initiative focuses on using low-carbon Canadian wood and innovative construction techniques to accelerate building projects. * **Affordable Housing:** $1 million from NRCan and $1.33 million from Quebec will fund a four-story residential building using prefabricated mass timber, demonstrating affordable housing solutions for remote regions. * **AI-Powered Lumber Production:** $2 million from NRCan and $2.5 million from Quebec will modernize lumber production using artificial intelligence to strengthen the supply of advanced wood construction products. * **Tall Timber Buildings:** $500,000 from NRCan will support the design of a 21-story mass timber residential building, providing data on the feasibility of taller wood structures. * **Cree First Nation Building:** $1.2 million from NRCan will fund a two-story community building for the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, preserving their historical culture through design. These investments aim to drive down construction costs, promote the use of Canadian-made products, and accelerate the adoption of sustainable building technologies.