The Banff Pavillion

The town of Banff wanted a community pavilion at sports fields on the outskirts of town. This facility would have washrooms and showers, a central meeting space and kitchen for the ability to have catered or community events.

The project is extremely energy efficient and certified as a Passive House Low Energy Building. The building is also certified for a minimum 100 year life span. The building was also certified as a SSRIA building (Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association).

The building is structurally completely Heavy Timber and Mass Timber. The product of choice is DLT (Dowel Laminated Timber) made from Douglas Fir Timber produced by International Timberframes. The project also was a first in North America, with a complete Mass Timber Building Envelope assembly. The Assembly is DLT exposed on the interior, Wood Fibre Insulation, a layer of Weather proofing Membrane, Wood Strapping and Wood Siding. Therefore there is only one layer of weather proofing membrane in the assembly. There is no plastics or drywall and paint of typical buildings. All of the Wood products, making up the majority of the project can be re-used at end of life or recycled. We believe all buildings should aim for such attributes. Wood Form provided consulting services for the BiM modeling, Manufacturing, and fabrication of the project.