Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

33 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 integrator,” Ferguson says. “We can convert a pre-designed structural steel building or work with developers that want to start from the ground up with a timber structure. We complete preliminary modeling, design drafting, engineering, connection detailing and fabrication work with our team. We carry that right through to procurement, to fabrication, to delivery, and then erection on site.” Timmerman Timberworks operates a 30,000-square-foot facility in New Lowell, which is located just outside of Barrie, Ontario. There they manufacture and fabricate nail-laminated timber (NLT) and fabricate Glulam (glue- laminated timber) beams, which are versatile and durable engineered wood products that can be made into any shape or size. They also fabricate solid sawn for structural beams. One of their biggest sources for heavy timber is Muskoka Timber Mills located in Bracebridge ON. Timber structures are long lasting, durable and can be finished in a variety of styles from rustic to industrial. Ferguson explains, “If you look at wood rail bridges, or road bridges, they’ve been exposed, some of them for 100 years or more. Wood as a material is very, very robust. It doesn’t need to be coddled. Additionally, if you apply one of the finishes or advanced coating that are now available, it can maintain a like new appearance over the long term.” Wood is also a sustainable and inexpensive resource, which makes it ideal for those who are looking to make eco-conscious decisions for their builds. “We are dealing with a lot of people who are carbon conscious, environmentally conscious, and many of them are interested in mass timber net zero buildings, with carbon sequestration – in recent years increased government support has become available, including government programs for green building practices,” Ferguson says. “We are seeing a lot of low-income housing that’s going up using mass timber.” T IMMERMAN T IMBERWORKS