If Ontario politicians agree, we could see buildings made from wood as high as 14 stories. That’s the proposal from Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli. Two years ago the government adopted an earlier proposal from Fedeli to increase the height of wood-made buildings from four stories to six. Fedeli says if more mid-rise buildings can be made from wood, it will further boost forestry jobs in Northern Ontario. Fedeli adds because wood-frame buildings are cheaper and more energy efficient, construction costs fall.
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Fedeli proposes mid-rise wood buildings 14 stories high
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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