The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing is Canada’s national centre for education, training and t
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) at the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, is Canada’s national centre for education, training and technical assistance for the wood products manufacturing industry. CAWP offers a wide range of training courses, professional e-learning programs, in-plant training, product development, and manufacturing improvement services. We also co
01/11/2021
The Future of Prefabrication is here! Learn how digital design and automation in mass timber are changing today’s building industry at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia symposium, hosted by , UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology, UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Northern British Columbia & University of Waterloo. Register here: https://prefabbuildingsymposium.com/
We're looking for an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Business Management of Natural Resources. Please share! See link: https://forestry.ubc.ca/2020/04/assistant-professor-sustainable-business-management-of-natural-resources/
Judson Beaumont STRAIGHTLINE design will be sorrowly missed RIP. Gone too soon. You will be forever remembered for your inspiration on the design community and your generousity in making time to share your passion for design and manufacturing. Condolences to the Beaumont family
12/19/2019
Say Hello to our newest addition in the CAWP facility! The Centetaq P-310 5-axis CNC Machine. We are constantly upgrading our state of the art facility. This new 5-axis CNC machine is a big upgrade from our previous model and will greatly increase our production quality and capabilities!
11/19/2019
Our next Centre for Advanced Wood Processing Open House and Wood Products Processing Co-op Night are taking place on Jan. 30th, 2020!
RSVP here: https://hub.forestrycoop.ubc.ca/publicEvents.htm
08/13/2019
Robot Made: Large-Scale Robotic Timber Fabrication in Architecture Workshop - October 5-7 (plus 2 optional days)
(21 AIBC LU's approved)
UBC-CAWP is once again collaborating with UBC-SALA on a technical workshop on robotic timber fabrication
Follow the link below for more information:
http://cawp.ubc.ca/event/robot-made-large-scale-robotic-timber-fabrication-in-architecture/
04/02/2019
UBC recognized at 15th annual Wood Design Awards in BC Winning 2 prominent awards that included the Jury’s Choice award for a large-scale robotically fabricated temporary timber installation, the University of British Columbia (UBC) was front and centre at the 15th annual Wood Design Awards in BC held earlier this month.
01/21/2019
3 ways to nurture collaboration between universities and industry Collaboration between academia and industry partners have produced everything from a melanoma treatment to electric vehicles.
12/11/2018
OTB X Material Matters - WOOD - Series Part Two Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 6:00 PM: Material Matters is a research centre at Emily Carr University operating at the intersection of the handmade and the digitally crafted, exploring the material and social im
10/29/2018
https://www.meetup.com/Outside-the-Box-Meetup-Group/events/255871991/
Ready for something new and interesting? I think you'll love this new collaborative Meetup!
OTB X Material Matters - WOOD - Series part one Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 6:00 PM: Material Matters is a research centre at Emily Carr University operating at the intersection of the handmade and the digitally crafted, exploring the material and social imp