Building Resilience with Wood: How Mass Timber Can Withstand Earthquakes
Join this seminar to explore how new research is making mass timber buildings safer, more resilient, and sustainable during major earthquakes.
2025 Online Micro-Certificates Information Sessions
Join an information session to learn more about our online Micro-Certificate Programs designed for flexible learning and career advancement.
2024 Online Micro-Certificates Information Sessions
Discover the diverse array of curricular options available through UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s online, flexible professional programs. Participate in our informative online sessions to discover how you can begin your journey and address any queries you might have.
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s New Sustainable Timber Built Environment Cluster
The burgeoning tall wood building field has opened up a multitude of new avenues for research and innovation, sparking the launch of the Sustainable Timber Built Environment (STBE) cluster at UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship in 2022.
In the Spotlight: Dr. Minghao Li
UBC Forestry & Environmental Stewardship welcomes Dr. Minghao Li, Associate Professor in Sustainable Timber-build Environment, to the Department of Wood Science. With an extensive research background in high-performance engineered wood products and connection systems, multi-story mass timber and timber-steel hybrid structures, Dr. Li joins the newly formed Wood Building Science and Technology Cluster to continue to advance innovative solutions to complex structural issues.
Cristiano Loss and UBC Team Receive $1M NSERC Alliance Missions Grant
UBC Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship Cristiano Loss and a team of fellow researchers were recently awarded a $1M NSERC Alliance Missions grant. Their project, funded over two years, will help lead the development of advanced technologies for the creation of high-performance structures and surrounding community infrastructure that can respond to external stimuli and develop a resilient built environment.