CE12

Woven Together: The Chief Leonard George Building

5/14/2026|CONTINUING EDUCATION|STRUCTURED

1.50 ConEd Learning Hours
10:30a.m.-12:00p.m.

A Coast Salish woven basket is the central architectural expression for Vancouver's new Chief Leonard George Building. Largely premanufactured off-site, this affordable mixed-use residential development is Canada's first tall timber Passive House building. It combines energy-efficient design with cultural intelligence, intergenerational living, community programming, and a connection to natural materials.

Learning Objectives
1. Learn how integrated design facilitates innovation.
2. Understand how to work with premanufactured cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor and envelope panels.
3. Understand carbon reduction through mass timber construction.
4. Minimize waste, noise and construction impact through premanufacturing

Achim Charisius, Architect AIBC, RAIC, CPHD, LEED AP
Associate principal, GBL Architects
Brenda Knights CEO, BC
Indigenous Housing Society
Michael Wilkinson
Principal and building science specialist, RDH Building Science Inc.

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