The world’s tallest wood building is owned by UBC

The building is 18-storeys high and will be called home for many students in Vancouver.

Brock Commons is the official name of the structure and it will be a new student residence for UBC. The structure was completed less than 70 days after the prefabricated pieces were delivered to the site, four months ahead of schedule. Structurlam, a Penticton-based company, supplied all of the pre-fabricated materials for the project.

Construction now will focus on the interior and it’s expected to be finished by early May 2017.

Brock Commons will house 400 students and it's the first mass wood, steel and concrete hybrid project taller than 14 storeys.

“Brock Commons is living proof that advanced wood products are a terrific material to build with and support efficient assembly. It also showcases new applications for B.C. lumber, leading to new job opportunities in B.C.’s forest industry,” said Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

The building will also be a source of learning because it’s a “living laboratory”. Students will learn through interdisciplinary research and education projects.

Curious to know the price tag for a project as tall as this?

$51.5 million!

UBC is forking out $47.07 million of that price. Funding for the rest has come from Natural Resources Canada, the Province of B.C., and the Binational Softwood Lumber Council.