Pierre Blanchet, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Buildings and CIRCERB, received a large delegation from Chile!
Last week, the Professor Pierre Blanchet, holder of the new Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Buildings and the Industrial Research Chair on Eco-responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB), and his team received a delegation of 14 Chilean representatives from various sectors, including industry, government, and academia. Chile, endowed with abundant forest resources, is facing a housing shortage. To remedy this situation, the Chilean government wants to develop the wood prefabrication industry, with the aim of building 200,000 social housing units within 2 years. The delegation’s mission was therefore to visit factories and discover Quebec’s expertise in prefabricated wood buildings. In all, 8 Quebec manufacturers generously opened their doors for the occasion. Presentations and discussions with Quebec players in the wood construction, prefabrication and housing sectors were also organized.
Many thanks to the Quebec manufacturers and industry players for sharing their expertise and know-how at this fruitful meeting:
- Structures Ultratec
- Montmorency Structures de bois
- ProFab
- RBR Structures
- RG Solution
- Art Massif
- Maisons Laprise
- Sokïo Industrie
- Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ)
- Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC)
- FPInnovations
- Cecobois
- Quebec Wood Export Bureau (QWEB)
