“Its post-and-beam structure is made from glue-laminated Douglas fir beams. Some walls are made from panels of cross-laminated timber, essentially a thick and precisely engineered form of plywood. These components, all made in B.C., were assembled rapidly on the building site – the major structure went up in just eight days” [Read more.](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/governor-generals-medals-in-architecture-reward-sustainabilityinnovation/article30090233/)