Intelligent city begins with the production of Toronto's highest mass wooden building in mass wood

Ontario Construction News Staff Writer

Vancouver is based Intelligent city has started building a nine-story residential building in the western end of Toronto. This development at 230 Royal York Dr. will shortly claim the title of Toronto in Toronto's highest residential buildings, although future projects are already in the works to surpass them.

The project, which will include 58 market times rental units and two replacement rental rooms, was developed by Windmill developments And Leader Lane DevelopmentsThe building is a collaboration with project partners UpstBustPresent Long Wilson practice In Architecture Culture Inc. (LwpaC)And Moses civil engineers.

The Intelligent City production facility in Delta, BC, will create the main structure and the envelope of the building. The use of advanced automation, including industrial robots and artificial intelligence, will significantly accelerate the process, with production only taking four months. This most modern prefabrication method can be shortened by three to four months due to the shift of a large part of the work outside the location. As soon as the installation begins in May, the entire structure and the housing of the building is expected within 90 days.

“New building practices like this shorten the time to build housing buildings and reduce the effects of the building on neighbors,” said City Councilor Amber Morley, the Ward 3, Etobicoke Lakeshore. “The sustainable development of the mass wood on the 230 Royal York Drive is a step to reduce carbon emissions and to expand the environmentally friendly living opportunities.”

The real estate crisis in Toronto continues to deteriorate with increasing demand for new rental units. The intelligent platform of the Intelligent City, Platforms for Life ™, is ready to satisfy this demand by combining robot production and the prefabricated mass wood components. This approach not only shortens the construction period, but also improves the quality and sustainability of housing developments.

“This project is proof of how the preparation can cover the growing demand for apartments without sustainability, design or quality being endangered,” said Oliver David (OD) War, President of Intelligent City. “Our mission is to accelerate the range of urban apartments with renewable resources and industrialized production and at the same time to get a high degree of design quality.”

Mass wood, a renewable and sustainable building material, becomes an increasingly popular choice for urban development due to its lower CO2 footprint compared to conventional building materials such as concrete. In fact, the maximization of mass wood in Canada could remove an estimated 0.6 million tons of CO2 per year by 2030 – and at the same time take 125,000 cars off the road.

Apart from sustainability, the construction of the mass wood also offers cost advantages. It is expected that projects such as the 230 Royal York Drive could be 10 to 20 percent cheaper than conventional concrete base. Since intelligent city is expanding its business in Ontario, its innovative approach is expected not only to shorten the construction period, but also make living more affordable and accessible.

After completion, the 230 Royal York Drive project will be the important milestone in Toronto's push for sustainable urban development. By reducing the dependence on carbon -intensive materials and the introduction of the future of the low -carbon building, the building shows how advanced manufacturing and green building practices can convert the urban landscape and meet the city's living needs.