Building with Wood
Canadian Wood showcases Light Wood Frame ( LWF HOUSE) Construction at DelhiWood 2019
The second LWF Training Programme organised by FII India in February 2019 at Delhi/ NCR provided relevant training and knowledge on using LWF to construct with wood.
FII India ( Canadian Wood), a crown agency of the Govt of B. C. Canada with a mandate to promote B. C.
Forest Products in offshore markets, first displayed the North American style home, constructed using the light wood- frame ( LWF) method at the DelhiWood show in 2017.
In response to the overwhelming interest from Southern India manufacturers, FII thus roped in a professional builder and instructor from Canada, to conduct training at FII’s inaugural LWF training course in India at Mysore. It helped that a similar exercise had previously been conducted at Shanghai, China for Canada Wood, so the experience as well as the course structure was already in place, including a detailed- but- edited version of ‘ Guide to Good Practice’ that could be used as a training resource for India.
It was a 10- day training program and it was heartening to see the commitment of all the participants ( over 20 in number) ranging from company directors to factory floor employees. The enthusiasm of the group, some of whom ran their own businesses and competed in the market place, yet still came together under one roof for a common objective was heart- warming.
The response to its first Wood College ( LWF training program) at Mysore has encouraged FII India to plan its second training program in February 2019 in Delhi/ NCR. This generated great interest amongst manufacturers who missed the first program at Mysore.
The course was hands- on training, with all participants contributing to the cutting, nailing, measuring and construction of the foundation and the floor, wall and roof framing, and bracing, using a variety of quality tools.
The course required all participants to learn through action how to build a light timber- frame house constructed from start to finish over the duration of the course. The resulting house consists of prefabricated stud wall sections over two levels with flooring and sheathing, three windows, an inside partition wall and door opening, roof trusses with eaves and fascia, and a fully sheathed roof. With the addition of an entry staircase, the house is considered complete to lockup stage.