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EllisDon’s Hybrid Timber Floor System is Put to the Test

EllisDon’s Building and Materials Sciences team has successfully executed the largest fire demonstration test in the organization’s history.

The team, along with our partners DIALOG and FPInnovations, set the innovative, patent-approved Hybrid Timber Floor System (HTFS) ablaze to demonstrate

This test is the culmination of years of hard work and earlier small-scale testing. EllisDon partnered with DIALOG in 2021 to develop a low-carbon, long-span

The method was simple: the team positioned a prototype floor panel above a controlled burn and placed 37,890 lbs of concrete blocks on top, equivalent to

“It was an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate to code officials, firefighters and the broader industry the response of mass timber in a fire event,”

EllisDon continues to lead the way in advancing the use of mass timber, championing its potential as a sustainable and innovative building material. The