Construction at the new Picton Memorial Hospital has reached a new milestone.
Mass timber materials have arrived at the construction site, with this being the first hospital in North America to use un-encapsulated mass timber for construction.
The arrival of mass timber materials to the construction site was marked by a celebration from local and provincial partners, including Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp, Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson, and representatives from Infrastructure Ontario.
The mass timber being used is a Canadian-sourced renewable resource manufactured in northern Quebec. The hospital’s structure will feature mass timber beams, columns, and cross-laminated timber slabs—a design choice that reduces the building’s carbon footprint by sequestering carbon naturally. This design was chosen in order to work towards a goal of net-zero carbon emissions.
With construction now well underway, the community can expect major visible progress in the coming weeks and months—including the rising timber frame and the installation of a new helipad.
