Mass Timber Training Hub (MaTT Hub)

Explore Upskilling in Mass Timber

Group of construction workers wearing safety vests and helmets posing outdoors with large mass timber wooden beams.

Mass Timber Training Hub (MaTT Hub) is shaping the future of sustainable construction by providing cutting-edge education and hands-on training in mass timber design and construction.

Tailored to meet the evolving needs of the industry, our programs focus on applied learning, equipping students with the practical skills and knowledge necessary to excel in the growing mass timber sector.

Hands-on Learning

Learn on Friday, Build on Monday

At the MaTT Hub, students and professionals bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world construction
through immersive, applied training.

Group of people wearing safety vests and helmets posing on a two-story wooden mass timber structure at a course practicum site.

Hands-on Practicum — Construction of Mass Timber Structures

Gain mass timber skills online, then apply them in a capstone experience at BCIT’s Constructability Hub by building a two-storey mass timber structure.

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Flexible Online Mass Timber Courses

Access online mass timber courses for beginners through advanced learners, covering fundamentals to advanced digital delivery and coordination.

Explore Your Upskilling Study Options

Further explore mass timber studies designed for immediate application in the industry.

mass timber in action

Bringing Ideas to Life

See how learners and industry collaborate to turn mass timber education into hands-on experience
through full-scale builds and applied learning projects.

Mass Timber Enclosure Mock-up

Built in partnership with Stantec and Urban Arts Architecture Inc. to showcase at full scale both common mass timber elements and connections as well as innocation products at the R&D phase. It is used not only as a teaching tool but as a testing structure for industry.

Workers at BCIT Mass Timber Enclosure Mock-up site using a red crane to lift large wooden beams inside a warehouse.

Three workers installing a steel beam at the entrance of BCIT Mass Timber Enclosure Mock-up site, using a red Skyjack scissor lift and a ladder.

Three construction workers maneuver a large wooden wall panel with a crane at BCIT Mass Timber Enclosure Mock-up site.

Group of people observing and filming a worker assembling a wooden structure inside at BCIT Mass Timber Enclosure Mock-up site.

The Mass Timber Constructability And Connection Hub

A Hands-on, mobile, and modular training structure that makes learning mass timber more accessible. It bridges theory with practice, fosters, collaboration across disciplines, and provides a scalable model for the future of construction education. Drag below to explore the full constructability hub in 360° VR.

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