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Study Shows Costs And Sustainability Similar Across Steel, Concrete And Timber

A theoretical case study showed steel, concrete, and mass timber have similar costs around $3 million and comparable sustainability for a 12-storey condo in Toronto.

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WSP, mcCallumSather and ArcelorMittal unveiled the results of a theoretical case study at The Buildings Show in December, which showed the costs and sustainability of using steel, concrete or timber are similar for a typical 12-storey, 287,000-sf, L-shaped residential condominium tower in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). A conference session titled ‘The Triple Bottom Line of Structural Materials: Cost, Speed and Life Cycle Assessment’ featured Br…

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On-Site Magazine broke the news in on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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