Group of Professor Pierre Blanchet

Regular member

Manager training

Doctorate in wood sciences, Laval University, 2004

Laboratory name

NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Eco-Responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB)

Affiliation Department

Department of Wood and Forest Sciences

Other affiliations

• Center for Research on Renewable Materials (CRMR)
• Interdisciplinary Research Center for Operationalization of Sustainable Development (CIRODD)
• HydroQuébec Institute in Environment, Development and Society (EDS Institute)

Granting organization(s)

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada
• Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks
• Ministry of Economy and Innovation
• Quebec Building Authority
• Canadian Foundation for Innovation
• Quebec Housing Society

What does the laboratory do

Our research chair is a multidisciplinary and integrated academic platform, paired with an industrial consortium, which works across the entire value creation network of the construction sector with the aim of developing eco-responsible solutions that use wood to reduce the footprint eco-friendly buildings. Our research activities focus on three axes: designing, constructing and operating the building. A large portion of our work focuses on the development of advanced materials for the construction sector.

Expertise

• Eco-responsible wooden construction
• Development and characterization of biosourced materials
• Environmental footprint of buildings
• Industrialized construction

Service(s) offered in research and development (R&D)

• Material performance evaluation

Industrial research collaborations

• NSERC industrial research chair on eco-responsible wooden construction: 14 industrial partners (Provencher-Roy, Coarchitecture, Maibec, Art Massif, Cecobois, Kruger, Chantiers Chibougamau, Vertima, Corruven, CIMA+, CLEB, APCHQ, FPInnovations, Société Laurentide) and 4 government partners (Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Société québécoise des infrastructures, Société de l’habitation du Québec, Québec energy transition)
• Initiative on industrialized construction: 6 industrial partners (Profab, Maison Laprise, Ultratec, Soprema, Resolu, FPInnovations) and one government partner (Société de l’habitation du Québec)
• Oïkos Construction