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Wooden and woody structures in buildings / Secondary forestsSecondary Forest

Developing new demand for wood in mid- and high-rise buildings to promote carbon sequestration in cities

9.3Wed 2025

Shelter and Toda Corporation Develop Hybrid Wood Fire-Resistant "COOL WOOD-ST" Pillar Obtains 60- and 90-minute Ministerial Approval, Encouraging the Spread of Mid- and High-Rise Wood Construction

Shelter and Toda Corporation have developed COO [...], a hybrid wood fire-resistant component that uses reinforced gypsum board and wood as fire-resistant covering material for steel pipe columns.

9.2Tue 2025

The Conceptual Power to Connect Forests and Cities: A New Form of Construction Born of Resource Recycling

Can trees change the shape of cities? As a general construction company, we are seriously tackling such a question from the standpoint of [...].

8.26Tue 2025

National Governors' Association Submits Comprehensive Proposal to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to Expand Demand for Domestic Timber

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who serves as leader of the National Governors' Association's Project Team for the Utilization of Domestic Timber, announced on August 25 that she has decided to hold a meeting with Koizumi Shinjiro, the governor of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...]...

8.21Thu 2025

Wearing wood and drawing wood...Experience the possibilities of domestic timber at Expo 'Wood Change 2025' in Osaka, Kansai

The Forestry Agency is holding an exhibition "Wo [...]" at the Future Life Village at Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai to introduce outstanding examples of the use of Japanese lumber.

8.13Wed 2025

Differentiation through collaboration with building material manufacturers and designers is the key to growth.

Total demand for lumber has been declining for a long time, especially for construction lumber, the main use of domestic lumber, which has shrunk due to the number of single-family housing starts and demographic [...].

8.12Tue 2025

Why Japan Needs a "Circular Forest Economy" Now: Resource Self-Sufficiency, Lifelong Growth, and a Resident-Financed Platinum Society

As Chairman of the Platinum Initiative Network and former President of the University of Tokyo, I have long been thinking about the future of Japan. Now, the world [...].

7.31Thu 2025

Forestry Agency to Hold "Wood Change 2025" at Osaka-Kansai Expo, Showcasing Best Practices Using Japanese Wood

The Forestry Agency will hold an exhibition "W [...]" at the 2025 Japan International Expo (Osaka-Kansai Expo) to introduce outstanding examples of the use of Japanese timber at the Expo.

7.29Tue 2025

Wooden condominiums: 4】When asked to use wood in their living rooms, bedrooms, and other relaxing spaces, respondents said they would like to use wood in their living rooms and bedrooms.

In the fourth installment of our survey on attitudes toward wooden condominiums using a sei-katsu-sha questionnaire, we asked, "What spaces in a home would you expect to incorporate wood [...].

7.25Fri 2025

Forest Circular Economy, edited by Hiroshi Komiyama, is a vision for the year 2050: Rebuilding Japan as a resource-rich nation will start with its forests.

The national challenges facing Japan today - carbon neutrality by 2050, regional sustainability, and resource self-sufficiency. These [...]...

7.23Wed 2025

Cross-Industrial Collaboration of Construction and Electricity to Expand Use of Domestic Timber Cypress Sunadaya, an affiliate of Obayashi Corporation, and Chubu Electric Power Company to Build One of Japan's Largest Plants in Kushiro, Aiming to Begin Operations in 2028

Cypress Sunadaya, a group company of Obayashi Corporation, and Chubu Electric Power Company will build one of the largest lumber mills in Japan in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, and two [...].

7.17Thu 2025

Survey on Wooden Condominiums: 3] Dispelling concerns about structural performance, such as earthquake and fire resistance, is the key to widespread use of wooden condominiums.

In the third installment of our survey on attitudes toward wooden condominiums using sei-katsu-sha questionnaires, we focus on the factors that cause anxiety about wooden condominiums [...].

7.15Tue 2025

HOKKAIDO WOOD HOUSE" housing certification system begins operation to expand use of timber produced in Hokkaido, strengthening the cycle of local production for local consumption.

Hokkaido has established a system to certify houses made of Hokkaido timber as "HOKKAIDO WOOD HOUSE," and in June [...]

7.3Thu 2025

Wooden condominiums are more expensive than RC condominiums, but 30% of respondents would consider purchasing a wooden condominium.

The second installment of our survey on attitudes toward wooden condominiums using a sei-katsu-sha questionnaire is titled "Q. Reinforced concrete construction in general (hereinafter referred to as [...]").

6.19Thu 2025

Survey on Wooden Condominiums: 1] Sei-katsu-sha place importance on housing performance and comfort, but there are challenges in promoting environmental friendliness.

The Platinum Initiative Network's vision is to "convert new buildings of 9 stories or less to wood construction and wood materials by 2050" [...].

6.5Thu 2025

Non-housing Wooden Construction Fair 2025] Focus on the latest technology to achieve larger scale and higher rise, and corporate strategies to drive market expansion.

The "Nonresidential Wood Construction Fair 2025," which brings together the latest technologies and solutions for "wood and wood construction" in nonresidential buildings, will be held on June [...]...

6.4Wed 2025

Sumitomo Forestry Company Housing, a six-story mixed wood-frame structure, is completed as a new model for medium- and large-scale housing complexes.

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. has completed a six-story mixed wooden company housing complex in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and began using it on June 1. With a total of 46 units, this company [...].

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