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

5.14Wed 2025

Terajima Architects proposes a wooden building with up to five floors using the SE construction method.

Terashima Architects, which has been working on a number of high quake-resistant wooden houses, started a full-scale "wooden building construction business" in May. This [...].

5.14Wed 2025

Wooden office buildings and condominiums are also wooden cities are "second forests" - Forest Circular Economy General Comments (3)

With regard to new demand for woody biomass, the increase in building materials due to the development of wooden cities should also be noted. Wooden cities are "the wooden construction of towns and [...].

5.12Mon 2025

Spreading the "wooden city" throughout Japan by using the unique KES construction method and fire-resistant technology to achieve wooden high-rise construction.

The development of "Wooden Cities (R)" is one of the pillars of the forestry industry's revitalization, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by turning cities into "second forests," or [...].

4.11Fri 2025

Growth Strategy in Timber x Urban Housing Haseko to Make Wood Friends a Wholly Owned Subsidiary

On April 10, Haseko Corporation announced a tender offer (T[...]]) for the common stock of Wood Friends, a housing and lumber-related business.

4.3Thu 2025

Large-scale wooden warehouse made entirely of Gifu Prefecture timber realizes "20-meter pillar-less space" Seven Kogyo's new model for non-housing wood

Seven Industries Co., Ltd. built a large wooden warehouse on its own site in Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, to promote the practical application of wooden construction in the non-residential sector [...].

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