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Building Regulations and Laws

The Future of the Building Standard Law, which will undergo major changes toward the realization of a wooden city

2.14Sat 2026

Revision of Building Standards Law Expands Use of Wood in School Construction Mitsui Home Builds Wooden Extension to RC School Building at Fukushima Junior High School

Mitsui Home and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. have completed a two-story wooden junior high school building addition at Sakura no Seibo Gakuin Elementary and Junior High School in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture [...].

11.20Thu 2025

Forestry Agency Adds Wood Utilization Carbon Storage to SHK System 207 Organizations Participate in "Forest Nation, Wood Town" Declaration

The Forestry Agency is moving toward reflecting the amount of carbon fixed in buildings through wood utilization in greenhouse gas emissions calculations under the SHK system (Sustainable Housing and Construction [...]

10.25Sat 2025

Obayashi Corporation develops "SynchroMOK," a tool that automates "burn depth calculation," a barrier to mid-size wood construction, and links it to BIM to streamline design.

Obayashi Corporation has been working on BIM (Burn Depth Calculation) for wooden structures in accordance with the Fire Collapse Prevention Performance Verification Method and the Evacuation Collapse Prevention Performance Verification Method.

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 [...].

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