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Wooden and woody construction in the town

Emergence of wooden high-rise buildings utilizing CLT (Cross Laminated Timber)

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 [...]").

6.23Mon 2025

Local Production for Local Consumption of Wood, Wooden Towns, and Woody Biomass to Enrich the Region: The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (2)

The western region of Toyama Prefecture is surrounded by clean water and rich forests. The region is now making the most of its bounty, and is close to being self-sufficient in resources [...].

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" [...].

6.16Mon 2025

Webinar to Commemorate the Launch of "Forest Circular Economy" (Webinar)
The Future Created by Forest Recycling
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 13:00-17:00

In this special seminar commemorating the first issue of "Forest Circular Economy," various people who will accelerate this "Forest Circular Economy" will present topics and hold discussions.

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 [...].

6.2Mon 2025

Three Areas for Building the Future / The "Circulation Cycle" of Cutting Down Trees, Utilizing Them, and Fixing Them in Cities: A Recycling Society Supported by Japan's Forests (4)

Cutting down trees to protect forests - that's what we do. When you hear that, it may seem intuitively contradictory. But look ahead [...].

5.31Sat 2025

Riopake, a construction technology that repaints existing paint without peeling it off.

R.C.CORE, which develops the BESS brand of log houses, has announced that it has developed a new paint removal system that eliminates the need to remove existing paint when repainting wooden structures [...].

5.24Sat 2025

12-Story Hotel Realized with Hybrid Wooden and Steel Structure Japan Wooden Fire-Resistant Building Association to Hold Touring Seminar to Explain Advanced Urban Wood Construction Model

Caption by Hyatt Kabuto-cho Tokyo, an urban hotel under construction in Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Tokyo, will open on June 30 [...]

5.16Fri 2025

Forestry Revitalization Aimed at by Enhancing the Wood Cycle - Comprehensive Business Development from Construction to Finance

Sumitomo Forestry is a leading manufacturer and distributor of timber and building materials, contractor of detached houses, medium- and large-scale wooden buildings, real estate development, and wood biomass power generation.

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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Webinar on the occasion of the first issue of "Forest Circulation Economy" "Creating the Future through Forest Circulation