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

2.16Mon 2026

Rethinking Wooden Construction from the Field: 3] Streamlining Processes in an Era of Labor Shortages: Four Conditions for the Spread of Wooden Construction

The first article summarizes the construction advantages that wood construction has against labor shortages and skill saving, and the second article discusses the advantages that wood construction has against on-site [...].

1.30Fri 2026

Strong Cooperation among Leading Players in Industry, Government, and Academia to Fully Utilize Okayama's Forest Resources [Forest Circular Economy Symposium Report, Part 2

*Click here for the first part of the report: "Okayama Model": Transformation to a Resource Self-Sufficient Nation and Urban Wood Construction, Challenged by Industry-Government-Academia [...] Report of the Symposium on Forest Circular Economy [...

1.21Wed 2026

Mitsui Home Hokkaido to convert five police boxes into wooden structures using CLT units Mitsui Home Hokkaido contributes to decarbonization by using Abies sachalinensis and other timber produced in Hokkaido

Mitsui Home Hokkaido was selected by the Hokkaido Police Department for the "FY2025 Purchased Police Box and Police Station Development Project. Sapporo City and Eniwa [...].

1.16Fri 2026

WOOD COLLECTION 2026", a Gathering of the Forefront of Domestic Timber, Expanding the Possibilities of Forest Resource Recycling to Space and DX

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold WOOD Collection (Moku Collection) 2026, an exhibition and business meeting aimed at expanding the use of domestic lumber, on February 12 and 1 [...].

1.13Tuesday, 2026

The Okayama Model": Transforming Japan into a Nation Self-Sufficient in Resources and Urban Wood Construction, Challenged by Industry, Government, and Academia [Report on the Symposium on Forest Circular Economy, Part 1

While issues such as stagnant demand for domestic lumber and a shortage of forestry leaders are becoming apparent nationwide, the company boasts the nation's largest production of Japanese cypress and has a CLT (direct [...]].

1.10Sat 2026

Takamatsu Group Obtains Patent for "Bundling Lumber" Applying Kongo Gumi Palace Carpentry Techniques, Tackling the Challenge of Recycling Artificial Forests and Procuring Large-Diameter Timber

Takamatsu Construction Group recently received a patent for its "bundling material," which is based on the traditional techniques of miya carpentry. This is the group's [...].

12.19Fri 2025

Connecting the wood that bears the memory of the Expo to the future: Sekisui House and the University of Tokyo's "Traveling CLT," a recycling model for demolished wood.

Sekisui House, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo's "KUMA LAB" and other industry-academia organizations, has developed the C [...] used in the Japanese Government Pavilion (Japan Pavilion) at the Osaka/Kansai Expo.

12.15Mon 2025

Rethinking Wooden Architecture from the "Field": 1 In a construction industry facing skill shortages and reduced labor requirements, wooden construction emerges as a practical solution.

The expansion of wooden construction in Japan is driven by policy demands such as decarbonization and the use of domestic timber. However, at the site level, another crucial factor cannot be overlooked [...]

12.9Tue 2025

48.8% of respondents said they "feel more relaxed working" in an office with a tree.

The WOOD Collection (MOKU Collection) Management Office has conducted a nationwide survey of businesspersons regarding "workplace environments with trees" [...].

12.1Mon 2025

Implementation Strategy for the "Forest Circular Economy" Advancing in Okayama — The "Okayama Model": Collaboration Between Local Timber, CLT, and Universities [December 22 Symposium]

The environment surrounding the forestry industry is becoming increasingly challenging, with factors such as sluggish demand for domestic timber and population decline. On the other hand, decarbonization and economic security perspectives [...]

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 [...]

11.5Wed 2025

The Power of Trees Shined at the Paris Olympics Designing a Sustainable Cycle from Forest to City and City to Forest

The Paris Olympics held in 2024. The spectacular and creative staging of the opening ceremony and the success of the athletes who competed in close races are still [...].

10.29Wed 2025

Yokohama Municipal Housing Corporation, Japan's First Local Public Corporation to Lease a Six-Story Wooden Building Using Domestic Timber and the P&UA Construction Method

The "Ichigao Condominium Project (tentative name)" promoted by the Yokohama Municipal Housing Supply Corporation has recently been awarded the "2025 Excellent [...]" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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.

10.21Tue 2025

MOKUTEI" Project to Restore Forests in Cities Launched at Tokyo Tatemono Yaesu Building Reproducing "Fallen Tree Renewal" to Create a Cycle of Well-Being and Biodiversity

Tokyo Tatemono is collaborating with Livanes on a project called "Moku Niwa (木庭)" (もく [...]), in which city dwellers can regenerate a natural forest while living in the city.

10.16Thu 2025

Warm Ie," a cabin that coexists with the forest in Kitakaruizawa, receives Good Design Best 100 Award for resource-recycling architecture that utilizes local hardwoods.

Kitamoku, Ryu Mitarai Architects, and Mt. Toi collaborated to build "Dankyo" in Kitakaruizawa, Gunma Prefecture.

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