Emergence of wooden high-rise buildings utilizing CLT (Cross Laminated Timber)
The Kyoto University Uji Campus is located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. Few people are aware of the history linking this area to wood research in Japan […]
In recent years, against the backdrop of growing interest in achieving a decarbonized society, regional revitalization, and well-being, attention has been focused on wooden public facilities and community hubs […]
With a view to realizing a decarbonized society, and drawing on the carbon sequestration benefits of cities functioning as “second forests” and the utilization of local resources, medium- to large-scale wooden buildings […]
"FORESTRISE 2026" brings together the latest technologies in "Wood Change"—including smart forestry, forest DX, and decarbonization—[…]
Against the backdrop of efforts to achieve a decarbonized society and promote the use of wood in mid- to high-rise buildings, interest in “fire-resistant wooden buildings” in urban areas has been growing […]
In the new Basic Plan for Forests and Forestry, which was approved by the Cabinet on June 5, the subtitle “Toward a ‘Forest Nation and Wooden City’ That Will Last a Hundred Years” was included for the first time […]
Driven by the growing interest in achieving a decarbonized society and promoting well-being, as well as strengthened public-private partnerships spurred by the “Act on the Promotion of Wooden Construction in Cities,” […]
In recent years, against the backdrop of efforts to achieve a decarbonized society, the expansion of ESG investing, and growing interest in well-being, wooden office buildings and commercial facilities […]
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He spoke at the Nikkei Regional Development Forum "Creating Wooden Town Development and Realizing Forest Circular Economy" held in Okayama City in March, where he discussed the industrial [...]...
The use of domestic timber in the building sector is entering a new phase in the public and private sectors to realize a decarbonized society and to utilize local resources. in April, forest [...]...
In response to the challenges facing Japan, such as the super-aging society, declining population, and stagnation of local economies, the "forest cycle," which links forest resources to the creation of local value, has been [...].
Tsuda College and Sumitomo Forestry held a ceremony on March 3 [...] at the Kodaira Campus in Kodaira City, Tokyo, to mark the completion of the Wellness Pavilion, a new wooden, one-story facility.
Against the backdrop of the declining population and stagnant regional economies that Japan is facing, the social implementation of a "circular forest economy" that links forest resources to local value creation [...].
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, with technical cooperation from Shimizu Corporation, completed construction of a rental condominium "Primal Shinagawa Oimachi" in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, in February [...].
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 [...].