Canada Wood China has agreed to work with two key industry stakeholders to cultivate local talents for wood and hybrid prefabrication.
Executives from Canada Wood China, the China Association of Construction Education and Shanghai Lenyer… more
The Shanghai municipal government has started compiling a guidebook on passive house constructions, a move it hopes will encourage a more energy-saving and environmentally friendly construction model.
The Shanghai Green Building Council… more
China will set up a new ministry to protect and manage the country’s natural resources, according to a reform plan submitted to the national legislature on March 14th.
The restructuring of the State Council, China’s cabinet, is… more
A timber structure project in Jiangsu Province has won the International Wood Design Award at the 2018 Wood Design Awards in Vancouver, Canada.
The Timber Structure Enterprise Pavilion at the Jiangsu Horticultural Expo in Suzhou was… more
Dingchi Wood Co of Shandong Province will build a six-story wood building, which will be the tallest wood structure in China.
The 23.55-meter tall building will be built in an industrial park in Penglai City with a total construction area… more
Canada Wood China has signed an MOU with Ningbo Forest Travel Development Co. to build a strategic partnership in promoting energy efficient wood buildings.
Both parties signed the MOU at Canada Wood’s Shanghai office on February 9, 2018… more
Canada Wood China joined forces with BC Premier John Horgan and the Chinese government to promote the synergies of wood construction and green building at a recent policy forum in Beijing.The forum —organized by Canada Wood China,… more
As part of its effort to fight against pollution, China unveiled its first environmental protection tax law on January 1. The law replaces a decades-old pollutant discharge fee targeting enterprises and public institutions discharging… more
2017 Q4 highlights and outlook for 2018:
China’s economy cooled slightly in Q4 2017 as it transitioned to a more sustainable growth trajectory; investment growth slowed in November 2017 under the influence of a cooling property market… more
Installation of prefabricated energy efficient wood walls (PEEWW) has been completed on the first floor of a demo project in Changzhou City.
The project that supported by Canada Wood China (CWC) is a two-story construction with a precast… more
China and Canada have issued a joint statement on climate change and clean growth during the Annual Dialogue between the Chinese premier and the Canadian prime minister on December 5.
The two sides also agreed to establish two… more
China has rolled out the world’s largest carbon emission trading market, a milestone that marks the country’s efforts to tackle growing environmental challenges, China’s top economic planning body announced on Dec.19.The nationwide… more
Key players in construction industry have joined hands to establish a new alliance in Jiangsu to promote wood construction application in the eastern Chinese province.
The Jiangsu Modern Wood Construction Industry Alliance, which under the… more
China has released a new design code for timber structure, which encourages industry to expand the use of wood and improve the grading system of wood strength.
The new standard, which numbered as GB50005-2017, will come into effect on… more
The 2nd Chinese University Timber Structure Design Competition Award Ceremony was held in Nanjing Tech University (NTU) on November 19th, 2017. This year the theme of competition is – design a wood-frame natatorium (a building containing… more
B.C. Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson led a B.C.’s largest-ever forest sector mission to China from November 12th to 15th. There were over 40 delegates from more than 20 B.C…. more
2017Q3 highlights[i]:
GDP growth in Q3 is 6.8% (YOY), maintaining strong growth between 6.7% to 6.9% consecutively for 9 months.
Consumption is 64.5% of GDP, increased by 2.8% compared to 2016.
Fixed-asset investment in Q1-3 is 45,847.8… more
In 2016, China’s commercial timber trade volume (including logs and sawn lumber) is about 160 million m3, of which 93 million m3 or 58% is imported representing an increase of 13.5% year-on-year (YOY).
The volume of China sawn lumber… more
On August 25th 2017, Canada Wood China (CW China) signed a strategic cooperation MOU with Sichuan Guodong Construction Holding Co., Ltd (Sichuan Guodong) on “jointly promote the applications of Canadian qualified lumber on furniture… more
There are five furniture industry bases generated in China, after years of development in furniture industry. They are:
Pearl River Delta Furniture Industrial Base
Yangtze River Delta Furniture Industrial Base
Bohai Sea Rim Furniture… more
