A year ago, I introduced 4-storey, 21-meter cultural facility building using wood infill partition walls with a steel main structure near Seoul in Korea. Recently, I revisited the site to see the completed building. It has been transformed… more
Jangheung County, the first slow city in Asia, designated by Cittaslow, has signed an MOU in July with four construction-development companies for investing 72.5 Billion Won to build 300 units of wood-frame houses by 2025 under the brand… more
As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, many tradeshows and industry events have been postponed or cancelled in order to protect the health of attendees, exhibitors, and employees.
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While the rate of decline began to gradually ease, July’s total housing starts continued to trail year prior levels with an 11.3% decline to finish at 70,244 units. Owner-occupied housing declined 13.6% and rental housing fell 8.8%…. more
COFI’s market development team partnered with HOTERES magazine, which services the hotel and restaurant industry in Japan, to sponsor and participate in a series of hotel management seminars. With these seminars, we introduced the… more
In collaboration with the Japan 2×4 Home Builders Association, COFI continues development work on Nail laminated timber (NLT) assemblies. Aside from structural and fire-resistive considerations, floor vibration is another important… more
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Dr. Liu Jie
Professor/Doctoral Supervisor/Assistant Dean, Department of Architecture, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Director of Wood Architecture Research and Design Center;
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The biophilic qualities of wood materials and wood frame construction (WFC) were highlighted at the Second Annual China Healthy Building Conference that took place on September 8, 2020, at the China Academy of Building Research (CABR)…. more
1. BC softwood lumber exports:
In 20Q2 the total softwood lumber exports from BC rebounded by 8.1% in volume and 10.6% in value compared with 20Q1, nearly to 19Q4’s level reaching 4.3 million m3. Being affected by the global… more
China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) and eight other national departments jointly announced a new policy on September 4th 2020, ushering in a new phase for the industrialized construction sector. While… more
On August 26-27, the annual International Conference on Green and Energy-efficient Building was successfully held in Suzhou city, Jiangsu province. The conference has been ranked as a top-level event in green building area in China,… more
August 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of the Two Mountains Theory, which is embodied by the slogan “lucid water and lush mountains are invaluable assets” meaning that the economy should not be developed at the cost of the environment…. more
Urban Planning Society of China (the undertaker) is commissioned by Suzhou National High-tech District (Huqiu) Sub-bureau of Suzhou Natural Resources and Planning Bureau and SND Education Industry Development (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (the… more
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, businesses across all sectors are looking for innovative ways to adapt to new challenges and continue operations. In India, pandemic response measures presented particularly lengthy challenges… more
As the second-largest exporter of wooden furniture in Asia and with low domestic wood supply, Vietnam’s demand for wood imports is high. Since 2017, Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) has been working with government and industry… more
Seoul-based architects Kawa and SoltoZibin has won a competition award for designing the Forest Welfare Education Centre in Daejeon. The winning design seeks to showcase a hybrid use of CLT, Glulam and wood infill wall systems to maximize… more
Facing declining birthrates and depopulation, many of South Korea’s rural towns have been trying to deploy a series of policies and approaches to roll back this trend. Damyang, a county situated in the southmost province of Korea well… more
Smart House, a Korean wood home builder, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with Canadian panelization fabricator AmeriCan Structure this February to jointly invest in the opening of a new panelization plant to meet the growing… more
On July 29th, Canada Wood Japan-based staff held a Canadian Structural Wood Products Technical Workshop in Naha with a new local customer, Edge Co., Ltd., to introduce and promote the platform frame construction method and Canadian… more
In these challenging times of global pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions, it’s nice to come across a good news story that celebrates the friendship and bonds between nations. To wit, the Japanese Post Office has recently issued a… more
