The collaboration of the Super-E® Office/EEEA and GICO-DSK, the developer and builder of Canada Village in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, has culminated in the opening ceremony of 2 houses certified as the Super-E® House and Net-Zero House… more
CWK and Super-E® Office/EEEA held a ceremony to present Super-E® Designate Certificates to 21 participants of the 2017 Advanced Technology Construction Training in Canada on December 13 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul.
All participants… more
The Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy presented an opinion that wood frames should be used for building houses to ensure the safety of people from disasters including earthquakes.
At the Wood Industry Awards Ceremony held at… more
Economic Update
In line with the South Korean government’s economic outlook, the Bank of Korea raised South Korea’s GDP growth forecast for 2018 to 3% on expectations of continued domestic demand recovery and robust export… 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
Increased attention is being paid to Nail Laminated Timber (NLT) in wooden building industry in Japan. As opposed to fire resistive PFC buildings, where wooden structures are cladded with gypsum boards, NLT presents an opportunity to… more
Construction continues as Unimat Group’s expands its Koyarunosato Doggy’s Island Resort & Villa property on the outskirts of Tokyo in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture. The last time COFI staff visited the site was when BC Minister… more
A series of positive economic indicators are boosting Japan’s prospects for prosperous 2018. With the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe government now at its five-year mark, Japan is currently in its second longest growth phase since the end of… 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
Canada Wood Korea in collaboration with Super-E Office/Energy Efficient Exporters Alliance (EEEA) held two Super-E Workshops in both November and December, 2017 to provide further training on new topics for those who attended the Advanced… more
The 2017 Korea Wood Design Awards that has been sponsored by Canada Wood Korea since 2006 was held at the Hyundae Hillstate Gallery, Seoul from November 22.
The awards were given to the completed works and planning. The completed works… more
Canada Wood Korea participated in the 2017 Korea Architecture Fair & Festival (KAFF) hosted by the Korea Institute of Registered Architects (KIRA) at COEX. KIRA is an association that all Korean architects are members of and it holds… more
Korea experienced the biggest earthquake in its history of seismic observation as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do in September of last year. On November 15 of this year, Korea experienced another earthquake with a… more
Canada Wood Korea in collaboration with 5 universities – Don-Eui University, Dongseo University, Silla University, Dong-A University and Pukyong National University – located in Busan*, has successfully completed the… more
