October total housing starts declined 0.6% to 84,213 units. The recent trend of resilience in owner occupied starts and sluggishness in rentals continued. Owner occupied housing starts increased 2.5%, whereas rental housing fell 6.9%…. more
COFI Tokyo launched its second YouTube and Facebook advertising social media promotion campaign last month to create awareness and positively brand 2×4 to prospective home buyers in Japan. This year’s campaign runs for three… more
Following an extensive testing program, in 2013 COFI obtained a voluntary evaluation certificate from the Japan Housing and Wood Technology Centre (HOWTEC) which eliminated technical barriers in using Canadian 2×4, 2×6 and… more
Canada Wood Korea in collaboration with Timber Engineering Lab of Chungnam National University (CNUTim) organized and delivered another Wood Wall Bracing Workshop focused on meeting the code requirements for seismic design.
A maximum… more
Gapyeong Canada Village, the largest wood frame house complex project and the first joint venture in Korea between a public housing agency Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation (GICO) and a private company Dreamsite Korea, welcomed… more
The Forest sector mission to Korea led by the Minister Doug Donaldson was successfully held from December 6 – 8, 2018. Over 25 representatives joined the mission, from the Canadian Trade Mission, federal and provincial Canadian… more
Senior forest sector representatives on the Forestry Asia Trade Mission took part in events that demonstrated British Columbia’s commitment to increasing wood construction in South Korea.
On Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, they witnessed the… more
As the transfer of the U.S. military facilities in Yongsan Seoul to Pyeongtaek Gyeonggi-do is picking up speed, the housing market for U.S. army civilians is heating up. In the market, the ‘PRIMO VILLAGE – Rental House Exclusively… more
Canada Wood Korea organized an international workshop on “Wood Wall Bracing Design” for Korean engineers, architects and builders. The workshop was designed to introduce various lateral force resisting system options for wood frame… more
The National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) announced the 5 storey CLT wood building with CLT in 2018 which would be the tallest wood building in Korea. To enable it, NIFoS has conducted research and tests on structural performance,… more
South Korea’s economy is expected to lose steam slightly in 2019 due to weakening exports and sluggish investment, coupled with the tepid domestic demand. South Korea’s GDP in 2019 is expected to grow 2.6% which is a slight drop from… more
As reported in this blog in August 2018, the Midply Wall System has been officially positioned in the Japanese PFC building code by means of a revision to the “Green Book” structural design manual. Local building officials refer to… more
Thanks to the past 2-hour fire resistive approvals, midrise PFC buildings of up to 6 storeys are now technically achievable in Japan. However, the hurdles are still too high for the structural designers to seek the building permits. This… more
The first “Sino-Canadian Wood Construction Cultural Festival – Low-carbon Energy-saving Symposium” was held in Tianjin on October 31. It was cohosted by BSD-TEDA Investment Development Company and Canada Wood China.
Representatives… more
Canada Wood China presented in Canadian Pavilion in the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2018.
The CIIE is an echo to President Xi’s announcement at the Belt and Road Forum in May… more
The first China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue (EFSD) was held in Beijing on November 12. China’s State Councilor Wang Yong co-chaired the dialogue with Canada’s Finance Minister William Morneau and Minister of… more
As China faces challenges due to an aging population, property owners have shown an increased interest in choosing green and energy-saving wood frame buildings for seniors, a message voiced at the annual Sino-Canada Wood Conference in… more
A new wooden banquet hall has been completed in October 2018, inside Xijiao State Guest Hotel Shanghai, a five-star hotel famous for hosting luxurious banquets and events for world leaders. Click here to see Bill Gates and Xi… more
A total of 67 outstanding wood frame construction projects from 35 companies in the tourism and healthcare industries were awarded at the Sino-Canada Wood Conference in Beijing on December 12, 2018.
Organized by Canada Wood China, the… more
As part of the APA “Canadian OSB Users Newsletter” project, our consultant and I recently visited a housing company in Kanagawa Prefecture to interview them about a 1-storey wooden factory building that will produce organic leaf… more
