Economic Update:
China’s economy grew at its quickest pace this year between July and September in a rebound fueled largely by investment, although signs are already emerging that the pick-up in activity might lose some… more
On October 18th the Honourable Steve Thomson, British Columbia’s Minister of Forests, Lands, Range and Natural Resource Operations delivered a keynote speech at the JAS 2×4 Lumber Council’s symposium. Minister Thomson provided… more
On October 18th, BC Minister Steve Thomson had a warm sunny fall day to lead a key industry delegation of 30 forestry experts to view a large wood structure being constructed in Shiroi City, Chiba Prefecture. The new elderly care project… more
On a recent BC mission to Asia, while they were traveling in Japan, Minister Steve Thomson and top industry executives from Western Canadian lumber companies toured Wing’s Shiroi Factory in Chiba Prefecture. Wing Co., Ltd.’s head… more
Canada Wood Korea’s annual WFC Practical Construction Training Workshop was held from August 19 to 29, 2013 together with Inha University in order to practically construct the award winning wooden shelter project of Inha University,… more
Canada Wood Korea in collaboration with Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTECH) has completed University based training at GNTECH in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do. The training started from June 24to 28. A total of 36… more
Canada Wood Korea participated in the 2013 Busan Kyunghyang Housing Fair held at BEXCO, Busan from September 26 to 29 to promote the use of Canadian wood products and wood frame construction to general public, architects and builders in… more
The largest wood frame community development project in Korea is gaining momentum as the one of the hottest and wettest summer finally subsided and GICO – DSK’s participates in Seoul Build 2013.
Bukhangang Dongyeonjae Project,… more
Two Canadian species groups, SPF and Hem-Fir, to be distinguished from those of American ones in the updated KBC-S
Korean Building Code – Structural has been updated in a 4 year cycle. The 2009 version, which is still in effect and… more
Japan Economic Update
Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers rose to its highest level since the early stages of the global credit crisis in 2007. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly “Tankan” index for big manufacturers rose to 12… more
The Japan 2×4 Home Builder Association reports a record 18 fireproof approval applications for elderly care related projects in the first eight months of this year (Jan – Aug, 2013). Compared to 13 approvals for the same period… more
Economic Update:
South Korea’s economic size has ranked 15th globally in 2012, remaining at the same spot for five years since 2008. South Korea’s nominal GDP grew 2% in 2012 to US$ 1.13 trillion up from US$1.11 trillion in the… more
A CLT JAS adhesive equivalency committee meeting was held on September 19th. In that meeting, the committee basically agreed to establish a direction to approve One-Component Polyurethane Resin Adhesive (PUR) only when a CLT is used… more
The Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) held the annual convention from August 30th to September 1st at Hokkaido University in Sapporo. At the technical sessions, two oral presentations were made on the Mid-Ply Wall System. These… more
Travel and tourism within China is expected to grow 10% per year for the next ten years1. Tourism revenues reached $325 billion CAD in 2012. By 2020 tourism will account for 11% of China’s GDP. The impact on infrastructure and resort… more
On August 30th, Kerry Haggkvist of Canada Wood China presented a waterproofing seminar to 50 people from Sichuan wood frame construction companies. This seminar was the first of a series that will be presented on various aspects of wood… more
A summer Tectonic Timber Intensive Studio course was conducted for architecture students at South East University (Nanjing) from August 20 – September 15. Sixteen 4th year students completed the course. This tectonic timber intensive… more
A Canadian International School is going to be built in Kunshan. The design team from B+H, a famous and professional Canadian design company, is taking care of the schematic design at this moment. The use of the wood elements and Canadian… more
China Economic Update:
China’s economy is showing clear signs of stabilization, helped by policy support and some improvement in global demand, and is on track to meet the government’s 2013 growth target of 7.5 percent, the… more
Changzhou Beimei is a developer/builder from Changzhou, Jiangsu province that Canada Wood has a technical agreement with to provide quality support on this infill wall project. The structure is a concrete one that will be a13 floor hotel… more
