On May 15th, 2020, Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) and Canada Wood (CW) signed a three-party MOU with the China Real Estate Association (CREA). The signing was arranged online with representatives of each organization participating… more
In April 2020, the long-awaited book titled “Xiongan New Area Green Development Report (2017-2019) – A Green Beginning of the New City” was published by China City Press. Canada Wood China (CW China) had an article featured within… more
Recently Scott Anderson (APA Canadian Program Representative) and I had the opportunity to visit a customer working on an agricultural project in Hitachi-Omiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture. As reported in previous blog articles, the Canada… more
Canada Wood Korea kicks off the technical supports on Sokcho Training Center and Apartment demonstration project. This demo project will showcase the hybrid solutions using wood infill wall and NLT (Nail-Laminated Timber) systems that… more
Three key markets have a strategic focus on wood in manufacturing (WIM): India, China and Vietnam. The WIM strategy targets high potential end-use segments, such as indoor and outdoor furniture manufacturing, interior finishing products… more
With 75,000 visitors and a focus on wood innovation, IndiaWood 2020 was the perfect opportunity to raise the profile of higher-value Canadian wood products in India.
Historically, wood in construction in India has been largely… more
China’s economy recorded the first contraction in decades in the first quarter of 2020 as the COVID-19 outbreak shut down large parts of the world’s second-largest economy and dimmed the global outlook. China’s Gross Domestic Product… more
To encourage the market transformation to the net-zero energy-efficient building, Canada Wood Korea and Korea Wood Construction Association (KWCA) have introduced the enhanced 5-star wood housing certification program to include net-zero… more
Two new design tools were made available to assist Korean structural engineers in designing wood structural and Midply shearwall systems to comply with the prescriptive requirement of Small Scaled Building Code-Timber Structure building… more
South Korea has experienced one of the worst scenarios outside China at the onset of the outbreak. Still, thanks to the strong leadership, extensive quarantine measures, fast testing capability and elaborate contact tracing, the country… more
A three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation was signed on April 1, 2020, between Canada Wood China (CW China), Wuxi Taihu New City Development Group Co., LTD and Wuxi Construction & Development Investment… more
On March 31, 2020, Canada Wood China (CW China) co-organized a promotional event as a webinar with the online platform “precast.com.cn” on the theme of “The present and the future of prefabricated wood construction.” This one and a… more
This China Policy Briefing infographic is developed by FII(Forestry Innovations Investment) China to provide an update to Canadian stakeholders on China’s current economic situation, policies and government directions relating wood,… more
Canada Wood is delighted to report the first commercial adoption of a newly developed Midply wall system for post and beam applications in the Makado Kagamimochi Nursery School in Tochigi Prefecture. This innovative building is a 750… more
FII China recently commissioned RCC, a building information platform, in completing a survey with 45 questions on the impact of COVID-19 on China’s wood import, construction and real estate industry. Thirty-four companies in respective… more
In an encouraging trend, we have seen an increase in nail plate truss use in post and beam non-residential construction in Japan. On a recent trip to Hokkaido, Tokyo based staff had the opportunity to visit two post beam buildings with a… more
Dated March 2nd, 2020, Canada Wood/COFI(Council of Forest Industries) Japan renewed our status as a Registered Overseas Certifying Body (ROCB) under the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) accreditation system supervised by the Ministry… more
As of late March, Japan had a total of 1,905 cases of the Corona Virus – including 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise liner. The nation recorded 53 related deaths thus far. Currently, there are 15 clusters of patients nationwide:… more
As a part of the Advanced Technology Construction Training Program (ATCT), a group of Korean builders, architects, engineers and inspectors travelled to British Columbia from February 12 to 21 to learn about the best practice of net-zero… more
Korea Build, an interior, building and housing products exhibition was cancelled for the first time in its 35-year history over the COVID-19 outbreak. The trade fair has long been a key business platform where construction, architecture,… more
