China’s GDP increased 6.0% in Q4 2019, official data showed in mid-January, in line with expectations of market analysts and unchanged from the previous quarter’s pace. Facing sluggish demand at home and abroad as well as U.S. trade… more
In 2019, the most notable change in China’s softwood log and lumber market was the significant growth of such imports from Europe. This was mainly due to an infestation of spruce bark beetles and windstorms that have led to a massive… more
The China Academy of Building Research (CABR), China’s largest and most diverse research institution in the building industry, has completed an assessment report on the design of the Changzhou Nearly Zero Energy Wood-Frame Project. The… more
Students from Nanjing Tech University and Tongji University won the first prizes in the Fourth University Timber Structure Design Competition held by Tongji University, Chongqing University and Canada Wood China (CW China) in December… more
Canada Wood China (CW China) held another successful inbound mission in Foshan Guangdong province on December 11. It was based on the theme “Exploration of Prefabricated Wood-Frame Construction (WFC).” The event was co-organized by CW… more
A two-day training program with the theme of “Sino-Canadian Workshop on Technology of Prefabricated Building and Modern Wood-Frame Construction,” jointly organized by MOHURD, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and BCFII, recently took… more
Canada Wood China (CW China) recently made a strong case for wood-frame construction technology at the China International Exhibition of Housing Industry (CIEHI-EXPO) on November 7, 2019. The Expo is supervised by the Ministry of Housing… more
Canadian mission delegates visited the Matechstone Rugao plant, China’s first commercial trial combining precast concrete frame structure and a hung wall wood infill system applied in its office building.
Doug Donaldson, British… more
The Fifth Sino-Canadian Wood Forum, with the theme of Wood in Future Buildings and Manufacturing, organized by Canada Wood China, was held at Shanghai Hongqiao Marriott Hotel on November 11. Doug Donaldson, British Columbia (B.C.) Minister… more
The Elegant Demonstration of Modern Structure Construction — Achieving High-End Wood Structure Construction Seminar was held in Chongqing on October 29. The seminar inspired developers in Chongqing and also in other areas in China，… more
China’s Gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 6.0% year-on-year in Q3 2019, marking a further loss of momentum for the economy from the second quarter’s 6.2% growth. China’s third-quarter economic growth slowed more than expected… more
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) released a Public Notice on Technical Standard for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings on January 24, 2019. The national standard (GB/T51350–2019) will come into force on September 1,… more
Hubei Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD), Hubei Building Energy Efficiency Association, and key provincial building research institutes recently paid a joint visit to Canada Wood’s Shanghai office to learn about… more
Building on Forestry Innovation Investment’s relationships with China Association of Building Energy Efficiency (CABEE), Canada Wood was invited to co-host the second National Conference on Building Energy Conservation and Green Building… more
In the first half of 2019, China introduced a number of policies in areas of green building, prefabrication and zero-waste cities.
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Key decisions related to housing, construction and urban-rural development were… more
China imported 14.1 million m3 of softwood lumber in the first half of this year with a value of nearly USD 2.6 billion, up 17 percent and 4.2 percent compared to the same period last year accordingly, according to data by China Bulletin,… more
Canada Wood China (CW China) released the Tracking Wood Project Starts Report in 2019 Q2, showing the floor area of the new wood project starts in 2019 Q2 shrunk 33.6 percent from Q1. The total floor area in the first half-year of 2019… more
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Research shows that wood frame construction (WFC) projects can greatly reduce carbon emissions during the building’s full life cycle compared with steel and concrete structures, which is… more
China’s GDP increased 6.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, slowing from a 6.4 percent expansion in the previous three-month period and matching market expectations. It was the lowest growth rate since the first quarter… more
The Matechstone Taixing project supported by Canada Wood China (CW China) was completed in June. It is the first commercial demonstration project using a precast concrete and wood infill building envelop system in China. A project opening… more
