Yamasa Mokuzai Co.,Ltd.

2090 Maeda, Kimotsuki-cho, Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima 893-1206 Japan
TEL: +81-994-31-4141  FAX:+81-994-31-4142
http://www.woodist.co.jp

SGEC

Tree and wooden architecture

01. Characteristics of trees

●Trees store water and act as water resource. They spread their roots and help with land conservation.
●Trees resist deformation when exposed to heating for a short time in a fire. Large cross sections of wood form a char layer on the surface that extends the time until the member burns out.

02. Environment created by trees

●Trees release phytoncides that relieve tension, calm the mind, and help stave off fatigue.
●The scent of wood is believed to promote immune cell activity and improve our immunity.
●Used in residential spaces, wood provides an effective means of mite control.

03. Traceability for the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

●Used in buildings, wood releases oxygen and contains carbon, helping to mitigate global warming.
●Using wood of legal origin ensures appropriate management and sustainable use of forest resources, and helps protect the terrestrial ecosystem.
●Working with the forest, forestry, wood processing, and wooden architecture industries ensures we connect with the local community and stimulate the local economy.
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Research and development

Wooden architecture is changing rapidly in recent years. We promote the use of wood particularly in medium- and high-rise buildings. As a wood engineering company experienced in every step from lumber manufacturing to wood construction, we offer proposals and conduct testing and R&D to explore ways to incorporate wood into the client's building design. We also develop new hybrid wood materials in-house toward promoting the use of wood in buildings that were conventionally difficult to make from wood.

CLT for Multi-story buildings

We conducted testing in a project commissioned by the Forestry Agency, and in May 2016 we received approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for CLT flooring with two-hour fire resistance. This enabled us to use CLT in the flooring of both wooden and steel-frame medium- and large-scale nonresidential buildings that require fire-resistant construction.

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