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Dr. Jun Fukuda, Director, Wood Products Industry Division, Forestry Agency of Japan, presented Japan’s legislative and promotional efforts to encourage wood use in both residential and non-residential sectors.
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Ms. Katie Stokes, Assistant Director, International Forest Policy, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia, presented Australia’s supporting policy and regulatory environment to enable increased use of sustainable wood products in construction.
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Mr. Sung Jin Lee, Director, Wood Industry Division, Korea Forest Service, introduced Korea’s wood use promotion policies, awareness raising initiatives, and notable high-rise wooden buildings.
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Dr. Sang-Joon Lee, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Forest Science of Korea, examined the current status and prospects of Korea’s wood architecture as a means to achieve national carbon neutrality targets, and introducing the latest R&D outcomes and ways forward to revitalize wood architecture.
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Mr. Hiroaki Nishimura, Senior Deputy Director, Counsellor’s Office for Building Regulations, Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, shared insights on the rationalization of fire safety and structural regulations under Japan’s Building Standard Act.
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Mr. Tevita Bulai, Acting Conservator of Forests, Ministry of Forestry of Fiji, discussed sustainable forest management and capacity building in the timber industry to support sustainable wood use in Fiji.
