Carbon reduction by 80% in wooden apartment buildings, preparation for the first groundbreaking in the country

The construction of the nation's first wooden apartment building is set to begin in earnest. The National Institute of Forest Science plans to establish a new standard for wooden construction in the country by securing technological safety through collaboration with related agencies. The National Institute of Forest Science announced on the 20th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gangnam Architecture & Engineering Office and Bom Construction for the nation's first wooden apartment building. The agreement includes △technical consultation for wooden construction based on research using cross-laminated timber (CLT) △designing mock-up plans for wooden apartments and proposing improvements to related regulations △and conducting a full-scale demonstration and implementation of the mock-up design, production, transportation, and construction. Furthermore, the collaborating organizations plan to construct a mock-up wooden apartment building on the construction ...