JAUE2022-064: Study on Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits of Wooden Buildings in The Context of Regional Decarbonization Policy in Japan

Abstract

Carbon neutrality is an issue that the world is paying close attention to, with buildings accounting for about 40% of all industrial carbon emissions. Facing the increasing pressure of energy conservation and emission reduction, more and more people started to concern about the choice of building materials, passive design and the use of renewable energy. As a country with extremely rich forest resources, Japan began to consider using engineered wood instead of traditional concrete materials. Its excellent carbon storage capacity effectively alleviates the pressure of building carbon emissions, but in order to realize the sustainable development of society and the reasonable promotion of wooden building, economic and social benefits should be taken into account at the same time. Based on Japanese regional decarburization policy as the background, this paper will mainly discusse the wooden building materials as a kind of carbon sequestration potential, and it also analyzes the benefits of timber building for Japanese regional economy and society.