IRG56 Keynote Presentations

Keynote 1

An Overview of Japanese Wood Protection Technology

Makoto Kiguchi
Professor of Nihon University
Vice President of the Japan Wood Protection Association (JWPA)

Abstract

Most of the protected wood materials in Japan were used for wooden housing. Recently, new areas of demand for wood have been developing, such as exterior wooden materials and large-scale building materials such as mass timber. These wood materials are required to have higher performance in terms of durability, weather resistance, and dimensional stability. In my lecture, I will introduce the technologies developed in Japan's wood protection field to meet these demands.

Keynote 2

Presentation by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Specker and Abstract to be announced