Sumitomo Forestry in Japan is venturing into skyscrapers, as the demand for residential homes (its usual market) declines. This industry giant is proposing a 70-storey, 350m tower for Tokyo, called W350. It is a mixed-use building (commercial and residential) with wood inside and out, aiming to replace concrete – one of the world’s largest carbon footprint contributors – with a 9:1 ratio of wood and steel.
Read more:
70 story tallest timber tower tipped for Tokyo – Treehugger, 13 February 2018
Photo: Artist’s impression of the interior atrium of the W350 (copyright Sumitomo Forestry).
