Promote green and low-carbon development of rural revitalization
BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 18, the 7th China-Canada Timber Forum, "Muxing China", was successfully held in Beijing. Affected by the epidemic, this event was held online, at which industry leaders gathered in the cloud to discuss in depth the breakthrough and development of modern wooden buildings in the context of rural revitalization and development, innovation of cultural tourism and health care industry, and double carbon goals under the background of the new era, and promoted the green development of the cultural, tourism and health care industry with a new rural revitalization thinking, and further built a learning and exchange platform for rural revitalization strategies.
The forum was organized by Canadian wood owners and jointly supported by the China Construction Industry Association, the Canadian Embassy in China, the International Green Building Alliance, the Professional Committee of Urban-Rural Integration Development of the China Society for Urban Research, the Jiangsu Provincial Construction Industry Modernization Innovation Alliance, the Jiangsu Modern Wood Structure Industry Alliance, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, and Sohu Focus Fox Pepper Culture and Tourism.
Guest speeches :
At the meeting, Ms. Wang Xiulan, deputy secretary-general of the China Construction Industry Association, delivered a speech, she said that the data show that the annual carbon emissions of mainland buildings account for 51.3% of the total carbon emissions, and promoting the widespread use of green and low-carbon building materials is one of the key links in building energy conservation and emission reduction, wood is a green building material with negative carbon sequestration, modern wood structure buildings have the advantages of green environmental protection, thermal insulation and energy saving, structural safety, earthquake resistance, durability and comfort, etc., and are also the most in line with the concept of "carbon neutrality" In the future, we should vigorously advocate the development of modern wood structure buildings.
Mr. Jean-Christian Brillant, Minister of Commerce of the Embassy of Canada in Beijing, said that Canada and China have committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and 2060 respectively, both countries are deeply aware of the strategic importance of the transition to a low-carbon and zero-carbon economy, and the commitment of China and Canada to carbon neutrality has brought challenges to the industry, but also provided great cooperation opportunities for bilateral enterprises and institutions between China and Canada. Canada and Canada are taking a more sustainable approach to development to create a more low-carbon future Canada Wood is Canada's leading timber design and construction promotion agency, assisting China in developing and updating more than 20 building codes and standards, and developing a number of landmark projects such as the China-Canada Tianjin Ecological Demonstration Zone and the Yiyi Garden Restaurant of Shanghai Xijiao Hotel.
Mr. Don Kayne, President of Canfor Group and President of the Canadian Forestry Council, said that Don Kayne pointed out that China was one of the first countries to adopt and recognize the green benefits of forest products, which is one of the reasons why China is a vital market for Canfor and even the entire Canadian forest industry If you want to continue to expand your relationship in China, you must maintain consistency and competitiveness in China's supply Canada is one of the global leaders in sustainable forest management. As people understand the carbon benefits of wood, and more wood construction projects are implemented, it is hoped that the relationship with Chinese partners will be strengthened in the future.
Keynote speech Mr. Wang Jianguo, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and expert of the Expert Advisory Committee of the International Green Building Alliance, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Practical Exploration of Wood Building Design and Construction" Wang Jianguo pointed out that green buildings can alleviate global climate change, and if China wants to achieve the goal of double carbon, it is necessary to reduce emissions Wood structure is the most environmentally friendly, and has been widely used in China, and modern wood structures have the advantages of greening, standardization, industrialization, lean, integration, and skill in factories to do prefabricated processing , and then go to the site for assembly, you can realize a large span of the project.
Ms. Na Kunpeng, executive deputy director of the Professional Committee of Urban-Rural Integration Development of the China Society for Urban Science Research, delivered a keynote speech that Kunpeng pointed out that the development concept of rural cultural tourism and health care adheres to digging deep into local characteristics for large industries, large patterns and major events, highlighting core values, extending the industrial chain, forming a large leisure industry cluster to optimize the industrial structure, rationally allocating resources to keep up with the development trend of the industry, providing a high-quality environment and high-end services, and achieving accelerated upgrading and innovative development of the whole industry.
Mr. Lu Weidong, PhD supervisor, director of the Academic Affairs Office of Nanjing University of Technology, president of Jiangsu Modern Wood Structure Industry Alliance, and vice chairman of the International Green Building Alliance, delivered a speech Lu Weidong introduced the continuous improvement of relevant specifications of wood structure, conforming to the development of the times, embodying the latest development concept of the new industrialization, greening and informatization of the construction industry, which will strongly support the promotion and high-quality development of wood structure engineering in the mainland, and realize the overall coordination with the international mainstream wood structure standard system and content range. The overall technical level is synchronized with the international level.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Deputy Director of the Department of Wood Structure Architecture of Nanjing Forestry University Yang Xiaojun shared the keynote speech he mainly expounded from four aspects: background of durability wood product development, characteristics of traditional durable wood products, development of new durable wood products, application prospects of durable wood products, etc. Durability wood products have good dimensional stability, strength and corrosion resistance, and are suitable for outdoor structures with complex conditions and high safety requirements. The development of modern wooden structures and the construction of beautiful villages have far-reaching practical significance.
Mr. Travis Joern, Director of Corporate Communications of The Canadian Wood Industry, delivered a keynote speech and said that "carbon neutrality" is the main goal of many countries today, and there are two main ways to achieve carbon reduction, one is to reduce carbon emissions, the other is that carbon sink forests are a huge carbon sink, sustainable forest management can play a carbon sequestration function of forests, and wood buildings are the extension of forest carbon sequestration, which can effectively reduce carbon emissions, mitigate the impact of global climate change and advocate people's low-carbon travel. The use of more sustainable products is a huge challenge for the energy industry to achieve the goal of a low-carbon economy, but it reflects the importance of carbon sinks.
Mr. Han Zhenlan, Deputy Governor of Yangxin County People's Government of Binzhou City, Shandong Province, delivered a speech, he introduced the wooden structure visitor center located in Yangxin's historic 10,000-mu Pear Garden Scenic Area, which was born as the starting point of yangxin's rural revitalization demonstration area under the requirements of "ecological civilization construction", and the poetic Chinese style building adopted 14 identical pear blossom structural units, which were combined into three single buildings of tourist distribution center, pear blossom theme restaurant and multi-functional hall, modular design, so that the design concept, The spatial composition and structural elements are perfectly integrated.
The landing of the project will leverage the revitalization and comprehensive revitalization of Yangxin rural revitalization, activate the integrated development of the three industries of Yangxin pear industry, and finally realize the five major revitalization of regional industries, talents, culture, ecology and organization through the dual creation of space construction and festival software and hardware.
Mr. Wang Ruihao, President of RESET Group, delivered a speech he mainly elaborated from the four aspects of low-carbon building environment, data standard introduction, data standard guide low operating carbon, data standard guide low hidden carbon, he said that the creation of data standards aims to create a healthy and sustainable built environment, the built environment is the most economical and effective, to achieve sustainability needs to start from the collection of data and continuous monitoring and the purpose of RESET is to help the built environment become more healthy and sustainable. Data collection and continuous monitoring can be standardized, and its products and services are used to develop a viable strategy for a healthy and sustainable built environment.
Mr. Meng Quansheng, chief architect of Shanghai Junzhi Technology Co., Ltd., delivered a speech Meng Quansheng said that to improve the quality of rural buildings, from the experience of developed countries, modern wood structure is the most reliable and easy to implement the technical system, the advantage of modern wood structure technology applied to rural buildings is that the living comfort is extremely high, the most suitable for small batches of multi-variety buildings, high efficiency and energy saving, long life, rich sound insulation measures, can maximize the satisfaction of architectural design requirements, to achieve traditional style, short construction cycle, easy to transport, The development of rural green buildings and the construction of new rural livable housing with multiple advantages such as small impact on climatic conditions are important entry points for the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy.
China-Canada Modern Timber Structure Demonstration Project Awarding Ceremony Another highlight of this forum is the awarding ceremony of the China-Canada Modern Wood Structure Demonstration Project Canada Wood Industry and domestic project development enterprises and industry-related institutions, jointly set up a demonstration wood structure project, and provide professional consulting services in design, construction technology, material use and technological innovation, etc. The award ceremony has three demonstration projects to participate in, namely: Jiangsu Construction Vocational College Training Center Expert Apartment Project, Wuxi Xuelang Town Data Center Project, Yangxin County, Shandong Province, 10,000 acres of pear garden scenic spot visitor center project.
Jiangsu Construction Vocational College Training Center Expert Apartment Project is located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, completed in December 2021, with a total area of 592 square meters, the main body of the building is a 2-story light wooden structure, the hall and entrance adopt a glulam structure frame, the project is energy-saving and environmentally friendly, comfortable living, and explores a near-zero energy solution for wood structure that can be promoted and cost-effective.
Xuelang Town Data Center Project is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, completed in December 2021, with a total construction area of 87,126 square meters and a wood structure construction area of 5780 square meters, the project has obtained the national green building three-star certification, providing ideas for exploring green energy-saving development under the dual-carbon policy.
Yangxin County, Shandong Province, 10,000 acres of Pear Garden Scenic Area Visitor Center project is located in Yangxin, Shandong Province, completed in December 2021, with a total area of 3780 square meters, consisting of three wood structure projects, the main body is heavy wood structure, the wall is a light wood structure, inspired by light pear blossoms, the material and color of the wood structure and the architectural function and environment of the scenic spot are very appropriate, while conveying the concept of low-carbon, environmental protection and sustainable development.
The holding of this year's "Muxing China" 2021 China-Canada Timber Forum will further enhance the efficient link between the wood markets of China and Canada, broaden new areas of cooperation, and discuss new development of the industry while promoting the green and low-carbon development of rural revitalization.