Policy on Promoting the Use of Wood in Yokohama City Buildings

　In 2021, the National Law Concerning the Promotion of the Use of Wood in Public Buildings, etc. was amended as the "Law Concerning the Use of Wood in Buildings for Contributing to the Realization of a Decarbonized Society," and the scope of the promotion of wood use was expanded from public buildings to general buildings including private buildings.
　Based on the purpose of the law, Yokohama City revised the "Policy for Promoting the Use of Wood in Public Buildings in Yokohama City" to the "Policy for Promoting the Use of Wood in Yokohama City Buildings" in 2022, and is working to promote awareness of the use of wood in general buildings.

October 2010 Enforced the Law Concerning the Use of Wood in Public Buildings, etc.
April 2014 "Policy for Promoting the Use of Wood in Public Buildings in Yokohama City" Formulation
June 2021 Revised Amendment Law (Act on Promotion of Use of Wood in Buildings, etc. for Contributing to the Realization of a Decarbonized Society)
Enforcement of the revised law in October 2021 and formulated a basic policy for the country
April 2022 Formulated the “Policy for Promoting the Use of Wood in Yokohama City Buildings”

1. Basic matters concerning measures to promote the use of wood
Oh Approach attitude of city
　　Initiatives in public buildings and encourage private buildings to use wood, etc.
Oh Measures for Private Buildings
　　Dissemination awareness, commendation, examination of necessary support measures, etc.
Goals for wood use in public buildings maintained by the second city
Oh Promotion of target buildings, wood construction and wood, dissemination of advanced technologies, use of prefectural timber and local timber, etc.
　　In accordance with the past policy, we will continue to promote initiatives such as wood construction and wood.
Third and other necessary matters concerning promotion
Oh Encourage the use of legal wood
　　Promoting the use of wood that has been cut down in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country of origin
　

Policy text (PDF: 107KB)

About promotion of wood use in public buildings

Photos and information provided from private wooden and woody facilities are available on the websites of each of the nine prefectures and cities so that many people can understand the appeal of wooden and wooded buildings. Published on.
※What is the nine metropolitan prefectures?
　It is a general term for Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba, Saitama, and Sagamihara.
※What is the nine-city summit meeting?
　The purpose is to make use of the vast amount of local vitality shared by the governor and the mayor of the nine prefectures and cities to work together to actively work on wide-area issues.
　The members are the governors of Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa, and the mayors of Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba, Saitama, and Sagamihara.

• Saitama Prefecture website (outside site)
• Chiba Prefecture's homepage (outside site)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government website (external site)
• Kanagawa Prefecture homepage (outside site)
• Kawasaki City's homepage (outside site)
• Chiba City's homepage (under preparation)
• Homepage (outside site) of Saitama City
• Sagamihara City homepage (outside site)

・Law (outside site) about promotion of use of wood in buildings for contributing to realization of decarbonized society (page of wood use section of Forestry Agency wood use section)
・Basic policies on promotion of the use of wood in buildings (outside site) (page of the Forestry Agency Wood Use Division)
・About policy about promotion of wood use in Kanagawa buildings (outside site) (page of Kanagawa reforestation section)