Mitsubishi Estate Residence will use Tsukui timber from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the common areas of The Parkhabio Kamata Residence, while directly providing forestry stakeholders with reforestation and forest-management costs in addition to the timber purchase costs.
Mitsubishi Estate Residence will use “Sagamihara Tsukui Timber,” produced in the Tsukui district of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the common areas of The Parkhabio Kamata Residence, a rental apartment complex in Nishikamata, Ota-ku. In addition to promoting the use of domestic timber, the company aims to support the sustainable forest cycle by directly returning reforestation and forest-management costs to forestry stakeholders in addition to the timber purchase costs.
The project is also scheduled to include custom-made furniture using CLT manufactured by MEC Industry, a member of the Mitsubishi Estate Group, further promoting the use of domestic timber as part of its drive to incorporate wood into the development. These initiatives are being carried out as part of the “Ki no Mamori” Forest Stewardship Project.
The use of Tsukui timber also takes into account the need to ensure timber traceability. A system will be established to confirm in which mountains the timber was grown and how those forests have been managed, while reducing environmental impact by shortening transport distances. In addition, a wood-based spatial design using Tsukui timber will be developed for the entrance hall and lounge, with the aim of achieving both a higher-quality residential environment and a sustainable forest cycle.
A distinctive feature of this initiative is that, for the first time, reforestation and forest-management costs will be returned directly in addition to the timber purchase costs. Specifically, the company plans to provide seedling costs, forestry operation costs and forest-management costs to forestry stakeholders in Sagamihara, thereby promoting both timber use and forest maintenance.