At Furano’s Kitanomine, which is attracting attention as the “second Niseko,” a wave of large-scale development is spreading not only in the urban area but also to the adjacent Shimogoryo district. Land preparation and sales are becoming active, and new construction projects such as a Route Inn hotel and foreign-funded condominiums have been planned. The momentum to embark on construction work after the COVID-19 pandemic is over is increasing, and people involved in and outside the city are watching the trend.
国際リゾート地ニセコの取材担当となり2年目。コロナ禍で客足が遠のく状況が続く中、先を見据えた開発投資を目の当たりにした1年だった。外資がけん引する開発にはリスクもつきまとうが、さまざまなハードルを乗り越えた先の発展に期待が掛かる。
札幌に拠点を置く大橋建築設計室は分譲マンションの外断熱改修を推進している。新築時に多い内断熱に対し、外断熱化は大規模改修時に多い。民間物件はまだ少ないものの、札幌市内では学校や市営住宅に導入され、技術的なノウハウが広まりつつある。脱炭素化で建築物の性能が求められる中、大橋周二社長(68)に分譲マンション改修の在り方を聞いた。
“Although I have experienced the rise and fall of material prices many times, this is the first time I have witnessed a situation like this.” The president of a housing builder in Sapporo is baffled by uncertainty about the future of the wood shock. Japan relies on imports for more than 60% of its lumber consumption. Supply sources are wide-ranging, including China, EU nations, and countries in Southeast Asia and North America, and lumber prices have been influenced by overseas trends. Now, let’s examine various data to see what is happening around the world.
How is the wood shock affecting Hokkaido’s lumber industry? Most Hokkaido lumber is processed into industrial materials such as cushioning materials, pallet materials and lumber products other than structural materials. Although there may seem to be little relation to the shortage of foreign lumber in the housing industry, lumber companies in Hokkaido are also feeling the change.
