Teijin Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced on September 25 that it will build the world's first advanced fiber reinforced wood (AFRW) building, a structural wood product that includes multi-layer wood and is bonded to structural adhesives. Combined high performance fiber. Teijin first developed high-toughness aramid fibers and high-hardness carbon fibers and mixed materials using these fibers in 2015.
The new building will be built at the Teijin Tokyo Research Center in Hino, using a warm texture and AFRW's unique wood composition to help create a stress-free environment. Designed to maximize the use of natural light by avoiding the use of columns to make the interior space more open and comfortable.
The project was approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT, Tokyo, Japan) in May and will begin construction in October. Technical support will be provided by professional construction company Maeda Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) and Kochi University Structural Engineering Laboratory (Kochi, Japan). After the building is completed, Teijin and Maeda will monitor the adhesive stability and vibration durability of AFRW for seven consecutive years.
Following the construction of this first building and the initial monitoring phase, Teijin will continue to develop AFRW technology. It aims to build safe, comfortable and earthquake-resistant wooden buildings and the development of sustainable buildings that use wood as a sustainable resource for carbon dioxide absorption. The company expects that by 2020, new technologies and materials will be deployed in general buildings.