Woodrise 2023: The international medium and high-rise wood building congress returns to France from October 17 to 20 in Bordeaux

Highlights, news and programming for the 2023 edition

On Thursday April 6, the ambassadors and members of the WOODRISE Steering Committee presented the novelties, highlights and programming of the 4^rd edition of the international congress dedicated to medium and high-rise wooden buildings, WOODRISE, which will be held in Bordeaux from October 17 to 20.

Plenaries, workshops, thematic areas, etc. are thus on the program for these 4 days of exhibition to allow players in the sector to exchange and debate around these issues, share their feedback and deepen their knowledge in this area, and beyond, to advance their projects.

WOODRISE: What is it?

In October 2017, the 1^er WOODRISE international congress opens its doors in France, in Bordeaux. Launched on the initiative of the FCBA Technological Institute (France), FPInnovations (Canada) and the Building Research Institute (Japan), the objective was to promote, support and contribute to the international development of medium and high-rise wood construction. . A success for this first edition: 2 people came from all over the world to take part in the 500 days of the event. The entire forest-wood sector was thus represented: developers, contracting authorities, project managers, manufacturers, institutions, communities, researchers, etc.

Building on this success, the WOODRISE congress then traveled to Quebec in 2019, and to Japan, first to Kyoto in 2021, then to Tokyo in 2022. It is now returning to France, still in Bordeaux, from 17 to October 20, 2023, at Palais 2 l'Atlantique in Bordeaux.

Organized this year by the FCBA Technological Institute, FPInnovations, the Building Research Institute and JIBH, WOODRISE 2023 responds to a central ambition: to contribute to the transformation of cities and the ecological transition of buildings, fundamentals of carbon neutrality.

WOODRISE 2023: presentation of the program

For this new edition, three key themes around wood construction will be in the spotlight:

• Low carbon
• Economic competitiveness and green finance
• International medium and high-rise timber construction

These central themes of WOODRISE 2023 will make it possible to explore, throughout the congress, various challenges of medium and high-rise wood construction: low-carbon technical solutions, from production to work; carbon storage and substitution, from the forest to the work; circular economy and reuse; green economy and carbon in sustainable finance; the management of wood resources in construction and lifestyles; etc

To allow visitors to exchange, debate and deepen their knowledge around these issues, WOODRISE 2023 has planned:

• Three plenaries on 1^er and 2^rd exhibition day : “Decarbonizing Buildings and the City with Wood”; “How to promote the competitiveness of wood construction? » ; “Mid-rise and high-rise timber construction projects from around the world”.
• Different technical workshops around acoustic and dynamic performance, fire safety, the digital value chain, the circular economy and the reuse and forest resources.
• A large exhibition space of 3000 m², able to accommodate more than a hundred exhibitors.
• A business meeting space;
• Etc.

Information & Registration: Woodrise-congress.com

WOODRISE 2023 is organized by:

FCBA Technological Institute

The FCBA Technological Institute and its teams of experts support companies in the forest-wood and furniture sectors in their development and design of products and projects. Technological innovation is at the heart of its missions, to enable companies to remain competitive.

FPInnovations

One of the largest private scientific research centers in the world, it has more than 525 people and research laboratories located in Canada. It acts as a catalyst for the transformation of the forest sector by bringing together members of the private and public sector (public authorities, universities, etc.).

Building Research Institute – BIS

Public research institute whose aim is to develop and improve the various technologies related to housing, construction and urban planning. To do this, the BRI conducts numerous R&D projects and develops international programs around seismic testing and engineering.

JIBH

Japan International Association for the Building and Housing Industry. JIBH works to promote exchanges and relations between international industrial sectors, in the service of building and housing.