The 1st ICETT Carbon Neutral Seminar in 2025, "The Construction Industry's Challenge to Achieve Carbon Neutrality" will be held.

Background of the project

　International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT) has been hosting the "ICETT Carbon Neutral Seminar" since fiscal year 2024 to contribute to achieving Carbon Neutrality in Japan and other countries, such as ASEAN, while promoting businesses that contribute to this goal by providing information to companies and organizations.
　In FY2024, we held three seminars on trends in decarbonization initiatives in the Chubu region and ASEAN countries, as well as case studies of companies expanding overseas markets. The first seminar in this year will be held under the theme of "The Construction Industry's Challenge to Achieve Carbon Neutrality".

Purpose of the seminar

　While national efforts are being made to achieve Carbon Neutrality (CN) by 2050, it is estimated that CO2 emissions throughout the entire life cycle of a building, from construction to demolition, i.e., life cycle carbon, account for about 40% of the country's total CO2 emissions. Therefore, reducing life cycle carbon emissions from buildings is an urgent necessity.
　For this reason, the Japanese government is working to establish a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system for buildings. In the future, it will be necessary for entities directly involved in building production, such as designers and builders, to understand the life cycle carbon emissions through LCA and advance their own decarbonization efforts. It will also be necessary for building material manufacturers and others to make their decarbonization efforts visible. In addition, their efforts need to be appropriately evaluated in the market.
　The purpose of this seminar is to stimulate efforts to achieve CN in the building sector by disseminating information on national policies and examples of efforts by business operators to a wide range of interested parties.
　We look forward to your participation.

[Seminar Content].

●Date and Time: Friday, November 7, 2025, 13:30 - 16:30 (Registration starts at 13:00 at the venue, 13:15 online)

●Target Participants: Designers and Contractors, Manufacturers of building materials and equipment, Government agencies or Industry associations involved in construction

●Capacity: 30 at the venue, 100 online (first-come-first-served basis)
　
● Implementation method: Hybrid of on-site and online
(Venue)Nagoya International Center(3F) Training Room 2 (Capacity: 30 people)
　　　　　　　　　　(1-47-1 Nakono, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
(Online) Delivered via Zoom webinar (capacity: 100 people)
●Participation fee: Free
　Support: Chubu Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Mie Prefecture; Yokkaichi City,
　　　　　　Chubu Economic Federation
●Registration: Thursday, November 6, 17:00 or as soon as the maximum number of participants is reached.
　　On-site registration:Click here
　　Online registration:Click here

Program] (tentative)

Opening Remarks　Shinji Bando, Director, Global Environment Department, International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer

Part 1: "Trends in Measures to Reduce Life Cycle Carbon in Buildings"
　Mr. Ryo Matsuda, Director, Housing Development Division, Construction Administration Department, Chubu Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Part 2: "Overview of LCA and Information Disclosure through EPDs"
　Ms. Seiko Ito, General Manager, EPD Division, Sustainable Management Promotion Organization, Inc.

Part 3: "Introduction of case studies of leading companies' initiatives"
Case 1: "Toward a Zero Carbon Society: Challenges and Opportunities for Building Materials Manufacturers"
Ms. Kumiko Nemoto, Sub Leader, Marketing Office, Sales Division, Chiyoda Ute Co., Ltd.
　
　Case Study 2: "Wooden Construction and LCA"
　　　　　Mr. Takashi Nakamura, Advisor, CLT Unit Leader, Nakamura Construction Co.

Case 3: "LCA of Building for Management Problem Solving"
Mr. Eizo Heitaku, Manager, C-Cube Consulting Co., Ltd.

[After the seminar]
Networking for on-site participants only

The flyer for the event

Seminar held last year (2024)

【Report】The 1st ICETT Carbon Neutral Seminar "Trends and Business Opportunities for Decarbonization Initiatives in ASEAN Countries" was held.
【Report】The 2nd ICETT Carbon Neutral Seminar "Business Cases and Key Points for Implementation in the Carbon Neutral Sector in ASEAN Countries" was held.
[Report] The 3rd ICETT Carbon Neutral Seminar "Report on ICETT's Efforts to Transfer Carbon Neutral Technologies to ASEAN"