Browsing Faculty and Researcher Data and Papers by Author "Eastin, Ivan"
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A Comparative Assessment of the North American and Japanese 2x4 Residential Construction Systems: Opportunities for US Building Materials
Eastin, Ivan; Braden, Rose (10/1/2009)The purpose of this project was to perform a comparative assessment of the US and Japanese 2x4 construction technologies, evaluate Japanese builders perceptions of US value-added wood building materials and identify ... -
A Technical Evaluation Of The Market For Us Wood Windows Within The Japanese Post And Beam Construction Industry
Eastin, Ivan; Roos, Joseph; Boardman, Paul (9/1/2001)In response to weakened demand for imported wood building materials within the 2x4 segment of the housing industry, a number of US exporters have begun to explore opportunities in the post and beam and prefabricated housing ... -
An Assessment of the Competitive Impact of Japanese Domestic Wood Programs on the Future Demand for US Wood Products in Japan
Eastin, Ivan; Sasatani, Daisuke (11/1/2014)Since 1970, Japan has increasing relied on imports to meet its domestic demand for wood products. This reliance on imported wood has always caused a certain tension in Japan where forests cover two-thirds of the country. ... -
Discrepancies in Forest Products Trade Statistics
Eastin, Ivan; Perez-Garcia, John (10/1/2004)This report describes the extent to which discrepancies in trade statistics occur within the forest products sector and identify those areas where unusually large trade statistics discrepancies appear to exist. It also ... -
Economic Contribution of the Forestry and Wood Processing Sectors in the State of Washington
Eastin, Ivan; Ganguly, Indroneil; Sasatani, Daisuke; Lippke, Bruce (10/1/2009)Investment by value-adding wood industries is critical to sustaining forestland ownership. An increasingly complex array of forest owners and investors suggests a business climate that views forests as a financial, rather ... -
Exploring the Market Potential of Pacific Silver Fir in the US Residential Decking Market
Ganguly, Indroneil; Eastin, Ivan; Crespell, Pablo; Gaston, Chris (11/1/2010)Overview The demand for decking and fencing materials is driven by several factors, including the macroeconomic environment, demographics, construction expenditures, and the repair and remodel sector. In addition, competition ... -
Forest Certification and its Influence on the Forest Products Industry in China
Yuan, Yuan; Eastin, Ivan (12/1/2007)Forest certification is becoming an important issue within the forest products industry and also a new trend in forest products markets. Although forest certification was initiated to confront the severe deforestation of ... -
Japanese F-4Star Formaldehyde Rating Process for Value-Added Wood Products
Eastin, Ivan; Mawhinney, D.E. (1/1/2011)After the Kobe earthquake in 1995, the Japanese Government introduced a series of changes to improve the integrity of new homes. Part of the changes included a rating system designed to indicate the potential for formaldehyde ... -
Material Use in the US Deck Market: An Assessment of the Market Potential for Alaska Yellow Cedar
Eastin, Ivan; Ganguly, Indroneil; Shook, Steve; Brackley, AI (7/1/2005)The deck building industry is going through a period of rapid growth and dramatic change with respect to the types of materials available to build decks. A 2001 study by the Freedonia Group estimates that the demand for ... -
Overview of the Indian Market for US Wood Products
Ganguly, Indroneil; Eastin, Ivan (3/1/2007)The economic liberalization policies initiated in 1991 have led India along the path of increased economic growth and greater macroeconomic stability. Real GDP growth averaged 6% over the period 1997-2001, exceeded 8% from ... -
Positioning and Market Analysis of the US Decking Materials Market: A Perceptual Mapping Approach
Ganguly, Indroneil; Eastin, Ivan; Crespell, Pablo; Gaston, Chris (8/1/2010)Overview The demand for decking materials is driven by several factors, including the macroeconomic environment, demographics, construction expenditures, and the repair and remodel sector. In addition, competition within ... -
Review of the Japanese Green Building Program and the Domestic Wood Program
Eastin, Ivan (2/1/2008)Japan is a timber deficit country that requires substantial volumes of imported timber to meet its domestic demand for wood. To a large degree, wood demand in Japan is tied to housing starts where approximately 43% of new ... -
Survey of International Opportunities for Alaska Softwood Producers
Eastin, Ivan; Braden, Rosemarie (9/1/2001)The export segment of Alaska's forest products industry is characterized by its supply of high-quality Sitka spruce, western hemlock, western red cedar, and Alaska (yellow) cedar, all highly valued in domestic and export ... -
The Effects of the 2008 Lacey Act Amendment on International Trade in Forest Products
Bridegam, Patrick; Eastin, Ivan; Bare, Bruce (3/1/2015)Despite international efforts, illegal logging and its associated social, ecological, and economic effects continue on a scale that is of global concern, with significant amounts of illegally-harvested wood and the resulting ... -
The Impact of Green Building Programs on the Japanese and Chinese Residential Construction Industries and the Market for Imported Wooden Building Materials
Eastin, Ivan; Sasatani, Daisuke; Ganguly, Indroneil; Cao, Jeff; Seol, Mihyun (1/1/2011)Green or sustainable building programs incorporate the environment, the economy, and human aspects into the design and construction of a building. Green buildings are created through an integrated process where the site, ... -
The Japanese Market for Laminated Lumber and Glulam Beams: Implications for Alaskan Forest Products
Roos, Joseph A.; Barber, Valerie; Sasatani, Daisuke; Eastin, Ivan (7/1/2008)The Japanese glulam beam market has been growing steadily since the early 1990’s. From 1993 to 2007, total glulam beam usage increased from 199,300 cubic meters to 1,814,100 cubic meters. Japanese glulam beam supply comes ... -
Trends in the Japanese Market for Forest Products: Implications for Alaska
Roos, Joseph A.; Sasatani, Daisuke; Barber, Valerie; Eastin, Ivan (8/1/2008)With the U.S. housing market at a seventeen year low, it is becoming increasingly important to find global markets for U.S. forest products. One market that values Alaska forest products and offers tremendous opportunity ...