Reference
·Primary source
Permitted mass-timber building height under MoI 2026 amendment
Up to 8 storeys
MoI Building Control Act amendment effective August 2026 permits Tier-B mass-timber buildings up to 8 storeys subject to Type I-A fire-test compliance and certified engineered-wood product use. Replaces the prior 4-storey ceiling.
Figure in context
MoI Building Control Act amendment effective August 2026 permits Tier-B mass-timber buildings up to 8 storeys subject to Type I-A fire-test compliance and certified engineered-wood product use. Replaces the prior 4-storey ceiling.
MoI Building Control Act amendment effective August 2026 permits Tier-B mass-timber buildings up to 8 storeys subject to Type I-A fire-test compliance and certified engineered-wood product use. Replaces the prior 4-storey ceiling.
Time scope
Effective Aug 2026
Source basis
Primary source
Interpretation notes
What this tells you
MoI Building Control Act amendment effective August 2026 permits Tier-B mass-timber buildings up to 8 storeys subject to Type I-A fire-test compliance and certified engineered-wood product use. Replaces the prior 4-storey ceiling.
What not to do with it
Use the linked report for interpretation and keep basis differences explicit.
Related figures
Adjacent numbers that add context without drowning the value.
Thailand mass-timber and engineered-wood structural market (2024 baseline)
World Bank Thailand construction sector brief, operator disclosures, FAO Forest Resources Assessment
Thailand mass-timber and engineered-wood structural market (2027 base case)
Operator phasing, BOI Section 8 promoted-projects queue, hotel and resort pipeline disclosures
Thailand plantation forest area (eucalyptus, acacia, teak)
FAO Forest Resources Assessment 2025
Mass-timber embodied carbon relative to equivalent concrete-and-steel frame
IEA Embodied Carbon in Buildings tracker
CO2-eq sequestered per cubic metre of finished mass-timber structure
IEA tracker, FSC and PEFC LCAs, TGO BCRC framework
TGO Carbon-in-Storage Wood Credit indicative value (Q4 2026)
TGO BCRC methodology framework