A large quantity of wood and wood-based materials are discharged as waste as a result of the dismantling of wooden structure houses. They are recycling and supported by law but lagging behind at present. It is important to arouse the dweller's awareness of the recycling and reuse of scrap wood as a useful building material. The objective of this study is to grasp the dwellers' consciousness of the recycling and reuse of scrap wood. A research was made in two districts of Nara City where the geological formation of respective housing areas are different. As a result of the research, it was found that many of the dwellers under study were aware of the necessity of the scrap wood to be recycled and reused. In other words, those holding a positive view were recognized the need of preserving limited resources, were used to recycled goods in daily life. For promoting the use of recycled scrap wood, it is suggested that efforts should further be made to share the correct information with consumers as regards their quality as well as performance. The efforts should be directed towards establishing the scrap wood market and show rooms as well as constructing a social system in favor of the economy of recycling and reuse of scrap wood.
