"God of Construction" Logo
2021/07/08

[Statement from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers] Presenting a Roadmap for Infrastructure Maintenance: Call for Reform Toward a New "Comprehensive Care"-Style Certification System and a Contract System That Incorporates Private-Sector Participation (The God of Construction)

On June 8, the Japan Society of Civil Engineers issued a statement outlining the challenges of infrastructure maintenance—a growing social issue due to aging infrastructure—and proposing measures to address them. The subtitle of the statement was “Infrastructure Maintenance: Essential for the Present and the Future—A Roadmap for Overcoming the Challenges We Face.” …

Kuden Pro
2021/07/07

Kuden Pro: Video on Last-Laying Techniques (Part 1) – Released July 10 | Video Preview

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 今日は1か月ぶりの弊社CMですw   口伝Pro 新しい動画が今週の10日と25日にアップされるわけですが、今回10日の分はラス金網の前編です。 日本語とベトナム語の動画を合わせて今のところ8動画…

Design Change: Slope Stabilization Work
2021/07/06

Design Changes Based on Evidence, Justification, and Logical Reasoning | Consultation

Hello, everyone. It's Enta here. I really hate the rain... It feels like all I've been writing about for the past few days is the rain... The weather was iffy the other day, but I went ahead and did some mortar work anyway lol. I'm glad it all turned out okay. Anyway, moving on...

Professional Craftsman
2021/07/05

Overall Dangerous Conditions Due to Prolonged Rain | On-Site Inspection

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The rain just won’t stop, will it…? Right now, I’m at a stone wall reinforcement job site. We’ve finished cutting and cleaning the stones, so we’re about to start filling the joints with mortar, but we can’t do the work in this rain. Plus, the forecast says it’s going to rain all week. Everyone’s…

Atami Mudslide
2021/07/04

If you meet these four criteria, please evacuate | Disaster Prevention

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When I saw that shocking footage from Atami the other day, I felt a bit disappointed, thinking there might have been more we slope engineers could have done. Well, since we weren’t there, there wasn’t much we could do, but if anything comes up in the future, I’d like to offer our cooperation…

Heavy Rain
2021/07/03

Be on Alert for the Days Following Heavy Rain! | Slope Collapses

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The rain the other day was intense, wasn’t it!! I was in the Koshin region, too. The heavy rain was so bad that we had no choice but to suspend work on the site. The project I’m currently working on is a stone masonry reinforcement job along a river. Since the water is being diverted through pipes, there’s almost none there, but…

Site Supervisor
2021/07/02

These Are the Jobs at Risk of Disappearing in the Construction Industry! | Future Outlook

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, while talking with the site supervisor from our general contractor, I learned that there are apparently regions where, even when a bid is issued, only one company submits a bid. You’re probably thinking, “What?!” lol. Apparently, the territories are fixed, and other contractors absolutely never go into those areas lol. Naturally, general contractors…

Handshake
2021/07/01

Design Firms and Contractors | The Relationship in the Construction Industry

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. “Oh, that design firm again? It’s full of mistakes, isn’t it?” “Isn’t this design terrible??”—I often hear comments like these from the job site lol. I’m sure site supervisors at construction companies have had plenty of experiences like this. Naturally, I have too. But actually, this…

Shinichi Tomuro
2021/06/30

Shinichi Tomuro's Note Is Interesting | Consumer Price Survey Pro

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. A few days ago, I posted a poll at the top of this article. The number of responses has been steadily increasing, so I’ll leave it up for a while to hear your opinions. If you haven’t taken the poll yet, please do so—I’d really appreciate your help. But anyway…