Workaholic
2024/04/22

If you work to improve the work environment, you'll find that there are surprisingly few reasons to quit.

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m not sure when it happened, but it seems the download section on our company’s website had stopped working. We’ve restored it after receiving a report about the issue. If you need anything, please download it. You can find it under “Development” → “Downloads.” Shiota Development Co., Ltd. …

Safety Inspection of Slopes
2024/04/21

Working alone is extremely dangerous! Don't do it! Absolutely not!!

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever worked alone on a job site? I have. I’ve managed just fine on my own, and I still think I can do it. And it was even while drilling holes, lol. That’s a really bad way of thinking, isn’t it? Especially for a company president! lol …

"God of Construction" Logo
2024/04/20

A Story About the Resignation of a “Top Performer” That I Heard from the President of a Construction Company (From the God of Construction)

The other day, I heard a story from the president of a construction company about a young employee who had resigned. It was quite an interesting story, so I’d like to share it here. I’ve edited it slightly, but it’s, of course, a true story. A Special Talent with Skills in Both Construction and ICT The employee who resigned was about five years into the company, 24…

Creating Something New
2024/04/19

How to Create Objects | Steps for Translating Your Ideas into 2D and 3D CAD Designs

Hello, everyone. It's Enta here. I've been working on something new again lately. My creative process starts with imagining... lol (People often think I'm just spacing out.) Then, I sketch out a rough draft by hand. From there, I gradually refine the sketch...

Drainage Boring Worker: Measuring Drilled Hole Length
2024/04/18

Is there any literature that provides a basis for determining horizontal placement intervals in horizontal directional drilling?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How do you determine the horizontal spacing for horizontal boreholes during the design phase? I’m referring to the spacing when drilling within the boundaries of a retaining wall or similar structure. I don’t think there’s anything about this in the literature, is there? In the case of catch basins, it’s related to landslides…

New Technology
2024/04/17

If we don’t keep learning to use new technologies, we won’t be able to make construction DX a reality!

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Social insurance premiums are going up again, aren’t they? It’s terrifying for us public construction contractors because they just take a huge chunk out of our pay without asking, lol. Let’s do our best to pay them, lol. Anyway, I’ve been designing temporary anchors a lot lately, and I’m having trouble with surfaces that have corners…

Practice makes perfect.
2024/04/16

It’s been three weeks since the new employees started in April, but are they still unsure of what they can do!?

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are your company’s new hires still holding up okay? lol It’s about the time they start getting fed up, isn’t it? Since they’re just transitioning from students to working professionals, they were probably nervous for the first week or two starting April 1st, and by the third week, things start to ease up a bit…

Weeding
2024/04/15

I Took It Upon Myself to Come Up with an Idea for a Drain Cap to Prevent Weeds

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I happened to be passing by a site we’d worked on before, so I stopped by to take a look. The area had become overgrown with weeds, and since the local government couldn’t keep up with the maintenance, they consulted the general contractor, and the job came our way. Originally, there was a simple formwork system in place, but…

Failure
2024/04/14

Take action and move forward with the expectation that mistakes will happen

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. When things get busy, it can get so overwhelming that you feel like you’re about to snap, right? And sometimes people actually do snap, which can lead to some pretty crazy situations. Personally, I don’t really get to the point of snapping, lol. It usually just gets to the point where I get fed up…