Soil Water Retention
2025/08/26

Looking at the plants on site gives you a good sense of the terrain and soil moisture conditions. A prime example is bamboo!

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When I go out to survey slopes, I pay special attention to the bamboo. Well, it’s not just the bamboo—but by looking at the plants growing there, I can get a rough idea of the soil conditions. “Bamboo groves = a sign of good surface water retention,” “willows and alders = a sign of valley bottoms or high groundwater levels…”

Creativity and Ingenuity
2022/09/02

Effective Construction Methods for Disaster Sites and Sites at High Risk of Collapse or Requiring Immediate Action

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you putting your creativity to work? I’ve been thinking lately about how rebar installation is carried out at disaster sites. Even during recovery efforts, there are many sites where parts of the structure have collapsed or caved in, aren’t there? In situations like that, the construction plan…