Always Engage in Dialogue | The Courage to Speak with the Client at Sites Where Construction Is Impossible
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. There are times when you just can’t perform construction work in certain places or locations, right? For example, maybe the equipment specified in the design won’t fit, or the actual ground conditions differ from what was planned, making it impossible to apply sprayed concrete. I’m sure there are all kinds of site conditions like that. If you know right from the start that construction isn’t possible, then…
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…
The Truth, the Facade, and the Contradictions of Construction Sites | The Reality of the Industry
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. At one job site, a supervisor asked me, “I think you can tell the hardness and soil type from the slime, but what about this site?” From the unconsolidated zone to the consolidation layer at that site, it’s all mudstone. You can’t tell the hardness from the slime, and as you can see, the soil is pitch black…
Constant Consultation | Reaching Consensus with the General Contractor and Government Agencies
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Since our fiscal year ended at the end of February, it’s about time the data starts coming in, but last fiscal year was really bad for the company. It was the worst year we’ve had in the past decade. The thing is, we had absolutely no work from the very beginning of last year, and I was seriously freaked out…