Takenaka Corporation released its Circular Design Build Concept Book last month, a publication outlining the company’s Circular Design-Build methodology, which incorporates reused and recycled materials at the design and construction stages and...
On April 23, six companies—Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, Takenaka Corporation, Sankyo Tateyama, Shinwa, HARITA, and Hoei Metal—announced the launch of a demonstration project aimed at realising horizontal recycling of aluminium building...
Japan is famous for its large number of earthquakes each year. The country’s land area covers only 0.25% of the Earth, but faces more than 20% of earthquakes magnitude 6.0 or more. Yet, issues related to toilet facilities tend not to be a priority...



