The Efforts to Develop Longer Life Housing with Adaptability in Japan

In the near future, Japan will have a shortage of construction workers. Therefore, an infill system that can be installed by unskilled labor needs to be developed. We need to compensate for the coming labor shortage in the construction sector by improving its relatively low productivity. We think it is becoming more important to design and construct buildings which require less skilled labor. At the same time, the infill of those buildings needs to be simple like furniture, easy to install on site, and easy to replace by residents and users. The concept of Open Building will play an important role in Japan's future.