Mitsui Home is pleased to announce the launch of our unique wooden construction technology brand "MOCX," which encompasses our proprietary wooden construction techniques. Recently, the option of "wooden construction" has been increasing in various buildings in towns where steel frame and reinforced concrete structures have been mainstream. Our company aims to align with the current trends towards achieving a decarbonized society, establishing a collective name for the unique technologies we have cultivated in wooden construction, further developing these technologies, and expanding the possibilities of wooden architecture to promote wooden construction in various fields.

Mitsui Home Component has won the Wood Design Award 2020 for the second consecutive year! ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー 【Award-winning Project Overview】 Project Name: New Construction of Mitsui Home Kumamoto Branch Awarding Organization: Mitsui Home Component Co., Ltd. Shigaki Design Co., Ltd. Category/Field: Lifestyle Design Category, Architecture/Space Field (Office/Conference Facilities) Total Floor Area: 947.31 m² Design: Shigaki Design Co., Ltd. Construction: Sanwa E-Tech Co., Ltd. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー This is the new headquarters of Mitsui Home Co., Ltd. Kumamoto Branch, facing the corner of Kencho-dori, a symbol of Kumamoto. It features a spacious atrium with a curtain wall and is a large three-story wooden building constructed using the rare two-by-four method in Kumamoto. In addition to being used as an office, it also serves as a venue for business discussions, equipped with a gallery and design center. The award-winning project is featured in the architectural examples on our website, so please take a look!

Mitsui Home Component Co., Ltd. held a seminar on "Disaster-Resistant Wooden Mid- and High-Rise Buildings" at the Fukuoka venue on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, from 14:00 to 16:00. On that day, 19 participants from 9 companies, including design offices and construction companies, attended. The content was highly specialized, but everyone listened attentively until the end. [Content] ■ Part 1: "Proposals for Safe and Secure Wooden Mid- and High-Rise Buildings Using the 2×4 Method" ■ Part 2: "Visualizing the Seismic Performance of Wooden Buildings with wallstat" In the future, if you are considering challenges in wooden mid- and high-rise construction, please feel free to contact us for inquiries or consultations. We also welcome any consultations regarding the visualization of seismic performance using "wallstat."

Mitsui Home Component Co., Ltd. held a seminar on "Disaster-Resilient Wooden Mid- to High-Rise Buildings" on September 18, 2019 (Wednesday) from 14:00 to 16:00 at the Second Yoshimoto Building in Osaka. With the keywords "Safe and Secure Mid- to High-Rise Buildings" and "Visualization of Seismic Performance," we introduced our current initiatives. On that day, 39 participants from 25 companies, including design offices, construction companies, and manufacturers, attended. Thank you all for joining us despite your busy schedules. [Content] ■ Part One: "Proposals for Safe and Secure Wooden Mid- to High-Rise Buildings Using the 2×4 Method" ■ Part Two: "Visualizing the Seismic Performance of Wooden Buildings with wallstat" We welcome any requests for visualizing seismic performance using "wallstat" in the future, and please feel free to reach out for inquiries or consultations when taking on challenges in wooden mid- to high-rise construction. Additionally, if you have specific cost inquiries or need to discuss design details that we could not cover in this seminar, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mitsui Home Component Co., Ltd. held a seminar on "Disaster-Resistant Wooden Mid- to High-Rise Buildings" on July 24, 2019 (Wednesday) from 14:00 to 16:00 at TKP Garden City PREMIUM Kyobashi. We discussed the current approaches and key points regarding mid- to high-rise wooden buildings, future initiatives, and introduced the analysis of actual buildings using wallstat, with the keyword being the "visualization" of seismic performance. On the day of the event, 27 participants from 18 companies, including design offices and general contractors, attended. Although the presentations were highly specialized, everyone actively participated in each session. [Content] ■ Part 1: "What Can Be Achieved with Wooden Mid- to High-Rise Buildings: Case Studies and Future Developments" ■ Part 2: "Visualizing the Seismic Performance of Wooden Buildings: Using wallstat" If you have any requests to verify the earthquake safety of wooden buildings using "wallstat" or if you have inquiries regarding mid- to high-rise wooden buildings, please feel free to contact us.