Restrictions on Construction Areas Under Building Standards, Fire-Safety Regulations and Other Requirements
First written in FY2016. 2 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 7 of 27 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Following amendments to the Building Energy Conservation Act, compliance with energy-efficiency standards became mandatory for all buildings from April 2025. Accordingly, the Company states that it is improving its products and taking other measures to meet these standards.」
The disclosure states that mandatory compliance with energy-efficiency standards has been implemented, while the Company is proceeding with product improvements and other measures. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「The Company also completed Japan's first three-story CLT (cross-laminated timber) log house in a fire prevention area, in Fussa, Tokyo. Because log houses with exposed wood are legally limited to two stories in fire prevention areas, the project was made possible by obtaining certification for a 90-minute quasi-fire-resistant structure in February 2023.」
In response to restrictions on the construction areas and number of stories permitted for log houses under fire safety regulations, the Company obtained certification for a 90-minute quasi-fire-resistant structure and completed a three-story CLT log house in a fire prevention area. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Following amendments to the Building Energy Conservation Act, compliance with energy-efficiency standards will be mandatory for all new residential and non-residential buildings from April 2025. Accordingly, the Company's products will also need to be improved to comply with these standards. For log houses, the method of achieving compliance is currently under consideration, but because their log construction method does not use insulation in the exterior walls, the changes could affect their design, price and the regions in which they can be sold.」
In addition to the construction-area restrictions imposed by existing fire safety regulations, the disclosure explicitly states that mandatory compliance with energy-efficiency standards from April 2025 could affect the specifications, prices and sales areas of log houses. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Because some of the Group's products use natural wood for exterior walls, the areas in which they can be built are restricted by the fire safety regulations applicable in each region.」
The disclosure reconfirms the restrictions on construction areas resulting from fire safety regulations and other requirements applicable to natural wood exterior walls. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Because some of the Group's products use natural wood for exterior walls, the areas in which they can be built are restricted by the fire safety regulations applicable in each region.」
The disclosure reconfirms the restrictions on construction areas resulting from fire safety regulations and other requirements applicable to natural wood exterior walls. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Because some of the Group's products use natural wood for exterior walls, the areas in which they can be built are restricted by the fire safety regulations applicable in each region.」
The disclosure states that the 7 series can now be built in quasi-fire prevention areas, while identifying the potential impact of changes to or abolition of regulations as a risk.