[Hajime Kensetsu Co., Ltd.] Held a Construction Site Tour for Wooden Houses for 59 First and Second Year Students of the Architecture Department at Sendai Municipal Sendai Technical High School on June 22 (Mon.)

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Hajime Kensetsu Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President: Tadami Horiguchi; hereinafter referred to as Hajime Kensetsu), a core company of Iida Group Holdings, held a "Construction Site Tour for Wooden Houses" for 59 first and second-year students of the Architecture Department at Sendai Municipal Sendai Technical High School (Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture; hereinafter referred to as Sendai Technical High School) on June 22, 2026 (Mon.). Purpose of Holding the "Construction Site Tour for Wooden Houses" According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the number of workers in the construction industry is projected to be 4.78 million in 2025, a decrease of approximately 30% from the peak of 6.85 million in 1997*1. Furthermore, due to the large number of retirements among the baby boomer generation and the response to the overtime work hour limits enforced in April 2024 (the "2024 problem" in the construction industry)*2, improving productivity and securing human resources are major challenges for the entire industry. In addition, the market for hiring high school graduates continues to be a seller's market. The job opening ratio for new high school graduates in 2024 was approximately 4.10 times, compared to about 1.66 times for university graduates, and reached approximately 31.90 times for graduates of technical high schools. In light of these circumstances, Hajime Kensetsu held this site tour with the aim of deepening the understanding of the construction and housing industries among high school students studying architecture by allowing them to experience a construction site for wooden houses. *1 Reference: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, "Reference Materials (Trends in the Number of Construction Industry Workers and Their Proportion of the Total Industry)" (Page 4) https://www.mlit.go.jp/tochi_fudousan_kensetsugyo/const/content/001994097.pdf *2 Reference: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfar