To enable mass production and mass consumption, a priority was placed on standardization. This was achieved by using artificial construction materials, such as plywood. Unlike natural materials, which lose their original appearance and require maintenance, synthetic materials do not shrink, bend or crack. The downside turned out to be that these materials contain a lot of chemicals that are causing health problems. An employee of Aoki Corp., a major construction company, he spoke on condition of anonymity.
Construction companies provide what consumers want.
This response to consumer demand has not changed, and awareness of CS or sick house syndrome remains extremely low among his colleagues and managers. Architect Takahashi believes that people think leading companies do their best for consumers. The average person breathes in about 20 to 30 cubic meters of air a day. In Germany, sick house syndrome was a problem in the early 1970s. Consumers filed lawsuits, and the defendants were severely punished.