March 16, 2016

  “Symposium on Energy Conservation, Health and Comfort of Housing,” organized by PVC Windows Industry Association and supported by VEC, was held in Fukuoka on February, 19, 2016. It was the first in Kyushu region, however, eighty people participated in the seminar.
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  On March 15, “PVC Windows Seminar,” organized by Nihon Jutaku Shimbun (Japan Housing newspaper) and supported by VEC, took place in Takamatsu city, Kagawa prefecture. It was the first in Shikoku region. The lecture and discussion on the current situation of energy-saving houses in this region and on the housing closely related to the health attracted the participation of 50 people.
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  Many people might think that PVC windows are required especially in the cold weather region, such as Hokkaido and Kanto and northward regions. However, the necessity of heat-insulated housing and saving-energy housing is not only in such regions. Energy saving division for Fukuoka is the same as that for Tokyo and Osaka, even it is located in Kyushu region. The impact of thermal environment on health has no difference in between Fukuoka and Tokyo. Also, the number of cases of thermal shock by the elderly is surprisingly higher in western Japan. Kagawa prefecture became the top in the 2013 survey. Based on this survey, this seminar took place in Fukuoka and Takamatsu this year. VEC will work for the promotion of PVC windows as a nationwide activity.