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In the 200 years since the Industrial Revolution, the global environment
has had many burdens imposed upon it and has undergone many changes. In
1990, Japan appealed to the world "New Earth21" to make the next 100 years
an era of revitalization of the global environment.
Situated inside the Kansai Science City,
Research
Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) was founded
in the same year as a research hub in order to achieve two major goals
necessary to realize the above plan focusing on the development of innovative
environmental technologies and the broadening of the range of CO2
sinks.
Since then, with the cooperation of the private sector, academia and
the government, RITE has been conducting R&D and research investigations
and has been providing information to the public. |
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Floor Plans:
Basic Data:
| Location |
9-2 Kizugawadai, Kizu-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan (at the centre
of Kansai Science City) |
| Architect/Engineer: |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd |
| Construction supervision: |
Nikken Sekkei Ltd |
| Construction work |
Joint venture of Obayashi Corporation, Taisei Corporation, Takenaka
Corporation, Kajima Corporation and the Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd. |
| Client: |
Research Institute of Innovative Technology
for the Earth |
| Site area |
40,274 m2 |
| Building area |
3,449 m2 |
| Total floor area |
6,922 m2 |
| Building height |
Highest point 20 m |
| Major functions |
- Research and experiment zone: 4,300 m2
- Administration and service zone: 1,800 m2
- Atrium zone: 800 m2 |
| Structures |
Reinforced concrete (partly steel structure) |
| Finishing |
- Roof stainless steel sheet (seamless application) finished by fluorine
contained resin coating
- External wall ceramic tiles |
| Construction period |
August 1992 to July 1993 |
| Completion |
July 1993 |
| Heat source |
Air cooled heat pump chiller and gas-burnt absorption type water chiller/heater,
heat storage tank, heat storage with building structure |
| Power supply |
Main electric room 700 kVA; sub-electric room 800 kVA |
| New generating equipment |
Solar photovoltaics, fuel cells |
Reference:
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FACT - Nikken Sekkei
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Brochure from Nikken Sekkei
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Sustainable Design Guide, Japan Institute of Architects
| Energy System | Case
Study | HKU Arch | |
