A mobile solar house at a temporary shelter Kushimoto Town and Kinoshita Construction agreed
Kinoshita Corporation President Hidefumi Kinoshita (right) and Mayor Katsumasa Tajima sign an agreement in front of a solar system house named "Onsite Station" in Takatomi, Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.
Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture and Kinoshita Construction (Arita City) signed an agreement on the 17th to use the company's mobile house with solar power generation "Solar System House" as a temporary evacuation site in the event of a disaster. tied. The company is involved in the construction of the Susami Kushimoto Expressway, and the agreement is part of its contribution to the community in terms of disaster prevention. The house is usually used as a resting place for construction sites, but in the event of a disaster, the company will deliver the house to the town and have it used. A container house with a width of about 6 meters, a depth of about 2.4 meters, and a height of about 2.6 meters will generate electricity with a solar panel and store it in a lithium-ion battery. With an area of 14.77 square meters, it is equipped with energy-saving ventilation equipment to reduce power consumption, air conditioners, LED lighting, eco-friendly water heaters, and outlets that can charge many smartphones in an emergency. Since it can be moved on a large truck, it is usually used as a resting place at construction sites, etc., and in an emergency, it is assumed to be used as an evacuation site or a simple medical facility. It has been adopted by the Ministry of the Environment's subsidized project, "Phase-free CO2-saving independent facility support project that implements decarbonization in normal times and peace of mind in the event of a disaster." . ■ ``Field station'' tours possible Of these, 7 are located at construction sites in Kushimoto-cho, and 1 is located near the office of Kinoshita Construction in Takatomi, the town, and named ``Field station''. Equipped with a digital signboard, it serves as an "information dissemination base" that disseminates information on the facility, the progress of construction work, and tourist information, and can be freely toured from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on Sundays. The agreement concluded this time stipulates that in the event of a disaster, Kinoshita Construction will deliver and rent out the house free of charge based on a request from Kushimoto Town. The signing ceremony was held in Takatomi of the same town, and Mayor Katsumasa Tajima said, "The air conditioning works well, and you can charge your mobile phone, which is necessary for confirming your safety. It is said that earthquakes centered in the Nankai Trough will almost certainly occur, and disasters will not occur. I don't know when it will happen. President Hidefumi Kinoshita also said, "It has been four years since I participated in the construction of the Susami Kushimoto Road, and I am grateful to the local people for their understanding. Construction will continue, so I would like to continue working with the local people on disaster prevention measures. I'm thinking about it, and today's signing ceremony is a step towards that," he said.
