Purpose-built sustainable communities can boost energy efficiency and support an ageing population.
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As a resource-poor, disaster-prone country, Japan has also had to pursue energy efficiency and resilience following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and the tsunamis it triggered. The resulting meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant initially encouraged a shift away from nuclear power, which accounted for less than 4% of Japan’s energy use in 2020.
The town also has facial-recognition security cameras “capable of storing and analysing image data to detect falls, congestion, wheelchairs, white canes, and the like,” says Masaki Yabuuchi, a Panasonic manager in charge of planning for the community. Elsewhere in the world,. Panasonic says they are an opt-in system and used only with residents’ consent.
Panasonic’s first smart town, Fujisawa SST, was launched in 2014 on the site of one its factories that closed five years earlier. The carefully planned community has also served as a collaborative test bed, resulting in the commercialization of about ten technologies by Panasonic and partner companies. For instance, residents participated in the development of sensors that can monitor people to improve their quality of sleep by adjusting smart-air-conditioner settings. The sensors can monitor sleep state by detecting body movements, and adjust temperature and air flow accordingly.
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