[Case Study of Geothermal Heat Facility] Service-Provided Housing for the Elderly - Kenseikan

Introducing examples adopted with the aim of considering users who are not comfortable with air conditioning!

The service-equipped housing for the elderly, Ken Seikan, was selected for the FY 2011 project "Service-Equipped Housing for the Elderly" (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and opened in October 2012. It has become one of the largest facilities in Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, attracting attention. By creating a comfortable nursing facility with good air quality, we hope to encourage elderly residents who tend to stay in their rooms to come out and interact. To this end, we introduced the "GEO Power System" in the day service area on the first floor. This system was adopted to consider users who are sensitive to air conditioning, reduce the unique odors of nursing facilities, and lower running costs by reducing the load on the air conditioning. Staff members have expressed surprise, saying, "The air in the day service area is fresh," and "I don't notice any food odors." [Case Overview] ■ Purpose: Consideration for users who are sensitive to air conditioning, reduction of unique odors in nursing facilities, and reduction of running costs by decreasing air conditioning load. ■ Completion: September 2012 Published in the GEO Power System newsletter "Wind of the Earth" No. 274 *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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