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About Fujisawa SST
Reaching the 10-Year Mark.
The systems and functions that will serve as the town’s foundation for 100 years are now in place.
There are two reasons why Fujisawa SST has been able to evolve as a smart town that operates based on residents’ actual lifestyles.
- The Fujisawa SST model: Town development concepts and processes Fujisawa SST is based on smart lifestyles with a vision of how people will live in the future. The entire town was designed as smart spaces, including residences and facilities ideally suited to such lifestyles.The optimal smart infrastructure needed to support those lifestyles has been constructed.
- Numerical targets (see pages 7 through 12) for creating the smart town and guidelines for achieving those targets By developing smart services according to a set of guidelines, ecological smart living can be achieved for all town residents.
Fujisawa SST covers approximately 19 hectares.
Housing, commercial facilities, wellness,welfare & educational facilities, parks & recreational facilities, and residential blocks have been completed. The town’s population has grown to more than 2,000 residents.
Community design guidelines
- Lifestyle guidelines
- Emergency guidelines
Sustainable smart lifestyles for eco-friendly living achieved through 5 services and 9 concepts
Town Design Guidelines
- Town development guidelines
- Environment creation guidelines
Establishment of housing, commercial facilities, logistics facilities, wellness, welfare & educational facilities, parks & recreational facilities, etc.
All detached houses are equipped with a Smart HEMS (Home Energy Management System). An Integrated Energy Creation–Storage Linked System ensures that electricity generated by solar power, and the electricity and hot water generated by ENE-FARM units, are available for use in the event of an emergency.
The use of passive design for residential streets and blocks ensures ample exposure to natural sunlight and cooling breezes. Designing residential blocks to avoid blocking sunlight also ensures optimal efficiency for energy management using smart systems for creating, storing, and conserving energy.
The energy infrastructure for the entire town is designed to ensure a stable supply of energy even in the event of a disaster. All power lines and communication lines are installed underground for a more beautiful townscape and to enhance disaster resistance.
Gas is transported by highly earthquake-resistant medium-pressure pipelines to the town’s entrance, where it is converted to household pressure for delivery to homes. Fujisawa SST’s gas line network is also independent of surrounding urban areas, so supply can be maintained as long as possible in the event of an emergency.
A community solar power system has been installed on public land. During normal times the system supplies electricity to the power grid. In an emergency it can serve as an emergency power source for residents of Fujisawa SST and the surrounding area.
The Fujisawa Vision Tree for forward-looking,
town urban development has been updated,
looking toward the next 10 years.
The Fujisawa Vision Tree depicted on the right is a town development scenario for a town that will continue to evolve for the next 100 years by incorporating forward-looking systems and services based on residents’ actual lifestyles. The Fujisawa Vision Tree is essential for creating a new, totally unique smart town where sustainable growth is an ongoing reality rather than merely a goal.
As Fujisawa SST enters the growth period of our 100-year vision, we have taken this opportunity to update the Fujisawa SST Vision Tree to better fit the social issues the world now faces.
Update Points
- In response to new social themes, “Resource Circulation” and “Health and Connectedness” have been added to the Town Vision.
- For smooth operation of an open co-creation system among industry, government, academia, and the public, “Co-creation Design” has been added to the Town Life Design.
- The functions and systems that serve as the town’s foundation have been further bolstered. Fujisawa SST Management Company (TMO) is the operating organization for town development, and the Fujisawa SST Consortium has been formed as a collaboration among the Fujisawa SST Committee (a self-governing residents’ organization) and companies, local government, universities, etc.
These updates will accelerate actual lifestyle-based town management and co-creation incubation. - By extending the town community beyond Fujisawa SST to include approximately 1.5 km of the surrounding area, and by adding visitors, the surrounding area’s residents and regional partners to those who live or work in the town, Fujisawa SST’s service area and its value as an incubation field have been significantly expanded.
- Environmental Target
- Promoting the early realization of carbon neutrality by 2050
Fujisawa SST is committed to the idea of “self-creation and self-consumption of energy” with residents generating as much of the energy they consume as possible through maximum use of solar power and other clean energy sources. Under that concept, rather than targeting the ratio of renewable energy to the total energy consumed by detached houses and town facilities (the utilization of renewable energy ratio), we have set a target for the ratio of renewable energy produced by detached houses and town facilities that is actually consumed by each (the ratio of individual consumption of renewable energy).
The environmental target of a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions＊2 that was set when Fujisawa SST opened in 2014 has been achieved. Over the next 10 years, the goal is to achieve further reduction from the town’s actual figure for fiscal 2020.
＊1 From Fujisawa SST’s actual figure for fiscal 2020
＊2 Versus 1990
Using financial products to promote a shift toward
individual consumption of renewable energy
The detached homes in Fujisawa SST previously generated electricity using solar power, and excess renewable energy not used after having been stored in storage batteries was sold under the feed-in tariff (FIT) system. It is now 10 years since the town opened, and with the end of the FIT period we are shifting to an era in which the renewable energy stored in storage batteries will be wisely used for individual consumption. If individual consumption becomes the norm, the entire town will evolve into a single integrated power plant. We have a group of technology experts called the Technology-Based Finance Team, and as the sole financial institution participating in the Fujisawa SST Consortium, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will work together with this team to provide new loans and leasing systems for renovation and introduction of storage batteries and other equipment, which we hope will contribute to smart eco-friendly lifestyles in Fujisawa SST.
Expanding a new system for distributing
renewable energy to the surrounding area
Within the next 10 years, Fujisawa SST aims to introduce a new system for distributing electric power and for making effective use of renewable energy. Electricity generated by solar panels installed on detached houses will be stored in storage batteries, allowing residents to use as much of that renewable energy as possible when needed. If a power shortage occurs in the town’s power supply network, electricity will be transmitted from the storage batteries functioning as a distributed power source. By participating in this new type of system, which is also being implemented by Tokyo Gas as a service called “Demand Response,” Fujisawa SST will be able to contribute to the entire region. Children who grow up in Fujisawa SST will learn from an early age all about generating and distributing energy from solar power. We hope that they will someday bring the world new ideas for achieving carbon neutrality.
- Safety & Security Targets (Community Continuity Plan)
- Updated through increased storage and stockpiles
Through energy conservation and expanded use of storage batteries, Fujisawa SST’s energy supply can be maintained for three days in an emergency. Food and drinking water supplies for up to seven days have been stockpiled, further enhancing safety and security. Improvements to wellbeing areas such as toilet facilities, changing rooms, and bathing facilities are now under consideration.
Making Fujisawa SST a model for safety and security
in an era of increasing labor shortages
Our mission is to raise the level of safety and security in an era when maintaining safety and security through manpower is difficult due to labor shortages, resulting from factors such as an aging and shrinking population. By combining our new security system utilizing drones and robots with the AI image analysis and processing technology of our Fujisawa SST partner companies, we aim to build a security model for the future that will be able to watch over the town and neighboring areas without security personnel having to conduct physical patrols. We are also strengthening security in cyberspace. In addition, we are working to heighten residents’ awareness of disaster preparedness, including the importance of self-aid and mutual aid, as well as stockpiling emergency supplies. We will also continue to enhance the disaster resistance of the energy lifeline.
Strengthening disaster prevention and recovery through
seamless integration of the digital and real worlds
We are making use of a digital twin to enhance our disaster preparedness and facilitate recovery if a disaster occurs. Utilizing the digital twin, Fujisawa SST and neighboring areas are reproduced in virtual space, and disaster damage predictions are made by incorporating data on the movement of people and spatial data. Those predictions are then used to optimize evacuation plans and evacuation guidance, and to identify danger areas such as anticipated congestion. The digital twin will enable real-time data sharing, and disaster information collected using AI cameras and drones will also be incorporated into the digital twin. Through this seamless integration of the digital world and the real world, we hope to maximize our disaster preparedness and response capabilities.
- Health & Community Connection Targets
- New wellness and community targets directly linked to residents’ happiness
To achieve the target of extending Fujisawa SST residents’ healthy life expectancy by one year by the year 2034 compared to 2024, residents are encouraged to modify their behavior by considering their own wellbeing.
Reference for calculating healthy life expectancy: The Healthy Life Expectancy Calculation Program funded under a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Sciences Research Grant
A target of 100% has been set for the town parent ratio, an original Fujisawa SST index that reflects residents’ participation in activities and programs that instill a sense of belonging and of contributing to the community*.
＊Includes clean-up activities, disaster preparedness training, town meetings for addressing community issues, etc., in addition to community-building events.
Extending healthy life expectancy through
the power of the community
Extending healthy life expectancy is seen as the key to solving various social issues that arise in a super-aging population. Diet and exercise are important, but the people with the greatest need tend to lack interest. Even if they do make a start on improving, they don’t continue. That’s where the community can help. While it’s important for each person to do things at their own pace, encouraging each other and having fun can help people to maintain good habits and continue activities that lead to better health. We have set up a lab at Fujisawa SST to conduct research on wellbeing, and working from this physical base, we hope to collaborate with residents, companies, local government, universities, and others to create a town where everyone can live healthy and vibrant lives.
Enhancing wellbeing through co-evolution
of technology and the community
The important thing in community development is to create an environment in which interesting and exciting new things are repeatedly initiated by residents. We believe that the key to achieving this is co-evolution, in which technology is used to evolve the community, and where evolution of the community in turn leads to the evolution of technology. Fujisawa SST revolves around its residents. The town’s potential will expand, and new businesses and services using advanced technology will be born through interaction and collaboration with outside agents such as companies, local government, and universities. We hope that the success achieved by Fujisawa SST will spread to other communities and improve people’s wellbeing throughout Japan.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project overview – Overall targets and Guidelines –
In order to turn our town concept into reality, we set a series of numerical targets and guidelines to help revitalize residents’ activities
Fujisawa SST’s mission is to turn the concept into a real town. As such,Fujisawa SST set a number of numerical targets to set the direction for creating this town, and devise guidelines to ensure that these numerical targets could be met. We will then establish town structures including the town management company and five smart services. We will link the structures and services to eco-friendly and smart activities of all individuals involved in the town.
Fujisawa SST’s 100-year vision of sustainable nurturing and development.
“After the completion of Fujisawa SST, the town will develop for 30 years, mature for 30 years, and then further evolve for 30 years. The Fujisawa SST has adopted a 100-year vision: time for three family generations to lead prosperous lives. What to change and what should remain unchanged – These two options enable Fujisawa SST to mature and develop as a sustainable smart town that continues to produce eco-friendly and smart lifestyles.”
