Fukuoka City announced that four companies—Osaka-based Sekisui House and Fukuoka-based Nishi-nippon Railroad, Fukuoka Shoji and Saibu Gas Kosho—will team up to build four high-rise apartment buildings on Island City in Higashi Ward. The four buildings will range in height from 32 to 46 stories and cost ¥32.6 billion to develop. Construction is slated to begin in 2016 and last seven years. According to project leader Sekisui House, the buildings will use renewable solar and wind power to reduce CO2 emissions. One building will contain a day service center and and apartments equipped with handrails for the elderly. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 8/11
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