Research and Development｜Human Resources Development

Kyoto Institute
Creating new value with vision and technology

The Kyoto Institute plays a key role in our ongoing success as an integrated M&E systems engineering leader. It serves as an integral center in our “value creation network” that applies the latest concepts and technologies in developing the foundations for tomorrow’s technological breakthroughs.

Located in the Hi-Touch Research Park in Kansai Science City, one of the most prestigious think tanks in western Japan, the Institute investigates research themes we feel will help develop Kinden’s three core businesses - energy, environment and information & communications.

Our general R&D theme is both very simple and complex. It's called "EARTH".

Kinden R&D focuses on the earth we live on, but it goes deeper than that. The way we spell it is "E" for the Environment, "A" for Amenities (interior environments), "R" for Recycling technology and materials, "T" for Technology and "H" for Human engineering. At the same time, we don't limit our research to these five fields; we also pursue the directions they point in. Those directions include new energy, interior thermal assessment, natural resource recycling, data communications, nursing care and other medical-related fields - in short, some of today's most crucial issues in helping build a healthier, self-sustaining world.

Environmental Laboratory
From new energy to physical comfort, the Environment Laboratory helps Kinden meet tomorrow’s needs.

The Environmental Laboratory is an integral part of the Kyoto Institute's extensive R&D program as a testing ground for environment-related technologies. From our natural environment to air conditioning, lighting and other elements of smaller, man-made environments, this is where new concepts are performance-tested and verified.

The environment laboratory includes an ambient air chamber and indoor condition measuring chamber. In the former, the temperature can be freely controlled within the range -5 to 40℃, paving the way to imitate the solar radiation intensity up to the near-equatorial region via a dummy sunlight device. The indoor condition measuring chamber is designed to measure various criteria such as temperature, humidity, illumination, air flow, cleanliness and sound and the measured data can all be automatically processed by computer.

Kinden, a consolidated systems engineering company, handles all categories ranging from constructing artificial testing devices to electric, air-conditioning and controlling devices and supporting efforts to introduce a best-suited environment laboratory capable of meeting customer needs.

R&D Topics

Recent years have seen problems like global warming and the depletion of our natural resources become increasingly more critical issues. From our standpoint as a company actively involved in different types of construction, we give top priority to developing and incorporating new work methods designed to lighten the impact on the environment.

In addition to new advances, we use our extensive technical capabilities and experience to minimize construction and running costs. These efforts, in turn, help protect the natural environment we live in. Below, you'll find the list of research themes that form our environmental initiatives program.

E

Energy and the Environment

Echnologies using solar energy and wind power
Energy conservation technologies
Thermal storage-related technologies
Refuse and waste water treatment

A

Amenities (indoor environments)

Indoor environment evaluations
Lighting
Interiors
Air conditioning technologies (auditoriums, offices, residences, etc.)
Electromagnetic field environment technologies

R

Recycling-Oriented Techniques and Materials

Resource recycling and conservation
Materials performance evaluations
Industrial waste reduction
Measures against deterioration due to aging
Prefabrication and mechanization
Anti-seismic technologies
Manpower-saving construction techniques

T

Technology and Hi-Touch Systems

Automation technologies (CAD, CAM, computer graphics, etc.)
Virtual reality
Communications systems (fiber-optic communication, GIS, network computing, etc.)
Sensitivity information processing
Instrumentation technologies

H

Human Engineering and Safety

Work environment improvements
Tool improvements
Human factors

Research and Development

Our general R&D theme is both very simple and very complicated. It's called “EARTH”

Kyoto Institute

Environmental Laboratory

R&D Topics

Kyoto InstituteCreating new value with vision and technology

Environmental LaboratoryFrom new energy to physical comfort, the Environment Laboratory helps Kinden meet tomorrow’s needs.

R&D Topics

Energy and the Environment

Amenities (indoor environments)

Recycling-Oriented Techniques and Materials

Technology and Hi-Touch Systems

Human Engineering and Safety

Kyoto Institute
Creating new value with vision and technology

Environmental Laboratory
From new energy to physical comfort, the Environment Laboratory helps Kinden meet tomorrow’s needs.