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Environment and legal compliance
What we measure and study
Noise and vibration
Measured periodically at the site boundary during construction.
Measured by specialist measurement firms
Heat
A specialist study of heat rejection is under way. Once it is complete, we will report to Tsukuba City and publish a summary of the findings on this page.
Specialist study
The main laws and ordinances that apply
Tsukuba Tech Central complies in full with every law and ordinance that applies to it. No standard is relaxed because this is a data centre. For the matters neighbours ask about most, this table sets out the main laws and ordinances that apply to the project and which authority administers each.
Noise
Noise Regulation Act / Ibaraki Living Environment Conservation Ordinance
Sets the standards and notifications for construction working hours and machinery, and for plant noise once operating.
National / Ibaraki Prefecture (filed with Tsukuba City)
Vibration
Vibration Regulation Act / Ibaraki Living Environment Conservation Ordinance
Sets the standards and notifications for vibration from construction work and from plant once operating.
National / Ibaraki Prefecture (filed with Tsukuba City)
Emergency generator exhaust
Air Pollution Control Act
Generators above a set size are treated as soot-and-smoke facilities, with notification and emission standards.
Ibaraki Prefecture
Discharged water
Water Pollution Prevention Act / Sewerage Act and Tsukuba City Sewerage Ordinance
Sets water-quality standards for discharges and the rules for releasing water to the public sewer.
Ibaraki Prefecture / Tsukuba City
Fuel storage
Fire Service Act / Cabinet Order on Hazardous Materials
Sets the construction and management standards for the underground tanks storing the generators' Class A heavy oil.
Tsukuba City Fire Department
Batteries
Fire Service Act / Tsukuba City Fire Prevention Ordinance
Battery installations above a set capacity are subject to standards for the room and its management, with notification.
Tsukuba City Fire Department
Fire protection
Fire Service Act
Requires fire-fighting, alarm and escape equipment, with periodic inspection.
Tsukuba City Fire Department
Building energy performance
Building Energy Efficiency Act
Requires new buildings to meet the national energy-efficiency standard.
Tsukuba City / registered assessment bodies
Contact us by email
info@tsukuba-tc.jp