Why Aren't Air Conditioning Systems Being Installed in School Gymnasiums, Which Are Shelters, Progressing? The Obstacles to the Necessary Insulation for Subsidies and the Prioritization of Earthquake-Resistant Construction
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Of the 532 gymnasiums and martial arts halls in public elementary and junior high schools in Kumamoto Prefecture that are designated as evacuation shelters during disasters, only 111 are equipped with air conditioning. The installation rate is only 20.9%. According to data from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as of May 1st of this year, 25 municipalities in the prefecture, including Kumamoto City, had an insta…
School gymnasiums are often designated as local evacuation centers during disasters, but during the Kumamoto earthquake in July, many victims were forced to endure unbearable heat in gymnasiums without air conditioning. In Kochi Prefecture, where elementary and junior high schools are designated as evacuation centers, only 16.4 percent of gymnasiums have air conditioning. This figure, along with Kumamoto Prefecture's 20.9 percent, is significant…
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