Of the 50,000 temporary housing units planned by the government, Daiwa House is responsible for the construction of approximately 10,000 units. The site in Kawamata Town, Date County, Fukushima Prefecture, is one of these, with 160 units. People who have evacuated from the areas surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will live there. The ceilings are higher than I expected, and the walls are not flimsy. Of course, there is a unit bath and air conditioning. However, it is the bare minimum, and it feels better than a cheap business hotel.
The temporary housing under construction will be available in three types: 1DK, 2DK, and 3K, and will be occupying depending on the number of family members.
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The temporary housing under construction will be available in three types: 1DK, 2DK, and 3K, and will be occupying depending on the number of family members.
About 200 people gather every day to work on the construction of temporary remove background image housing in Kawamata Town. Most of them are local people, including some women. The morning assembly starts at 8:00 a.m. and lasts for about 15 minutes.
After a loud greeting of "Good morning," there is radio calisthenics and shoulder massages. In shoulder massages, participants call out commands and massage the shoulders of the person in front of them. After the shoulder massage, the "foreman" announces the work to be done. The foreman, who has several subordinates, stands in front of everyone and loudly explains, "Today's work will be delivering and installing a unit bath. There will be 10 workers working on this, and they are all in good health."
Next, Yoichi Matsuzaki, the "morning assembly person" of Daiwa House, once again explains the work contents to everyone. The meeting ends with an address from the site manager and a confirmation of the equipment. After that, a safety lecture is given in the site office to those who are entering the site for the first time.
"We have about 30 new people coming to work on the temporary buildings every day," says Yuji Shiraishi, the site manager. "We give priority to hiring local people. You don't have to be a construction professional to clean the inside of a house. We want as many people as possible to work there. That's also part of the reconstruction effort. But since many of them are meeting for the first time, we communicate with them through morning meetings and other events, and we pay close attention to safety."