Kajima

Kajima Construction Corporation, Ltd. (鹿島建設株式会社 Kajima Kensetsu Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 1812 is a Japanese construction company. Founded in 1840[1], the company has its headquarters in Moto-Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.[2] The company is known for its DIB-200 proposal.

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Demolition Technology

The Kajima Corporation developed a building demolition technique that involves using hydraulic jacks to demolish a building one floor at a time. This method is safer, and allows for a more efficient recycling process. In the Spring of 2008, the Kajima Corporation used this technique to demolish a 17-story and 20-story building, recycling 99% of the steel and concrete and 92% of the interior materials in the process.[3]

Film backing

The Kasumigaseki Building, built by Kajima, is the main subject of the film Chōkōsō no Akebono, which was backed by Kajima.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kajima Corporation, http://www.kajima.co.jp/profile/overview/index.html 
  2. ^ "Corporate Data." Kajima. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kajima Demolition Tech". Popular Science. December 2008. http://www.popsci.com/bown/2008/product/kajima-demolition-tech. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  4. ^ Schilling, Mark. "Airplane flick tells only half the story." The Japan Times. Friday November 14, 2008. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.

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