Passion for Sustainable Cities
Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI) offers a wide range of services from surveys to planning and other consulting services for building and urban lifestyles. As a think tank for the Nikken Group, the goal of NSRI is to achieve sustainable architecture and urban development.
In recent years, NSRI has been collaborating extensively with universities, research institutes and companies in Japan and overseas.
In recent years, NSRI has been collaborating extensively with universities, research institutes and companies in Japan and overseas.
Research Fields
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ESG Strategy
The perspective of environmental management has been added to the social evaluation and responsibility of companies, making it necessary for companies to take measures reducing the environmental impacts of their assets. At NSRI, we support enhancing corporate value and drafting CRE strategies through approaches including environmental performance assessments and information disclosure.
Energy Management
Energy prices are soaring due to factors such as intensifying global competition to secure resources. Energy management can reduce utility costs by eliminating wasteful energy consumption. NSRI energy experts provide support in ways including analyzing the current situation, identifying issues, proposing ways to conserve energy, and utilizing subsidies.
Net Zero Emission, GX
Underpinned by extensive knowledge of the user side of buildings and towns, as well as a solid track record of various forms of support, NSRI provides one-stop services, from formulating strategies and drafting concrete plans, to analysis and evaluation, for the promotion of green transformation (GX) to achieve carbon neutrality.
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
With the progression of population decline, fiscal strain, aging public facilities and other nationwide issues, expectations are held on collaboration between the government and private sector in the areas of construction, maintenance, management and operation of public facilities. NSRI supports the operationalization of PPP projects that integrate phases of development, maintenance, management, and operation of facilities.
Urban Digital Transformation
Through the promotion of digital transformation (DX) that will revolutionize city visualization and the traditional urban development process by drawing upon data and digital technologies for city planning and urban development, NSRI provides solutions to urban issues and the achievement of enhanced added value through new urban development.
Urban Planning
In the realm of city planning and urban development, utilizing experience and expertise in specific projects and spatial planning, NSRI supports clients in resolving challenges that range from the formulation of policies and guidelines, to policies for urban development along railway lines or in specific districts, urban development for disaster resilience, and area management.
Mobility Design
There are growing needs for "mobility-oriented urban development", which focuses on citizen lifestyles, urban space, and urban structure. At NSRI, we support our clients' efforts for surveys and research of local transit plans, urban development, and urban structure, and also initiatives such as demonstration experiments concerning introduction of autonomous driving, MaaS, and other advanced forms of mobility to cities.
New Research Fields
As a company involved with buildings and town development, at NSRI, we have prepared a research environment to facilitate our researchers' activities for independent research on themes they established themselves, as well as task studies that assume specific businesses in the future, so that we can flexibly respond to new needs based on recent social trends, future technology trends, and other developments .