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Building Environment Lab
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A lab that explores the environments of buildings and cities from the perspectives of energy saving, decarbonization, and living environments.
AboutAbout the lab
Energy saving, decarbonization, and healthy, comfortable living environments.
Professor Aya Hagishima's research on the building environment has two main goals: energy saving and decarbonization of cities and buildings, and the creation of healthy, comfortable living environments.
The research fields are urban environment and building environmental engineering, and urban climate.
In recent years, the lab has also taken up many themes focused on regions whose climate and natural conditions differ greatly from those of Japan, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Mongolia.
To gain a deep understanding of the society and culture of the target regions, the lab places importance on fieldwork.
Key terms
- Urban climate
- The climate observed in cities. The urban heat island phenomenon is a typical example
- Urban heat island phenomenon
- The phenomenon in which the air temperature in a city becomes higher than in the surrounding areas
- Occupant behavior
- The behavior of people living in a home, such as how they use air conditioning and electricity
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims at energy saving and low-carbon and decarbonized cities and buildings, and at healthy, comfortable living environments. In recent years, its main research has been fieldwork suited to various regions of Asia and analysis of building energy data.
*Illustrative imageLiving environments suited to Asian regions
This is fieldwork aimed at sustainable, healthy living environments suited to various regions of Asia. It also covers regions whose climate and natural conditions differ greatly from those of Japan, and uses surveys to understand local society and culture.
*Illustrative imageAnalysis of residential electricity consumption data
The lab statistically analyzes large volumes of residential electricity consumption data. With demand forecasting, energy saving, and occupant behavior as keywords, it works on data analysis for energy saving and for low-carbon and decarbonized buildings.
*Illustrative imageAir conditioning and electricity consumption in tropical housing
In housing in emerging countries in the tropics, the lab investigates the time-series characteristics of air conditioning use and electricity consumption behavior. Its keywords are occupant behavior, building thermal load calculation, and indoor thermal sensation.
*Illustrative imageUrban climate and the heat island effect
Urban climatology is listed as a research keyword, and the lab also covers the urban heat island phenomenon and wind engineering. Green buildings and passive architectural design are also among its keywords.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorAya Hagishima
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “NASA SLC Urban Heat Island Effect Roof” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Living environments suited to Asian regions: “Tropical House, Birmingham Botanical Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 6064813” Rudi Winter / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Analysis of residential electricity consumption data: “US Navy 111007-N-KV696-016 An advanced metering infrastructure smart meter monitors energy consumption near the Catering and Conference Center” U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiona Miller / Public domain (cropped)
- Air conditioning and electricity consumption in tropical housing: “Evaporative Cooling Tower” Saud / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Urban climate and the heat island effect: “Atlanta thermal” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
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