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Life Cycle Engineering Lab
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The lab explores, starting from materials, how to keep buildings in safe use for a long time.
AboutAbout the lab
So that buildings can be used safely, for a long time, and with affection
The Life Cycle Engineering Lab studies building materials and construction methods, focusing mainly on cementitious materials.
The lab develops new materials and construction methods as needed, and builds techniques for evaluating their performance.
It clarifies the mechanisms by which materials deteriorate, and applies the findings to building maintenance and longer service life.
From construction to the end of use, the lab examines issues across the entire life cycle from the perspective of materials science.
Key terms
- Cementitious materials
- Materials such as concrete and mortar, made by hardening cement with water
- Construction methods
- The rules for how a building is built, that is, which materials are used and in what order they are assembled
- Life cycle
- The whole course of a building's life, from construction through use and repair to demolition
ResearchResearch themes
Using buildings for a long time, safely and with affection, is the foundation of a sustainable society. Focusing mainly on cementitious materials, the lab works from the perspective of materials science on everything from developing new materials and construction methods to evaluating performance and clarifying deterioration mechanisms.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Life Cycle Engineering Lab consist of faculty, research fellows, secretaries, PhD, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students. The lab also serves as the Rehabilitation Engineering Lab.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorTomoya Nishiwaki
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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: “UHPFRC - Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete” Bianca Paola Maffezzoli / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Cementitious Materials and Longer Building Life: “Funchal Carbonatation Rebar” TeWeBs / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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