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Taniguchi Lab
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The lab uses simulation and IoT to create energy-efficient, comfortable buildings.
AboutAbout the lab
Energy-efficient, comfortable buildings, achieved through prediction and measurement
The Taniguchi Lab studies new ways to design and operate buildings using environmental simulation and IoT technology.
The lab works on topics such as air-conditioning systems that respond to uneven temperatures within a room and to differences in how individual people feel heat and cold.
The lab welcomes students who want to acquire new skills such as simulation and machine learning.
Together with the Akashi Lab and the Miyata Lab, the lab forms the "Architecture GX Research Group" and carries out joint activities.
Key terms
- IoT
- Technology that connects everyday devices and sensors to the internet in order to collect data and operate the devices
- Digital twin
- A faithful replica of a real building or space, recreated on a computer based on data
- Building envelope
- The parts that separate the inside of a building from the outside, such as the roof, exterior walls, and windows. They greatly affect how heat flows in and out
NewsLab news
A collaborative researcher received the Paper Encouragement Award from the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan
Recording and handouts of the graduation thesis information session are now available (university members only)
Project Associate Professor Taniguchi received the Carbon Neutral Award (Hokushinetsu Branch) from the Japan Association of Building Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
Project Associate Professor Taniguchi received the Technology Promotion Award of the Promotion Awards from the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
Creating buildings that are energy-efficient and comfortable requires two things: prediction through environmental simulation at the design stage, and management through sensing once the building is in use. The lab proposes and puts into practice methods for designing and operating buildings using environmental simulation and IoT technology.
*Illustrative imageDigital Twins for Personalized Air Conditioning
Using digital twins, the lab develops information-provision and air-conditioning control systems that capture non-uniformities in room temperature, airflow, and similar conditions, as well as differences in how each person feels heat and cold, and link the two.
*Illustrative imageRisk Assessment and Diagnosis of Building Equipment
The lab proposes data-driven evaluation and diagnosis methods that use sensors to monitor the daily operation of equipment such as air conditioning, achieving both better operation and risk prediction for disasters such as earthquakes.
*Illustrative imageHow Windows Affect Energy Savings and Comfort
Windows and other openings affect not only energy savings and comfort but also appearance, views, and privacy. The lab investigates methods for evaluating the building envelope together with air-conditioning and lighting systems as a whole, so that the results can be used in design.
MembersFaculty
- Project Associate ProfessorKeiichiro TaniguchiPublications ↗
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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: “Faculty of Engineering buildings 1 and 6, University of Tokyo” Tokyo538 / CC0 (cropped)
- Digital Twins for Personalized Air Conditioning: “Psychrometric chart - PMV method” Center for the Built Environment, University of California Berkeley / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Risk Assessment and Diagnosis of Building Equipment: “Teknisk rom (School build. Lilleh. Norway 2024-09. Mechan. room Air ventil. Hot water Heat recov. unit) Varmeanlegg Ventilasjon Aggregat Isolerte rør kanaler elkabler stige Varmegjenvinner Avtrekksvifte luftfilter etc IMG 0345” Wolfmann / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- How Windows Affect Energy Savings and Comfort: “Frankfurt, muros-cortina” LBM1948 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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