2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Applied Environmental Engineering and Building Services
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Naoki Kagi / Kazuhiro Yuasa / Takashi Asawa / Tsubasa Okaze / Wataru Umishio
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon / 5-6 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.E301
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course of Applied Environmental Engineering and Building Services introduces the basic design of building service planning, and the latest technology for building, urban and global environments.
The purpose of this course is to understand the applied information for environmental engineering in buildings, and the latest technology of building services. Students should make a presentation and discuss applied building environmental engineering.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to explain the basics and latest environmental engineering technologies. Furthermore, students will be able to understand the problems and solutions for building, urban and global environments.
Keywords
Building environmental engineering, Building services, Environmental design
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In the first half of the class time for each topic, lectures on urban and built environments are given. In the second half, students should make a presentation and discuss applied building environmental engineering.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Latest technology of building services |
Understand the latest technology of building services. |
| Class 2 | Green buiding technology |
Understand the green buiding technologies. |
| Class 3 | CASBEE |
Understand CASBEE. |
| Class 4 | Air cleaning technology |
Understand air cleaning technologies. |
| Class 5 | Presentation of green building |
Make a presentation for green buildings. |
| Class 6 | Thermal urban environment |
Understand the thermal urban environments. |
| Class 7 | Presentation of thermal urban environment |
Make a presentation for thermal urban environments. |
| Class 8 | Design of visual environment |
Understand the design of visual environments. |
| Class 9 | Presentation of visual environmental design |
Make a presentation for visual environmental designs. |
| Class 10 | Co-generation system |
Understand the co-generation systems of buildings. |
| Class 11 | Design of water environment |
Understand the design of water environments. |
| Class 12 | Latest plumbing sanitary system |
Understand the latest plumbing sanitary system. |
| Class 13 | Global environment problems |
Understand the global environment problems. |
| Class 14 | Presentation of environmental design |
Make a presentation of environmental designs. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Presentation(70%) and final exam.(30%)
Related courses
- ARC.E201 ： Environmental Engineering
- ARC.E301 ： Applied Environmental Engineering and Buidling Services
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.