2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Advanced Course on Environmental Engineering and Building Services
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kazuhiro Yuasa
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Mon / 3-4 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.E401
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the relationship between air conditioning systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, and energy supply systems and the environment, taking account of research trends in environmental engineering and building services.
The aim of this course is to learn the fundamental knowledge for application of environment and energy conservation methods to architectural design.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the mechanisms of environment and energy conservation methods.
2) Debate about environment and energy conservation in architectural design.
Keywords
Environmantal engineering, Building services, Environment and energy conservation methods
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students select different projects of environment and energy conservation concerning environmental engineering or building services. Students research the mechanisms, overseas trends, and latest domestic trends of their methods and present them.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Relationship between environment and building services. | Understanding of the aim of this course. |
| Class 2 | Environment and energy conservation in architecture and building engineering. | Confirmation of environmental problems. |
| Class 3 | Project assignment. | Overview of each project. |
| Class 4 | Lecture related to students' projects. ex. air conditioning systems. | Research trends in air conditioning systems. |
| Class 5 | Lecture related to students' projects. ex. plumbing systems. | Research trends in plumbing systems. |
| Class 6 | Presentation of projects. ex. mechanisms of air conditioning systems. | Presentation that is easy for other students to understand. Discussion with the presenter. |
| Class 7 | Presentation of projects. ex. mechanisms of plumbing systems. | Presentation that is easy for other students to understand. Discussion with the presenter. |
| Class 8 | Lecture not related to students' projects. ex. electrical systems. | Research trends in electrical systems. |
| Class 9 | Lecture not related to students' projects. ex. energy supply systems. | Research trends in energy supply systems. |
| Class 10 | Presentation of projects. ex. overseas trends of air conditioning systems. | Presentation that is easy for other students to understand. Discussion with the presenter. |
| Class 11 | Presentation of projects. ex. overseas trends of plumbing systems. | Presentation that is easy for other students to understand. Discussion with the presenter. |
| Class 12 | Lecture not related to students' projects. ex. control systems. | Research trends in control systems. |
| Class 13 | Lecture not related to students' projects. ex. environmental assessment. | Research trends in environmental assessment. |
| Class 14 | Presentation of projects. ex. latest domestic trends of air conditioning systems. | Presentation that is easy for other students to understand. Discussion with the presenter. |
| Class 15 | Presentation of projects. ex. latest domestic trends of plumbing systems. | Presentation that is easy for other students to understand. Discussion with the presenter. |
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
Students' course score are based on presentations(70%) and discussion(30%).
Related courses
- ARC.E402 ： Advanced Theories in Air Conditioning
- ARC.E403 ： Advanced Theories in Water Supply and Drainage
- ARC.E501 ： Advanced Exercise in Building Surevices
- UDE.E501 ： Urban Energy Services
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of building services.