Architecture and Urban Eenvironmental System Laboratory

Exploring the future of architecture and urban cities from energy and environmental perspectives

Energy makes it possible for urban cities, which converge housings and architectures, to function. It will be a major challenge for the architectural sector, for a long time, to devise measures to deal with the global warming triggered by the extensive use of energy and the paralysis of urban functions in the wake of disasters. Our laboratory explores an ideal state of a “smart community” or the state of next-generation architectures and urban cities, from the perspectives of energy and environment. Furthermore, we study methods to plan the environmental facilities required to realize such a community.

School of Architecture Department of Architecture / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Architecture and Architectural Engineering Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course

Faculty Name

MURAKAMI, Kimiya

Keyword

Sustainable,Energy saving,Urban planning,Regional planning,Urban environment

Laboratory location

Centennial Main Building TOYOSU Campus 9F 09K08

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Architecture
Energy engineering
Environmental engineering

FOR SOCIETY

The research results of our laboratory are used for architectures to enhance the efficiency of energy use, such as for air conditioning, hot water supply and other domains that use electricity. Our graduates are currently working as engineers in facility designing at architect offices as well as construction- and energy-related companies.

RESEARCH THEMES

Development of tools that will assist local governments in drafting “green city plans”
Research on the methods of planning next-generation regional energy systems that will help in establishing zero-energy buildings (ZEB)
Research on the use of energy system simulations to devise measures for conserving the use of energy in buildings.