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Affiliation (Master)

  • Faculty of Engineering Division of Architecture Research Group of Architectural and Environmental Design

Affiliation (Master)

  • Faculty of Engineering Division of Architecture Research Group of Architectural and Environmental Design

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Degree

  • Doctor(Hokkaido University)

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  • Name (Japanese)

    Mori
  • Name (Kana)

    Taro
  • Name

    200901026826380656

Achievement

Research Interests

  • Energy consumption   Energy conservation   改修   CO2ヒートポンプ   実測調査   空気熱源ヒートポンプ   マルチエージェント   グラスカバードスペース   体育館   採暖装置   シミュレーション   ガラス温室   環境税   寒冷地   画像解析   日射遮蔽   照明配置計画   アトリウム   遮光布   冷却流水面   空気調和   パッシブ・デザイン   建築環境・設備   室温分布   室内負荷の偏存   焼成温度   室内温熱環境   住宅の室温分布   集合住宅   冷水のカスケード利用   climate data   GIS   大空間   積雪寒冷   温熱環境   Building environment   

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Science education
  • Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention) / Construction environment and equipment

Research Experience

  • 2022/07 - Today Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering Professor
  • 2022/04 - Today Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering professor
  • 2011/04 - Today Hokkaido Univ Graduate School of Eng. Associate Professor
  • 2008/04 - 2011/03 Kushiro National College of Technology Department of Architecture Associate Professor
  • 2004/04 - 2008/03 Kushiro National college of technology Department of General Education Associate Professor
  • 1999/04 - 2004/03 Graduate school of Eng., Hokkaido Univ. Instructor
  • 1996/04 - 1998/03 Hokkaido polytechnic college Part-time instructor
  • 1996/04 - 1997/03 Japan Weather Association Part time worker

Education

  • 1994/04 - 1999/03  Hokkaido Univ.  Graduate School of Eng.
  •        - 1999  Hokkaido University  Graduate School, Division of Engineering  Architectual Engineering
  • 1990/04 - 1994/03  Hokkaido Univ  Department of Eng.  Architectural engineering course
  •        - 1994  Hokkaido University  Faculty of Engineering  Architectual Eng.

Awards

  • 2024/05 建築設備技術者協会 カーボンニュートラル賞支部奨励賞
     ダイダン㈱北海道支店「エネフィス北海道」寒冷地における環境負荷低減と快適性の両立 
    受賞者: 建築主;ダイダン(株;株;NTTファシリティーズ;ダイダン(株;株;丸田絢子建築設計事務;株;NTTファシリティーズ;ダイダン(株;建物利用者;ダイダン(株;検証者;羽山 広文;森 太郎;ダイダン(株;建築設備士;石井 要憲(ダイダ;阿部 早也香;ダイ;久保田 英里;NTTファシリティーズ
  • 2023/05 空気調和衛生工学会 第37回振興賞技術振興賞
     ダイダン株式会社北海道支店 「エネフィス北海道」 
    受賞者: ダイダン株式会社;森太郎
  • 2022/05 Architectural Institute of Japan AIJ Prize 2022, Research paper division
     A series of studies on effects of energy efficiency on a built environment in cold climate regions
  • 2021/05 空気調和衛生工学会 技術振興賞
     札幌市北 4 東 6 地区再開発 安全・健康・省エネルギーに配慮したスマートシティの設備計画 
    受賞者: 計画 設計;北海道日建設計;計画 北海道ガ;施工 新菱冷熱工業;北海道支社;施工 検証;検証 (株;日建設計総合研究所;検証 森 太郎
  • 2020/10 Wood Design Award wood design award
     Hokkaido CLT Pavillion 
    受賞者: 北海道立総合研究機構林産試験場;遠藤建築アトリエ;京田組;北海学園大学工学部;北海道大学大学院工学研究院建築環境学研究室;東京工業大学環境社会理工学院環境建築学講座
  • 2020/10 Japan Institute of Design Promotion Good Design Award
     Low-rise wooden building [Hokkaido CLT Pavilion] 
    受賞者: Ryoichi Hiradate;Yoshinori Ohashi;Masahiko Toda;Takeyoshi Uematsu;Yutaka Yokoyama;Taro Mori;Kenichiro Endo;Kentaro Ishiduki
  • 2020/08 Housing Research Foundation JUSOKEN The Housing Research and Practice Foundation Prize for Fine Researches
     
    受賞者: Mori Taro;Iwama yusuke;kudou kazuki
  • 2018/06 The 7th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays Best Poster Awards
     Snow Wall as an Interactive Display in Urban Environment 
    受賞者: Antti-Jussi Yliharju;Taro Mori;Jonna Hakkila
  • 2018/05 建築設備技術者協会 第6回(平成29年度)カーボンニュートラル賞
     北海道大谷室蘭高等学校における寒冷地の気候に適合した環境配慮型校舎の実践 
    受賞者: 学校法人望洋大谷学園;北海道大谷室蘭高等学校;日本設計;松建設;株;森 太郎;佐藤;昌之;星野 秀明
  • 2018/05 一般社団法人 建築設備技術者協会 第6回(平成29年度)カーボンニュートラル賞 北海道支部
     北海道大谷室蘭高等学校における寒冷地の気候に適合した環境配慮型校舎の実践 
    受賞者: 森 太郎
  • 2017/11 Hokkaido Development Engineering Center CTC Awards 2017, Cold Region Technology conference
     
    受賞者: Sadaike Yuki;MORI Taro
  • 2014/05 The society of heating, air-conditioning and sanitary engineering of Japan The prizes of SHASE 2014
     高断熱療養施設「太陽の園」における暖冷房・給湯システムの計画とその検証 
    受賞者: MORI Taro;HAYAMA Hirofumi;TSUJI Keisuke
  • 2005 Japan Design Foundation (JDF) and Japan External Trade Organization Bronze
     ヒーリングデルタ:砂漠化地域における日陰温室栽培キノコを用いた土壌回復システム 
    受賞者: MORI Taro;Kazuki Nakamura;Kentaro Morita
  • 2000 日本電気硝子 第7回空間デザインコンペティション 佳作
     積雪寒冷地の住宅 
    受賞者: 中村和喜;森 太郎

Published Papers

  • Johannes Hyvönen, Taro Mori, Juha Saunavaara, Pauli Hiltunen, Matti Pärssinen, Sanna Syri
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 201 114619 - 114619 1364-0321 2024/09
  • Osawa Hisato, Satoshi Oike, Taro Mori
    Polar Science 101101 - 101101 1873-9652 2024/07
  • Supriya Khadka, Hom B. Rijal, Katsunori Amano, Teruyuki Saito, Hikaru Imagawa, Tomoko Uno, Kahori Genjo, Hiroshi Takata, Kazuyo Tsuzuki, Takashi Nakaya, Daisaku Nishina, Kenichi Hasegawa, Taro Mori
    Journal of Building Engineering 89 109220 - 109220 2352-7102 2024/07
  • Kahori Genjo, Haruna Nakanishi, Momoka Oki, Hikaru Imagawa, Tomoko Uno, Teruyuki Saito, Hiroshi Takata, Kazuyo Tsuzuki, Takashi Nakaya, Daisaku Nishina, Kenichi Hasegawa, Taro Mori, Hom Bahadur Rijal
    Energies 16 (16) 6060 - 6060 2023/08/18 [Refereed]
     
    A field survey of indoor environmental measurements and questionnaires on thermal sensation, overall comfort, and behaviors was conducted in four office buildings in Japan by visiting each office every month over a duration of more than a year during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The indoor environment was measured concurrently. We obtained 1047 votes from office workers in their 20s to 60s. The regression and Griffiths’ methods were used to calculate the indoor comfort temperature. A logistic regression analysis was used to develop the occupant behavior model. Over 70% of the occupants found the indoor environment comfortable at a mean comfort temperature of 23.2 to 25.9 °C. Gender differences were observed in thermal sensation and overall comfort, but a gender difference was observed only in the cooling mode for the indoor comfort temperature. An adaptive model was developed for the office buildings in Nagasaki city to predict the indoor comfort temperature from the outdoor air temperature. The proportions of heating, cooling, and fan usage can be predicted from the outdoor air temperature using a logistic regression analysis. The adaptive model and occupant behavior model are useful for the indoor temperature control of the existing buildings and thermal simulation of the new building design.
  • Osawa Hisato, Taro Mori, Kouichi Shinagawa, Satoshi Nakayama, Hayato Hosobuchi, Emad Mushtaha
    Sustainability 15 (5) 3997 - 3997 2023/02/22 
    A marathon is a grueling endurance race, and runners are at risk of heatstroke. Therefore, the thermal environment of the marathon course should be accurately assessed. Solar radiation, a factor in the thermal environment, is particularly affected by the surrounding environment. In this study, we proposed a method to calculate wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) in a short period of time using geographic information system (GIS) data, considering changes in solar radiation. WBGT is used as an indicator of heat stroke. This method was used to assess the risk of heat stroke due to weather conditions, span of time, and location on the marathon course of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to the analysis results, in Sapporo, trees and buildings can suppress WBGT by about 2 °C, but on days when the average temperature exceeded 26 °C, WBGT exceeded 21 °C from 5:00 to 13:00. On the contrary, even in August, the hottest month of the year, there were days when WBGT was almost always below 21 °C from 5:00 to 13:00. In other words, it is concluded that the risk of heat stroke can be reduced if the marathon is held in accordance with the weather conditions of the day. In addition, by mapping and identifying locations where there is little change in attenuated WBGT, it is possible to identify locations where the thermal environment should be improved.
  • Taisei AKAMATSU, Taro MORI, Motoya HAYASHI, Hirofumi HAYAMA
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 88 (803) 43 - 49 1348-0685 2023/01/01
  • Supriya Khadka, Hom B. Rijal, Katsunori Amano, Teruyuki Saito, Hikaru Imagawa, Tomoko Uno, Kahori Genjo, Hiroshi Takata, Kazuyo Tsuzuki, Takashi Nakaya, Daisaku Nishina, Kenichi Hasegawa, Taro Mori
    Energies 15 (19) 7331 - 7331 2022/10/06 
    Comfort temperature is important to investigate because the chosen office indoor temperatures affect the energy used in a building, and a thermally comfortable environment makes the occupants be more productive. The effects of temperature on comfort are broadly recognized for thermal comfort. Japanese office buildings are well equipped with air-conditioning systems to improve the thermal comfort of the occupants. The main objectives of this research were to compare the winter comfort temperature in mixed mode (MM) and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) office buildings and to investigate the relationship between the comfort temperature and the indoor air temperature. This study measured the thermal environmental conditions of the office buildings and surveyed the thermal comfort of the occupants. The field survey was conducted during winter in seven office buildings located in the Aichi prefecture of Japan. In total, 4466 subjective votes were collected from 46 occupants. The result suggested that the occupants were found to be more satisfied with the thermal environment of MM buildings than that of HVAC office buildings. Overall, 95% of comfort temperatures were in the range 22~28 °C in MM and HVAC buildings, which were higher than the indoor temperature of 20 °C recommended by the Japanese government. The comfort temperature was highly correlated to the indoor air temperature of the MM buildings than to that of HVAC buildings. This indicated that the occupants were more adapted towards the given thermal environment of MM buildings.
  • Osawa Hisato, Taro Mori, Kouichi Shinagawa, Satoshi Nakayama, Hayato Hosobuchi, Emad Mushtaha
    Energies 15 (19) 7063 - 7063 2022/09/26 
    Photovoltaics (PV) can make a significant contribution to achieving carbon neutrality in buildings. Geographic information systems (GIS) make it easy to model cities and simulate PV with high accuracy. However, the computational burden from 3D urban models remains high. In this study, the complex geometry of a city was represented in 2D images, and we propose a method for performing multiple PV simulations in a short amount of time by using these 2D images. The ratio of electricity generation to primary energy consumption (EG/E) was calculated for 415 office buildings in Sapporo, Japan, and conditions for achieving carbon neutrality in these buildings were explored. For buildings with a small gross floor area, EG/E can be higher than one, and carbon neutrality can be achieved by improving the performance of the exterior walls and windows and by increasing the area of the PV installed. However, to improve EG/E in buildings with a large gross floor area, it is necessary to consider improving the performance of the equipment used and the efficient operation of the HVAC system. The method is useful for considering ways to achieve carbon neutrality in various cities.
  • Taro Mori, Taisei Akamatsu, Kouhei Kuwabara, Motoya Hayashi
    Energies 15 (5) 2022/03/01 
    A report released by the WHO indicates that aerosols from infected people are one of the major sources of the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, as the COVID-19 infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads, it has become necessary to reconsider the design and operation of buildings. Inside school buildings in cold regions, not only is it not easy to increase ventilation during the winter, but it may also be difficult for students to attend classes while wearing masks during the summer because such buildings are not equipped with air-conditioning systems. In short, school buildings in cold climates have more problems than those in warm climates. We report on the results of indoor environmental measurement using our developed CO2-concentration meters, a questionnaire survey on students’ feeling of being hot or cold (i.e., ‘thermal sensation’), and a comparison of energy consumption before and after the spread of COVID-19 infection in schools in Sapporo, Japan, a cold-climate area. The results indicate that (1) more than 70% of the students participated in window ventilation by the CO2 meter, and (2) a relatively good indoor environment was maintained through the efforts of teachers and students. However, we also found that (1) 90% of the students felt hot in summer and (2) 40% felt cold in winter, (3) energy efficiency worsened by 7% due to increased ventilation, and (4) air quality was not as clean as desired during the coldest months of the year. Therefore, investment in insulation and air conditioning systems for school buildings is needed.
  • Emad Mushtaha, Tareq Salameh, Sahar Kharrufa, Taro Mori, Abdelsalam Aldawoud, Rawan Hamad, Tareq Nemer
    Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 28 101588 - 101588 2214-157X 2021/12
  • Toru MAWATARI, Taro MORI, Atsushi IWANE, Toshinori ITO
    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 27 (67) 1402 - 1407 1341-9463 2021/10/20
  • Yuhei Abe, Tsukasa Tsukidate, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta, Hirofumi Hayama
    Transactions of the Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 空気調和・衛生工学会 46 (291) 19 - 29 0385-275X 2021/06/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Emad Mushtaha, Sundus Shareef, Imad Alsyouf, Taro Mori, Assel Kayed, Marwa Abdelrahim, Shamma Albannay
    Sustainable Cities and Society 69 2210-6707 2021/06 
    Urban development in urban areas accommodates a high concentration of human activities. The constant state of evolution in these urban areas is accompanied by environmental problems, including the formation of the Urban Heat Island effect (UHI), where the air is hotter than in rural areas. This research investigates where they occur the factors that contribute to the UHI by reviewing the previous literature on the subject and dividing the factors according to what has created them: 1) the wider environment, 2) their general urban surroundings, and 3) the specific buildings around them. Locally, it has been found that very few publications have covered the factors that compose UHI. Therefore, this study aims to support previous literature on this subject by adopting a novel approach and using two research methods to rank the most important UHI factors. In the first stage of the study, on the subjective basis of experts’ opinions, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to rank the UHI factors and, thus, identify the most important factor in each category. In the second stage of the study, this process was extended to test the hierarchy of UHI factors in an existing courtyard, which included most of the relevant factors in its design and construction. After developing proposed scenarios in the courtyard, ENVI-met simulation software was used to test and evaluate each factor. The scenarios were developed around factors from the building category and this resulted in another ranking, based on each factor's contribution to reducing the surface temperature. The more effective factors were together applied to three optimized scenarios and finally the outdoor surface temperature was reduced by 2.45 °C, partly by the best combination of the most effective factors to be identified.
  • Mai HASEGAWA, Taro MORI, Hirofumi HAYAMA, Motoya HAYASHI
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 86 (783) 557 - 566 1348-0685 2021/05/30
  • Yusuke IWAMA, Taro MORI, Norihiko ITO
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 86 (781) 249 - 258 1348-0685 2021
  • Naoki Futawatari, Yosuke Udagawa, Taro Mori, Hirofumi Hayama
    Energies 13 (23) 2020/12/01 
    Energy-saving in regard to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) in data centers is strongly required. Therefore, to improve the operating efficiency of the cooling equipment and extend the usage time of the economizer used for cooling information-technology equipment (ITE) in a data center, it is often the case that a high air-supply temperature within the range in which the ITE can be sufficiently cooled is selected. In the meantime, it is known that when the ambient temperature of the ITE rises, the speed of the built-in cooling fan increases. Acceleration of the built-in fan is thought to affect the cooling performance and energy consumption of the data center. Therefore, a method for predicting the temperature of a data center—which simply correlates supply-air temperature with ITE inlet temperature by utilizing existing indicators, such as air-segregation efficiency (ASE)—is proposed in this study. Moreover, a method for optimizing the total energy consumption of a data center is proposed. According to the prediction results obtained under the assumption of certain computer-room air-conditioning (CRAC) conditions, by lowering the ITE inlet temperature from 27 °C to 18 °C, the total energy consumption of the machine room is reduced by about 10%.
  • Taro Mori, Yusuke Iwama, Hirofumi Hayama, Emad Mushtaha
    Energies 13 (21) 2020/10/22 
    Hot water supply is one of the leading consumers of energy in the building sector in cold climate areas. The use of woody biomass is effective in reducing CO2 emissions in hot-water supply systems. This report deals with a system that combines a wood pellet boiler (PB) and a heat pump system with CO2 (CO2HP) that is used in a facility for disabled people. The following research was conducted. The operation of a hybrid system combining a PB and CO2HPs was investigated. While operating the system, four specific operations were developed as countermeasures to save on costs and reduce system troubles while reducing CO2 emissions. The processes and results are introduced. Numerical simulations were carried out to optimize the operation. The hot water temperature, water volume, and hot water loads were simulated. The influence of the water volume ratio on the cost and primary energy consumption under the requirements for safe system operation was studied. The regional economic ripple effects (REREs) of this system were studied. The wood pellet boiler is not only a measure for reducing primary energy consumption but can also play an important role in a regional economy for sustainable development in countries that import energy resources such as Japan.
  • Naoki Futawatari, Yosuke Udagawa, Taro Mori, Hirofumi Hayama
    Energies 13 (18) 2020/09 
    In data centers, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) consumes 30-40% of total energy consumption. Of that portion, 26% is attributed to fan power, the ventilation efficiency of which should thus be improved. As an alternative method for experimentations, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used. In this study, “parameter tuning”-which aims to improve the prediction accuracy of CFD simulation-is implemented by using the method known as “design of experiments”. Moreover, it is attempted to improve the thermal environment by using a CFD model after parameter tuning. As a result of the parameter tuning, the difference between the result of experimental-measurement results and simulation results for average inlet temperature of information-technology equipment (ITE) installed in the ventilation room of a test data center was within 0.2 ◦C at maximum. After tuning, the CFD model was used to verify the effect of advanced insulation such as raised-floor fixed panels and show the possibility of reducing fan power by 26% while keeping the recirculation ratio constant. Improving heat-insulation performance is a different approach from the conventional approach (namely, segregating cold/hot airflow) to improving ventilation efficiency, and it is a possible solution to deal with excessive heat generated in data centers.
  • ONUMA Yuto, MORI Taro, IWAMA Yusuke
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 日本建築学会 (774) 625 - 632 1348-0685 2020/08 

     Introduction

     In recent years, many researchers research a relationship between indoor environments and health in older people because an aging society is rapidly progressing all over the world. In Japanese cases, the researches mentioned that the strong relationship between cold indoor environments and health problems such as heart disease and brain disease caused by high blood pressure. However, there are still a few previous studies dealing with the correlation between indoor thermal environment and chronic diseases in cold and snowy Hokkaido. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of the cold indoor environment on the health of older people in Hokkaido.

     Method

     Table 1 shows the outline of the survey. We conducted the questionnaire, medical examinations, and indoor climate measurement on older people who are over 70 years old without a care in the local cities of Hokkaido, such as Tomamae, Otofuke, Higashikawa, Higashi Kagura, Biei, and Yoichi. We conducted a questionnaire survey on personal attributes and a health condition such as current symptoms, drinking, smoking, sleeping habits. Also, we collected the data for housing information to estimates building energy efficiency. At the same time, we measured indoor temperatures and humidity in the living room and the dressing room as an indoor climate for 14 days from December 2017 to March 2018. The number of respondents was 574, but there were 95 respondents with a miss-measurement of temperature and humidity, and seven respondents whose questionnaires were invalidated. Then 472 respondents were eligible for analysis. We calculated the average temperature, the 1/4 temperature, and the average temperature during the sleeping of the living room and dressing room and the average of the temperature difference between the living room and dressing. Three temperature group, a warm group, a semi-cold group, and a cold group were considered for the logistic analysis. The objective variables of the analysis were high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, and musculoskeletal symptoms.

     Discussion

     The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) was 15.23 (p<0.05) in the comparison of the cold group with the warm group on 1/4 temperature of a living room and dressing room when the objective variable is a stroke. It indicates that the lowest temperature during the winter season is an important index on stroke in a cold climate area.

     The AOR was 2.99 (p<0.05) in the comparison of the semi-cold group with the warm group on average temperature during a sleeping time when the objective variable is musculoskeletal symptoms. Also, COR and AOR were 3.17 (p<0.05) and 3.44 (p<0.05), respectively, on sleeping habits. The high odds ratio among musculoskeletal symptoms, sleeping temperature, and sleeping habits indicates that keeping an indoor environment during sleep effects on good health. AOR was 2.84 (p<0.05) in the comparison of the cold group with the warm group on 1/4 temperature of a living room and dressing room when the objective variable is heart disease. Previous researches found the relationship between heart disease and hypertension. But in this research, we are not able to find the relationship. The reason is that the analysis method was insufficiently considered.

  • Motoya Hayashi, U. Yanagi, Kenichi Azuma, Naoki Kagi, Masayuki Ogata, Shoichi Morimoto, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta, Shin-ichi Tanabe, Takashi Kurabuchi, Hiromi Yamada, Kenichi Kobayashi, Hoon Kim, Noriko Kaihara
    JAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 3 (4) 423 - 434 2475-8876 2020/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Information on air-conditioning and ventilation has been continuously disseminated in response to the Japanese Government's announcement of the need for appropriate ventilation measures against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the issuing of an emergency presidential discourse by the presidents of Engineering Societies. In this paper, we add to the information the latest knowledge on the behavior of SARS-CoV-2 in air, describe its diffusion characteristics in the built environment, and summarize the effects of temperature and humidity on the virus. Then we recommend varying approaches of air-conditioning control for facility type.
  • Kazunori Takada, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta
    JOURNAL OF ASIAN ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING ENGINEERING 20 (3) 340 - 355 1346-7581 2020/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Herein, we aimed to improve the thermal insulation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) windows to reduce the energy consumption of buildings. Currently, the gold standard PVC window is triple glazed and has a thermal transmittance of 0.7 W/(m(2)center dot K). However, further reduction in the thermal transmittance of the windows via quadruple glazing is not feasible because this would make the windows too heavy and expensive. We searched for an alternative method for reducing the thermal transmittance without increasing the weight. The window frame, glazing, and glazing edge parts of a PVC window significantly affect the overall thermal insulation; thus, we evaluated the insulation contribution of each of the above to identify their optimal conditions. Using these optimal conditions, we were able to create a window having a thermal transmittance of 0.46 W/(m(2)center dot K). However, these optimal conditions make their production difficult. Hence, we manufactured an alternative using practical specifications more suited for actual production. This window achieved a thermal transmittance of 0.63 W/(m(2)center dot K).
  • Toru Yamamoto, Hirofumi Hayama, Takao Hayashi, Taro Mori
    Energies 13 (9) 2342 - 2355 2020/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    We have developed an energy-saving operations system featuring remote operation of central monitoring equipment installed in a building. This system applies robotic process automation to remote operation to automatically perform energy-saving operations on behalf of the operations manager. Furthermore, as another feature, the system requires only a local area network to connect to the central monitoring equipment enabling automatic operation to be performed regardless of the specifications of the central monitoring equipment. The items targeted for energy-saving operation by this system are the optimal operation of a heat source system, setting of the supply water temperature of heat source equipment, setting of room temperature, and setting of outside-air intake volume. At present, the operations manager has the role of performing these energy-saving operations, but finding the optimal value for each of these operations is a difficult task. An operations manager, moreover, is responsible for tasks other than facility operations such as maintenance management, so changing optimal settings accurately at regular intervals on an ongoing basis can be quite a burden. This system uses robotic process automation technology, so it is capable of performing all energy-saving operations that can be executed by the central monitoring equipment. We installed this system in a large-scale shopping mall and performed energy-saving operations on outside-air processing units. In this trial, we achieved a 44% reduction in the amount of energy required for outside-air processing and a 47% reduction in CO2 emissions.
  • Kazunori TAKADA, Hirofumi HAYAMA, Taro MORI, Koki KIKUTA
    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 一般社団法人 日本建築学会 26 (62) 173 - 178 1341-9463 2020/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In this research an evaluation of windows to realize the optimal heat balance according to the regional climatic characteristics and bearings was performed, focusing on the heating load of PVC windows in cold regions. In order to carry out this investigation the Taguchi method for trial calculations was used while studying appendage of windows, the thermal transmittance of windows, the solar heat gain coefficients of windows and the air permeability of windows, and examining their influence on heating load of windows, as well as demonstrating the reduced configuration of heating load of windows.
  • Shoei Maruyama, Taro Mori
    Japan Architecture Review 2 (4) 603 - 609 2019/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • MARUYAMA Shoei, MORI Taro, OOYANAGI Yoshinori
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 日本建築学会 (764) 911 - 918 1348-0685 2019/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    <p> Introduction</p><p> Recently, highly insulated housings are increasing nationwide. Especially in Hokkaido, the development of wooden high insulated housing has been developed from the early days. The number of those housing supplied to the market was growing after the 1980s. Nowadays, those housings are renovating. It is a good opportunity to observe how various methods have influenced insulation performance and deterioration. The purpose of this research is to give insight into distribution of second-hand housing. We analyzed insulation performance such as Q-value and air-tightness of the housings with entire insulation renovation and the existing housings in Hokkaido.</p><p> </p><p> Methods</p><p> First, we conducted a questionnaire survey. The target housings are 51 housings (Hoppougata-Jyutaku) built in Asahikawa city, Sapporo city (Kita-ku, Toyohira-ku), Kitahiroshima city in the 1990s. Next, we conducted an inspection of the target housings. The target housings consist of 13 renovated houses (a1-a13) in Sapporo city, Kitahiroshima city, Tomakomai city and 17 existing houses in Sarufutsu town, Shimokawa town, Asahikawa city, Sapporo city and Takasu town (b1-b17).</p><p> </p><p> Summary</p><p> 1) The most frequent renovation was "painting or replacement the outer wall and roof." Also, there were many answers which conducted "replacement of heating and hot-water supply equipment at the same time."</p><p> 2) About C-value of renovated housings, the RMSE of C-value was 0.56 cm<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup> and the average absolute error rate was 43%. The C-value in the inspection, about ten years after renovation, were higher than the values just after renovation in many houses, and the airtightness was somewhat deteriorated. However, in most housings, no significant deterioration of the air-tightness was confirmed even after ten years from the renovation. It was confirmed that the performance can be maintained when wooden houses are adequately insulated and repaired. </p><p> About C-value of existing housings, those can be classified into the values under 2.0 that provide sufficient air-tightness compared with new houses and the values over 3.5 that not provide enough air-tightness. There were deteriorations such as moisture problem, dew, and fungi when the air-tightness was not enough.</p><p> 3) About the Q-value, the average error between calculation values and measurement value was 0.32 W/m<sup>2</sup>K, and the average reliable section width was 0.36 W/m<sup>2</sup>K. Also, 36.4% of calculated values were within the reliable section, and few housings were below the calculation values. In the future, it is predicted that more reliable values can be calculated by conducting detailed examination of the heating area.</p><p> 4) In this report, the housings with entire insulation renovation, the deterioration of insulation performance was hardly confirmed. However, in the case of cold climate areas, there is the possibility of deterioration in partial insulation renovation. Therefore, we will consider the finance system to achieve full insulation renovation, not partial renovation in the future.</p>
  • KUDO Kazuki, MORI Taro
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 日本建築学会 84 (759) 515 - 524 1348-0685 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    <p> Introduction</p><p> The number of residences with thick insulation and air-tightness continues to increase in cold region. Ventilation loads cause over half of the heating load of such houses. In the previous report<sup>1)</sup>, we developed a ventilation preheating system combining the solar thermal collector and the PCM panel shown in Fig. 1. We verified its performance with the experiment and numerical simulation. As the result, it is difficult to optimize the control system by a simple feedback system against ever-changing weather and indoor and outdoor environments. Therefore, in this research, we aim to develop a control method for a fan air volume of ventilation preheating system by machine learning. Initially, we outlined machine learning and reinforcement learning. Next, we explained how to introduce reinforcement learning in existing systems. Finally, we examined the performance of existing ventilation preheating system (VP system) and ventilation preheating system (RL system) controlled by reinforcement learning and examined the possibility of practical application.</p><p> </p><p> Introduction of Reinforcement learning</p><p> Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shows the outline of reinforcement learning. We used the Q-Learning algorithm as the method of reinforcement learning. Fig. 4 shows the calculation process and simplified code of Q-Learning. The calculation formulas and algorithms were used to install reinforcement learning into the existing system. Fig. 6 shows a flowchart of the Q-Learning algorithm used in the calculation process in this study.</p><p> </p><p> Control of ventilation preheating system with reinforcement learning</p><p> We set the target schedule from October to March and prepared several cases of the operating periods and the air volume in VP system. We compared those results with the results operated by RL system. The findings obtained by this study are shown below.</p><p> (1) As shown in Fig. 7 and 8, it was confirmed that the RL system automatically controlled the air flow of the fan.</p><p> (2) As shown in Fig. 9, the RL system is equal to or higher than the performance of the VP system through the calculation period. Especially in the winter season, December to February, the performance of the RL system was the best in all cases.</p><p> (3) Since reinforcement learning was successfully introduced. Also, the performance of RL system was better than the other cases, it is possible to study for practical application in the future.</p>
  • TAKADA Kazunori, TATEMATSU Koichi, SHIMONOSONO Kei, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro, KIKUTA Koki
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 日本建築学会 83 (754) 955 - 964 1348-0685 2018/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    &nbsp;In this study, to investigate a method for reducing the linear thermal transmittance between windows and building walls, we used Taguchi&rsquo;s method to calculate the linear thermal transmittance between PVC windows, FIX, Casements, Sliding, and the building wall in the wooden filling heat insulation construction method. We quantitatively evaluated the impact of the insulation performance and the position of the frame part on the building wall as well as the influence of the properties of the indoor casing (thermal conductivity) on the linear thermal transmittance. We presented a configuration that minimized the linear thermal transmittance, described the fabrication of test specimens, and reported the appropriateness of these specimens via performance verification. Our results are summarized as follows.<br>&nbsp;1) The linear thermal transmittance (<i>&psi;<sub>b</sub></i>) between the windows and building walls was similar in all cross sections. In each case, the numerical magnitude could be confirmed with a certain extent of difference, possibly because of the influence of the control factor on the heat flux between the windows and building walls.<br>&nbsp;2) From the average value of the SN ratio, configuration that minimized the linear thermal transmittance were found for the combination, (Case 18) which accounted for the third level of the control factor (control factor A being the second level) common to all cross sections.<br>&nbsp;3) From the average value of the SN ratio, we found that the linear thermal transmittance can be reduced by improving the heat insulation performance of the frame part and the indoor casing and reducing the distance of the installation position of the frame part on the building wall directed inside the room.<br>&nbsp;4) It is possible to clearly show the ranking of control factors contributing to the reduction in the linear thermal transmittance at each section site; however, when considering window species having different cross-sectional structures, it is difficult to clearly judge the hierarchy from the extent of the impact of the SN ratio for each section site depending on the location of Sliding as an example.<br>&nbsp;5) The precedence order for each control factor could be clarified as a window based on the impact of the SN ratio obtained using the average <i>&psi;<sub>b</sub></i> (<i>Ave</i><i>&psi;<sub>b</sub></i>) between the window and the building wall per aperture window.<br>&nbsp;6) Performance verification was conducted for the average linear thermal transmittance between the window and the building wall per aperture window in FIX by fabricating test specimens (Cases 1, 5, and 18). The measured values, similar to the calculated values, demonstrated a tendency of decreased linear thermal transmittance in the order of Case 1 &rarr; Case 5 &rarr; Case 18. Furthermore, in each case, the divergence between the two values was less than 10%, which exhibited good consistency and proved the validity of the calculated values.<br>&nbsp;7) The installation position of the frame part had a higher effect on the convection component compared with the radiation component of the heat transfer resistance on the outdoor side; however, the impact on the linear thermal transmittance was small.
  • Taro MORI, Atsushi TAKANO, Wataru OSHIMA, Takeyoshi UEMATSU
    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 24 (58) 101 - 106 2018/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Yoshifumi KONNO, Taro MORI, Yusuke IWAMA
    日本建築学会環境系論文集 83 (751) 729 - 736 2018/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • KazukiKUDO, Taro MORI, Yuji ISHIDOYA, Yoshiko OHTSUKI, YukaKUSAMA
    Journal of Environmental Engineering 日本建築学会 83 (750) 669 - 678 1348-0685 2018/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Introduction
     In cold climate area, the number of houses with high energy efficiency and high airtightness continues to increase. Most of the heating loads for such houses are caused by fresh air which has large temperature differences. Reducing ventilation load, preheating is effective with natural resources. Therefore, in this research, we aim to develop a preheating system for ventilation combining a solar thermal collector and a heat storage. Initially, we verified PCM panels for mounting in a heat storage. Next, we made a numerical model related to the heat storage. Finally, we investigated the performance of multilayer thermal storage using PCM panels and the availability of this system using the numerical model.

     Thermal Heat Storage System with PCM Panel
     Warm air heated in solar thermal collector flow into the heat storage chamber in which one PCM panel shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 was installed, and the heat was stored in the PCM panel. After heat storage periods, the cold fresh air flow into the heated heat storage chamber, and heat exchange is carried out by passing the cold air through the PCM panel. Figures 8, 9, and 10 show the measurement results of inlet temperature and outlet temperature during the procedure. The difference between the inlet temperature and the outlet temperature shows the effect of heat storage and preheating.

     Numerical Model Outline
     Based on the experimental results of the above system, we made a numerical model and verified the consistency between the experimental value of the exit temperature and the analytical value. The numerical models are shown in equations (1), (2) and (3). Based on the comparison of the experimental value and analysis value shown in Fig. 12 and the result of RMSE shown in Table 4, we judged that the model had enough consistency.

     Analysis of Cascade System and Conclusion
     In order to expand a range of the heat storage temperature and increase the PCM weight per installation area, PCM panels in the heat storage chamber were arranged at a certain interval. In addition, we changed the combination of melting points of PCM panels and investigated the influence of the range of the heat storage temperature. In this analysis, the solar radiation and the outside air temperature obtained from the standard weather data were used through the system, the room air warmed by the solar air collector flows into the heat storage chamber during the day, and outside fresh air was heated by heat storage chamber before it flows into the room. The findings obtained by this analysis are shown below.
     (1) According to the results showing in Fig. 14 and 15, no significant difference between the inlet temperature and outlet temperature was confirmed regardless of the change in the heat storage temperature.
     (2) According to the results showing in Fig. 16, 17 and 18, the distribution of outlet temperature from the heat storage chamber and the radiation time had the difference at the range from 15 to 30 °C.
     (3) No significant difference was observed in the distribution and the total heat dissipation in typical one week shown in Figs. 19 and 20.
  • Antti Jussi Yliharju, Taro Mori, Jonna Häkkilä
    PerDis 2018 - Proceedings of the 7th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays 2018/06/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Public displays have invaded urban spaces, and different types of interactive screens are commonplace. In this poster paper, we describe an unconventional solution to construct an interactive display in an urban environment, projecting on a wall of snow. We demonstrated an interactive installation, where passersby could interact with a playful mirror application using gestures. The demonstrated installation projected on a snow wall offers an inspiring and aesthetic alternative screen set-up, which can also be used as part of the environmental and architectural landscape design for winter contexts.
  • Shoei MARUYAMA, Taro MORI
    The Architectural Institute of Japan’s Journal of Environmental Engineering 83 (748) 515 - 521 2018/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • SHINAGAWA Kohichi, MURAKAMI Shuzo, ISHINO Hisaya, YANAI Takashi, KAWAZU Yukihiro, MORI Taro
    Transactions of the Society of Heating,Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 公益社団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会 43 (253) 51 - 59 0385-275X 2018 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    <p>This paper presents a flexible and expandable database of the equipment characteristics of air conditioning in which interactions among building equipments are well considered. These characteristic databases are always maintained in a neutral and fair manner by the five subcommittees, which are not influenced by any specific manufacturer. In this paper, the importance of modifiability of equipment databases, the expandability of equipment databases, and the details of developing equipment characteristic databases are discussed. This database has three data sets (nominal performance characteristics, part load performance characteristics, and dynamic performance characteristics) which are solved by applying two modeling methods (empirical model and/or physics-based model) to represent equipment characteristics to provide shorter calculation cycles in the coupled calculation within the entire building calculation. Energy consumption by this database is validated via sensitivity analysis. The central heat source that performs unit number division is significantly influenced by dynamic performance characteristics, while the decentralized cooling and heating equipment is significantly influenced by methods for representing equipment characteristics under the minimum part load ratio. </p>
  • Yoshifumi Konno, Taro Mori
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) 82 (736) 599 - 607 1881-817X 2017/06/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In Japan, vacancy rates has been soaring. Since provincial cities would collapse if we allowed the situation, various measures are being considered. Among them, one of the most effective measure is renovate existing houses to continue to live and to be distributed. In this report, we carried out the Questionnaire survey to analyze an actual situation of energy consumption and living environment in thermal renovated residential houses. The result indicates that the resale business after renovation is valid as promotion method for existing houses.
  • Atsuhiro Kawamura, Hiroki Hayashi, Taro Mori, Hidekazu Kajiwara, Kazunori Chida, Takafumi Noguchi, Makoto Arai, Hiroshi Uchiumi
    Nihon Enerugi Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy 96 (4) 112 - 120 0916-8753 2017 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The purpose of this study is to construct a home energy management system (HEMS) that uses information and communication technologies (ICT) and solar energy more effectively to reduce energy consumption without sacrificing comfort in houses at higher northern latitudes, i.e., in colder climates. The two core technologies of this system are a room environment control system that regulates temperature and illuminance only in the vicinity of the occupants by detecting them and a solar heating system that uses a ventilation heater that warms fresh air via stored solar energy. The aim of the former is to reduce energy consumption by not raising the average room temperature and illuminance. The aim of the latter is to improve the total efficiency of the solar heating system by increasing the efficiency of the input and output of the storage tank. To achieve these goals, the two core techniques were implemented with a solar photovoltaic (PV) system and the HEMS in an existing experimental northern house. As a result of having operated this system from December 2013 to March 2014, the effectiveness of the solar heating system using a ventilation heater was confirmed. In addition, knowledge relating to improving comfort and a suggestion for reducing kerosene consumption were obtained.
  • Taro Mori, Yuki Sadaike, Kouhei Kuwabara, Toshio Kusakari, Shinichi Minami, Shinichi Takeuchi
    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 22 (52) 1021 - 1026 1341-9463 2016/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Generally, local residents are warned to evacuate to evacuation facilities such as schools, gymnasiums, and community centers, when a disaster occurred or is predicted to occur. However, there are not many investigations about thermal environment of those facilities under severe cold weather. In this report, we report the results of questionnaire for the thermal environment of housings under large-scale power failures in winter. Moreover, we investigated the thermal environment of evacuation facilities during disaster drills in severe weather. The results indicate that the thermal environments of gymnasiums are very severe, especially if it does not have enough thermal insulation.
  • Taro Mori, Takeo Nishizawa, Kouhei Kuwabara, Syoji Satou
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) 81 (720) 189 - 197 1348-0685 2016/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Recently, people pay attention to a life style of Ainu people who live in Hokkaido and north Asia area as indigenous people. Chise is a traditional house for them. They are made of just local materials such as wood and cogon grasses. In this report, we made two different types of Chise and measure the thermal environments and the skin temperature of the research participants in severe cold weather. The results indicate thermal environment in each Chise is very poor (Toichise is better than Chise). They probably had some method except housing to get warm in cold environment.
  • 杉原 慧, 森 太 郎, 大沢 飛智, 桒原 浩平, 羽 山 広 文, 菊田 弘輝
    Techinical Papers of Annual Meeting the Society of Heating,Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 公益社団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会 2016.5 189 - 192 1880-3806 2016 
    Recently, sunshine use technology is attracting attention, and it is necessary to grasp the amount of insolation that we can acquire exactly for efficient practical use. The building in the city with a complicated shape is strongly affected by neighboring buildings, and there is a great difference between predicted value and the actual measurement. In this research, we suggested the technique to reproduce a precise city shape by ALOS data.
  • 森 太郎, 大沢 飛智
    Techinical Papers of Annual Meeting the Society of Heating,Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 公益社団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会 2016.5 193 - 196 1880-3806 2016 
    近年,フリー,または安価に提供されるようになってきたGISのデータを用いて対象建物の周辺環境を構築し熱環境や暖冷房負荷への影響を解析してきた.本報告では,多くのパラメトリックスタディを実施するために必要な気象データを作成するための画像データベース作成手法について報告する.
  • 森 太郎, 浅水 仁
    釧路工業高等専門学校紀要 第50号 72 - 75 2016 [Refereed]
  • 浅水 仁, 森 太郎
    釧路工業高等専門学校紀要 第50号 68 - 71 2016 [Refereed]
  • Hisato Osawa, Taro Mori, Hiroaki Hamada, Kosuke Ogata, Hirofumi Hayama, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) 81 (721) 327 - 336 1881-817X 2016 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Direct solar heat gain (hereafter DSHG) is expected to decrease heating energy consumption of housings with airtightness and thick insulation in northern region. It is important to calculate precise solar heat gain through window, since the values influence on the strategy whether we should use DSHG or not. In this report, we suggest the method to calculate solar radiation in a site where build a building. Then the relationship between thermal environment and heating energy is analyzed by using the climate data combined with GIS data. The results identify that southern sky factor is able to explain an effect of DSHG.
  • Yoshiyuki Inoue, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta, Noriyuki Toyohara
    Journal of Energy and Power Engineering 9 (1) 1934-8975 2015/01/28
  • 大沢 飛智, 森 太郎, 湯澤 秀樹, 近藤 武士, 羽山 広文, 菊田 弘輝
    Techinical Papers of Annual Meeting the Society of Heating,Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 公益社団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会 2015.5 101 - 104 1880-3806 2015 
    近年、太陽エネルギーの利用が急速に普及している。そのため、取得可能なエネルギー量を正確に把握することは重要だ。そこで、本研究ではGISデータを利用して、外部環境による影響を考慮した日射量を算出するプログラムの作成、および算出されたデータの利用方法の提案を目的とする。 本報ではプログラムの日射量算出プロセスと札幌市の住宅地を対象としたシミュレーションを行った。また、算出結果を利用して、住宅性能と南側天空率の関係について検討した。
  • Yoshiyuki Inoue, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta, Motoya Hayashi, Noriyuki Toyohara
    6TH INTERNATIONAL BUILDING PHYSICS CONFERENCE (IBPC 2015) 78 2052 - 2057 1876-6102 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Cooling effectiveness is one of the most important factors in evaluating the value of a datacenter. The datacenter taken up in this paper is located in a cold district in Japan. Outdoor air cooling helps us to cut the power consumption for cooling. This paper first assesses the efficiency of Ishikari datacenter measuring the temperatures in a building where the cooling air flowing. Second, the author will point out the recirculation through vent holes on a ceiling in the server room and describe the most efficient method for the operation. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
  • Kosuke Ogata, Taro Mori, Hisato Osawa, Hiroaki Hamada, Hirofumi Hayama, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) Architectural Institute of Japan 80 (708) 109 - 116 1881-817X 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    It is important for planning an effect of direct solar gain to calculate the effect of surrounding environment, especially buildings around a numerical model. Therefore in this study, simulation of heating load with a boundary condition based GIS data was conducted. The result showed that solar heat gain was larger than heat loss from a window where Rss was larger than 0.4. The detail simulation were carried out for the building where Rss was larger than 0.4, and results revealed the relationship of glass size and heating load and interior design.
  • Yukako Takayama, Taro Mori, Yuji Ishidoya, Junichiro Matsunaga, Hirofumi Hayama, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) Architectural Institute of Japan 80 (708) 117 - 126 1881-817X 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The number of house with thick insulation and air tightness is increasing in cold climate region to decrease heating energy and to save daily life cost. Decreasing fresh air load is important to save heating energy in such houses. The purpose of this study is to develop pre-heating system by using solar air heat collector with thermal storage system. First, we examined the performance of the solar air heat collector and thermal storage system. Second, we made the numerical model. Third, we analyzed the possibility and the application of the system by using the numerical model.
  • Wakana Matsumoto, Taro Mori, Hirofumi Hayama, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) Architectural Institute of Japan 80 (707) 21 - 28 1881-817X 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Designing radiant ceiling cooling system is complex because radiant ceiling panels are used with other equipment for dehumidification, ventilation and cooling. The objective of this study was to propose the design method of radiant ceiling cooling system based on operation by using building simulation. The design value of radiant ceiling panels and air-conditioning can be decided easily by using simulation results. The results show that the optimal design and operation of radiant ceiling cooling system depend on first priority of building owners and designers such as thermal comfort and prevention of dew condensation.
  • Shunichi Kojima, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) Architectural Institute of Japan 80 (707) 29 - 35 1881-817X 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Air conditioning systems generally have moving parts, so an understanding of their reliability is important in system maintenance. Most university buildings have very many air conditioning systems that are often managed by a single maintenance department, so it is necessary to obtain an overall grasp of air conditioning system reliability for the entire university. We report here results obtained by analyzing reliability and maintainability concerning the introduction of gas heat pump (GHP) air conditioners to university facilities. We used a Weibull distribution to analyze the GHP failure time and a lognormal distribution to analyze the maintenance time for the GHP. From the value of the shape parameter obtained in the Weibull analysis, we determined that the GHP failure rate was rising but can be said to be nearly constant. It is estimated that major maintenance in which the maintenance time is 6 hours or more differs from a failure of 6 hours or less. Additionally, the reliability and maintainability analysis was performed separately for all of the field data, each department, the maintenance time, major maintenance, and various maintenance measures.
  • Taro Mori, Keisuke Tsuji, Hiroaki Tsuji, Hirofumi Hayama
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) Architectural Institute of Japan 80 (707) 37 - 44 1881-817X 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Hot water energy consumption is one of the biggest energy consumption and living expense in our life. In this paper, we report the energy consumption of hybrid system by using pellet boiler with CO2HP in the welfare facility. The facility has multi purpose, such as a dormitory, a hospital and a sheltered workshop for physical disabilities. It needs much hot water for cooking and bathing. We conducted the measurement of the energy consumption for hot water. The results shows that the power of pellet boiler was much less than design value and the COP of CO2HP was very low. Therefore, we optimized the usage of thermal storage tank and HP system. Also, we conducted the numerical simulation for hot water supply with the Hybrid system. The result indicate that cost is lower when the difference between water level in a day and that in a night is bigger.
  • 濵田 裕章, 大沢 飛智, 緒形 浩佑, 森 太郎, 羽山 広文, 菊田 弘輝
    Techinical Papers of Annual Meeting the Society of Heating,Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 公益社団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会 2014.10 93 - 96 1880-3806 2014 
    建築物の省エネルギー化を実現するため、PVや太陽熱集熱装置などを用いた太陽エネルギー利用技術が注目されている。それに付随して、これらの技術については多くの研究が実施されているが、建物が密集し時に複雑な形状を持つ都市内において、どの程度日射取得が可能なのかを検討している例は少ない。そこで本報は近年利用が進む、都市計画基礎調査データ等を用いて都市形状の再現を行うことで、外部環境による影響を考慮した都市の日射解析を実施した。
  • 大沢 飛智, 濵田 裕章, 緒形 浩佑, 森 太郎, 羽山 広文, 菊田 弘輝
    Techinical Papers of Annual Meeting the Society of Heating,Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 公益社団法人 空気調和・衛生工学会 2014.10 97 - 100 1880-3806 2014 
    近年北海道では住宅の高断熱、高気密化が進んだことにより、ダイレクトソーラーゲインが暖房の主熱源となる可能性がある。他方で、建築物の省エネルギー評価が算定プログラムを用いた一次エネルギー消費量で行われている。しかし、このプログラムでは建築物の周辺環境が考慮されていないため、正確な評価ができない可能性がある。そこで、本研究では都市計画基礎調査データを利用して、外部環境による影響を考慮した日射量を算出し、建物の暖房負荷を推測できる手法を提案する。
  • Yoshiyuki Inoue, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta, Noriyuki Toyohara
    2014 IEEE 36TH INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY CONFERENCE (INTELEC) (9) 16 - 24 0275-0473 2014 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    advancements in information technology have proceeded with developments in information and communication technology (ICT), increasing the demand for building datacenters. The datacenter we studied is located in Ishikari, a cold region in Hokkaido, Japan. The data center cools its electrical devices by outdoor air. We argue that this cooling system is more efficient than other more conventional systems.This paper comprises five sections. In Section 1, we present the background for our work and our objectives.In Section 2, we give an overview of the Ishikari datacenter and discuss the temperature characteristics obtained from annual measurements. We then discuss two problems, short circuit (cool air is exhausted from the server room without passing through the server racks) and recirculation(hot air exhausted from electronic devices goes back through an nonoperational part in a rack to the cool area in a server room).In Section 3, we assess the observation results given in Section 2 by using indicators we introduce. The room exhaust-heat efficiency was 0.71 in room A and 0.67 in room B. This means that about 30% of cooling air did not pass through the devices. The equipment reabsorption ratio was 0.30 in room A.In section 4, we discuss our estimation of the annual power consumption for the ventilation flow ratio by using four different patterns. The patterns differed depending on the air conditioning supply-air temperature; 18 degrees C or 27 degrees C, and whether a cap on the operational part in server racks was set. We found that the best method of controlling the cooling system was an air conditioning supply-air temperature of 27 degrees C, set cap, and ventilation flow ratio of 0.51. With this method, the annual power usage effectiveness of this data center was estimated to be 1.11 in room A.In Section 5, we summarize the results of our research.
  • 草苅敏夫, 森太郎, 南慎一, 竹内慎一
    寒地技術論文・報告集(CD-ROM) 30 ROMBUNNO.II-013  1883-3489 2014 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • 定池 祐季, 森 太郎, 南 慎一
    寒地技術論文・報告集 寒地技術シンポジウム 北海道開発技術センター 30 230 - 235 1883-3489 2014 [Not refereed][Invited]
  • 森 太郎, 南 慎一, 桑原 浩平
    寒地技術論文・報告集 寒地技術シンポジウム 北海道開発技術センター 30 116 - 121 1883-3489 2014 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Atsuhiro Kawamura, Hiroki Hayashi, Hidekazu Kajiwara, Taro Mori, Kazunori Chida, Takafumi Noguchi, Makoto Arai, Hiroshi Uchiumi
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING FOR BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY (SHC 2013) 48 (2014) 588 - 597 1876-6102 2014 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The purpose of this study is to construct an integrated system that uses information and communication technologies (ICT) and solar energy more effectively to reduce energy consumption in houses at higher northern latitudes, i.e., in colder climates [1-2]. The core technology of this system is an active indoor environment control system that regulates temperature and illuminance only in the vicinity of the occupants. A goal of this technology is to decrease unnecessary energy consumption caused by controlling the average temperature and illuminance of an entire room. With this technology, a room is divided into multiple zones. Two radiators are installed on opposite-facing walls in two adjacent zones, and one distributed power-saving light is installed in each zone. Two sensors that detect the presence of occupants are installed at the ceiling corners to monitor the room. The occupant positions and the illuminance in sunlit locations are detected by these sensors. In this study, measurements of solar energy were taken in the northern part of Japan, and it was confirmed that there exists an adequate amount of solar energy in winter. Several essential technologies were developed to regulate temperature and illuminance only in the vicinity of the occupants, and the effectiveness of these technologies was partially confirmed using a subset of the final system. The integrated system will be installed in an experimental house this winter. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
  • Taro Mori, Atsuhiro Kawamura
    Energy Procedia 48 (2014) 1393 - 1400 1876-6102 2014 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Awareness of an environmental problem and high energy cost, people is interested in renewable energy. Solar energy is one of the renewable energy which it is the simplest and is easy to use. In this report, design method for solar water heating system in severe cold region at middle latitude is discussed. 1st: the measurement result of the solar water heating system combined with heat-pump system was introduced. 2nd: the results of the numerical analysis for the above system are introduced. 3rd: the solar water heating system for detached house in a cold climate area based on the above result was proposed. Also, the numerical analysis for the system is conducted. The result indicates multiple tank system is more efficient than single tank with thermal stratification.
  • 草苅敏夫, 南慎一, 竹内慎一, 森太郎, 定池祐季
    釧路工業高等専門学校紀要 釧路工業高等専門学校 47 (47) 33 - 37 0455-017X 2013/12/21 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • 西澤岳夫, 森太郎
    Research reports, Kushiro Technical College 釧路工業高等専門学校 47 111 - 114 0455-017X 2013/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Atsuhiro Kawamura, Taro Mori, Kazunori Chida, Takafumi Noguchi, Makoto Arai, Hiroshi Utsumi
    Research reports, Kushiro Technical College 釧路工業高等専門学校 47 13 - 16 0455-017X 2013/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Naoki Futawatari, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori, Koki Kikuta, Noriyuki Toyohara
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) 日本建築学会 78 (687) 409 - 418 1348-0685 2013/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In the conventional design method, it's difficult to estimate exhaust gas recirculation and short circuit that worsen ther-mal environment. It's preventing the improvement of air conditioning efficiency because thermal conditions become severe in anticipation of rising temperature caused to them. In this study, we create an air flow network model that predicts cool-ing characteristics of ICT equipment. We study how to predict machine cooling characteristics by analyzing this model. And we build a server rack which imitates the air flow system for machine cooling to carry out comparative evaluation between model analysis and actual measurement. Result of the comparison, the analysis captured the features of the ac-tual tendency, especially average. Then, we made a simple prediction chart of machine cooling characteristics for air condi-tioning design.
  • Keisuke Tsuji, Taro Mori, Hirofumi Hayama, Masamichi Enai, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan) Architectural Institute of Japan 78 (694) 929 - 938 1881-817X 2013 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Generally speaking, heat source capacity of HVAC system is designed by maximum thermal load calculation method. Considering peak thermal load of the buildings emerge only a few days throughout the year especially in highly insulated buildings, heat source tend to deteriorate its performance due to partial load operation. The purpose of this study is to propose new design method for highly insulated buildings. Firstly, operational state of existing HVAC systems in Hokkaido during winter was clarified. Second, case studies on operational state of heat source and indoor temperature using EPS-r were carried out.
  • Kemmochi Keisuke, Hayama Hirofumi, Mori Taro, Kikuta Koki, Fukushima Akira
    Journal of Environmental Engineering 日本建築学会 77 (677) 591 - 597 1348-0685 2012/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    There had previously been many studies about displacement ventilation systems, but only a few cases mentioned mechanism of heat emitting. Therefore, this study presents the effects of adjusting heights and air volume of heat emitting to the indoor thermal environment by experiments of the model and the factory installed a displacement ventilation system. As results of them, adjusting heights and air volume of heat emitting avoids rise in temperature at the low level in the room. And it was suggested that a normalized temperature can be given as an unique function of the Archimedes number.
  • Taro Mori, Keisuke Tsuji, Hideki Suganuma, Hirofumi Hayama, Koki Kikuta
    Journal of Environmental Engineering 日本建築学会 77 (675) 357 - 363 1348-0685 2012/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Corridors on an apartment house are usually at indoor in Hokkaido. It can be achieved to make non-frozen and non-severe cold sharing space by installing those corridors on south side of apartment houses. Those places are useful for people in cold region. In this paper, the measurement results of thermal environment in the southern corridor at eastern Hokkaido is introduced. Also, the calculated result, thermal environment, by Esp-r and distribution of solar radiation by radiosity method are introduced. We found the following as the result. 1)The temperatures in the southern corridors during daytime are over 15 degree Celsius in winter season. 2)Temperature without heating system can be predicted by simple heat balance equation. 3)Southern corridors in the Pacific ocean side region can maintain high temperature in winter season. 4)The results by radiosity method indicates a.high solar absorptance interior, b.narrow corridor, c.not-large window are effective to achieve high temperature in corridor and high transmittance into room simultaneously. Also, we suggested the simple calculation method for solar absorption and temperature without heating in southern corridors.
  • Hirofumi Hayama, Yousuke Anami, Hitoshi Watanabe, Taro Mori, Manabu Kishita
    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 日本建築学会 15 (31) 817 - 822 1341-9463 2009/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The concentration and performance of the information processing devices that make up these systems are increasing rapidly, and this has led to an increase in the heat concentration of Data Centers as well. For this reason, air conditioning systems for Data Centers must offer a high level of reliability to constantly maintain appropriate room temperatures. In this paper, we will use the previously proposed calculation method to conduct the following studies, targeting cases in which the systems have actually been implemented. 1) Simulation to grasp the reliability characteristic in the system. 2) Examination for introducing thermal storage equipment to an information.
  • Hirofumi Hayama, Yuki Furihata, Taro Mori, Masamichi Enai, Manabu Kishita
    Journal of Environmental Engineering 日本建築学会 74 (640) 721 - 728 1348-0685 2009/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In the work reported here, we investigated the items listed below to identify factors that affect the ICT machine air intake temperature, focusing on the effects of machine cooling characteristics on air conditioning efficiency. 1) We created a machine cooling model that relates the temperatures in different parts, derived the parameters that affect the machine air intake temperature, and analyzed the factors that govern the machine cooling characteristics. 2) To understand the factors that affect the air intake temperature of rackmounted machines that generate high heat, we conducted experiments on the relation of the machine mounting method and the air intake temperature for various amounts of air conditioning in-flow. 3) We presented a method for determining the amount of air conditioning inflow that takes machine cooling characteristics into account, and evaluated the effect of machines cooling characteristics on air conditioning efficiency.
  • MORI Taro, SAKAI Koichirou, NISHIZAWA Shigeki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi
    Transactions of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 社団法人空気調和・衛生工学会 34 (146) 55 - 62 0385-275X 2009/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In the series of the report, we proposed to lower a temperature of water surface in a open space such as an atrium. In this report, 1) We measured the air distributions around the water surface by PIV to find the characteristics of those air distributions and to make the boundary condition and the numerical model for calculation of water movement for CFD analysis. 2) We made CFD analysis by the boundary condition. The results of the analysis indicate that 1. Moving boundary can be used for the analysis of running water, 2. The velocity of moving boundary can be calculated by the measurement value or the formula 2.6, 3. the temperature of boundary condition can be calculated by the water surface temperature. 3) We made the flow chart for planning cool running water in large open space.
  • Mori Taro, Aida Satoshi, Nishizawa Shigeki, Enai Masamichi, Hayama Hirofumi, Kawaguchi Yasufumi
    Transactions of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 社団法人空気調和・衛生工学会 31 (110) 17 - 25 0385-275X 2006/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In the series of the report, we proposed to lower a temperature of water surface in a open space such as an atrium. The contents of the past three reports were the experimental results of heat and vapor transfer on the running water in the case of the pond and fall, and the experimental results based numerical model of a heat and vapor transfer between air and running water. And what we have to do next is to make some simulation method for investigating the many-sided effects of the cool running water in a open space. In this report, we make the CFD analysis by the k-e model adding the boundary condition of the experimental results based numerical model. It is concluded from the results of the numerical analysis that: 1) The results of the CFD analysis are similar to the results of measurement nearby the water surface. 2) In the case of the distribution of air velocity, the results of the CFD analysis are not similar to the results of measurement in upper space. The reason of the difference is not clear but may be caused by the boundary condition that doesn't calculate in the CFD analysis such as a turbulent energy caused by a free surface water. 3) The distribution of air velocity, temperature, relative humidity that have strong relationship each other are influenced by changing water surface temperature. Particularly, the vortex in the lower space that is produced by cold water influences the distribution of temperature and relative humidity. 4) The distribution of relative humidity is influenced by whether the water temperature is under the condition of evaporation or the water temperature is under the condition of condensation. 5) The setting of water temperature will be optimized by calculating the air-conditioning design, the comfort and the energy efficiency, if there are the useful simulation methods.
  • KIKUTA Koki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 71 (599) 95 - 102 1348-0685 2006/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The aims of this study are to verify the optimum operation methods and the indoor comfort about thermal storage heating and cooling systems consisting of piping laid inside the floor for highly insulated buildings based on simplified predictive control. Principally, We consider the usefulness of continuous and nighttime operations on the basis of energy consumption for heating and cooling systems and indoor environment. As a result, the operation methods of equivalent for continuity like continuous and nighttime operations were effective for the problem of stopping operations on Saturday and Sunday in heating season. But stopping operations on Saturday and Sunday & continuous operations on weekdays was irrational. The operation methods of equivalent for intermittence like intermittent and nighttime operations were effective for the problem of rising room temperature during daytime in cooling season.
  • KIKUTA Koki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 71 (599) 39 - 46 1348-0685 2006/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The aim of this study is to verify qualities of indoor thermal environment and heating energy consumption through this research on highly insulated buildings introduced reduction systems of fresh air load in cold regions. The research objects are two government offices for outside insulated RC buildings newly built in Obihiro City and Hakodate City. We consider the temperature characteristics on effects of high heat insulation and thermal storage in buildings, and the heating systems and control techniques on operations for highly insulated buildings. Also we consider the effects of energy reduction and usefulness on introductions of reduction systems of fresh air load. Based on what we have learned through this research, we discuss the subjects and suggestions for highly insulated buildings in cold regions.
  • MORI Taro, TSUKADA Kana, TATEWAKI Suguru, KANBAYASHI Hidefumi, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 22 (22) 275 - 280 1341-9463 2005/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The construction method of exterior insulated building by the composite wall, which is made of EPS and calcium silicate board, has many benefits. But there have been some troubleness by frost damage in the buildings made by the method. It is nessesary for protecting the composite wall form the frost damege to dry the exterior finishing. In this paper, we conduct the model experiment, the measurement in the test house and numerical simulation for realizing the desorption performance of the composite wall compund with air layer.
  • KIKUTA Koki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro, MIYASAKA Toshikazu
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 589 (589) 37 - 42 1348-0685 2005/03 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The aim of this study is to clarify the effects of thermal storage system in midnight using the waste heat and midnight electric power, and to propose the new floor heating system using the thermal characteristics on external insulated houses. On numerical simulation of conditionally specified model, the results were as follows; (1) It was possible to maintain the room temperature and floor surface temperature by thermal storage in midnight after stopping the floor heating in daytime. (2) The amenity of thermal environment was evaluated by PMV and PPD, and the usefulness of this system was confirmed. (3) It was confirmed that the intermittent heating of approximately 6 hours for a day heating using this system was irrational from the result of radiator output and max output.
  • A Study on Floor Heating and Cooling Systems, and Permissible Range of Room Temperature Fluctuation for Highly Insulated Buildings
    Koki Kikuta, Masamichi Enai, Hirofumi Hayama, Taro Mori
    Technical Papers of Annual Meeting of IBPSA-Japan/2005 11 - 18 2005/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • S. Emad Mushtaha, Masamichi Enai, Taro Mori
    Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 4 (1) 271 - 278 1347-2852 2005 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    It has been understood that the environmental impact of housing design, construction and operation has lower priority in research studies as compared to the conventional interests in cost, size, form, location and aesthetics. Gaza's climatic data indicates that both cold and warm percentages are in the extreme values such as finding a flexible design tool that can satisfy human comfort is an important requirement in a predominantly sustainable architecture concept. Using this new concept to improve the thermal environment and ventilation of buildings through identifying, developing, and testing innovative concepts that can have potential for achieving human satisfaction in homes. Herein, basic principles of Successive Integration Method have been utilized on some materials and varying passive elements to achieve an adequate module's elements. An integrated design with floor cooling and heating, natural ventilation and some additional passive techniques found that indoor temperature could be properly maintained. © 2005, Architectural Institute of Japan. All rights reserved.
  • Barrier-free Temperatures of House for Seniors
    Hirofumi Hayama, Yoshimi Ueda, Masamichi Enai, Taro Mori
    Annual Report of Gerontological Research (21) 1 - 12 2005 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Yuki Furihata, Hirofumi Hayama, Masamichi Enai, Taro Mori
    IEICE TRANS. COMMUN 一般社団法人電子情報通信学会 E87-B (12) 3568 - 3575 0916-8516 2004/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The effects of air-intake format of forced-air-cooled equipment on the efficiency of air conditioning systems are studied. A modern data center features a large number of information-processing devices to provide telecommunication services. These devices generate considerable heat, and the equipment that houses these devices often employs "forced air cooling" in which a cooling effect is achieved by sucking in large amounts of room air. An air conditioning system used for a machine room filled with such equipment therefore requires high fan driving power resulting in significantly low air conditioning efficiency. In this study, we first performed mockup-based experiments to obtain a quantitative understanding of how different air-intake formats for equipment affect the temperature at various room locations such as equipment intake. We then created a model for predicting the temperature at various locations, and on the basis of this model, we analyzed the factors affecting intake temperature and examined how intake temperature affects air conditioning efficiency. It was found that placing air inlets in the lower 1/3 portion of forced-air-cooled equipment could prevent the equipment from reabsorbing the hot air that it blows out and therefore improve air conditioning efficiency.
  • Hirofumi Hayama, Masamichi Enai, Taro Mori, Manabu Kishita
    IEICE TRANS. COMMUN 一般社団法人電子情報通信学会 E87-B (12) 3443 - 3450 0916-8516 2004/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    This development proposes a highly efficient air-conditioning airflow system for a computer-machine room having high-heat-generating equipment using forced-air cooling. The proposed system recirculates room air in the area surrounding equipment back to the cooling supply air supplied from a double floor. The recirculated air is therefore used as cooling air for computers. This system enables the blowing temperature difference of air-conditioner units to be increased, blower capacity to be decreased, and overall efficiency of air-conditioner units to be increased. Here, we have proposed an air-conditioning airflow system that decreases the amount of cooling supply air while ensuring adequate air ventilation for equipment using forced-air cooling, and a design method for achieving this system.
  • Mori Taro, Enai Masamichi, Aida Satoshi, Saito Mitsugu, Hayama Hirofumi
    Transactions of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan 社団法人空気調和・衛生工学会 29 (95) 25 - 33 0385-275X 2004/10/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    It is possible to design the thermal and humid indoor climate by using condensation phenomena on water ponds in a large well, if the relationship between the condensation rates and the boundary condition, i.e. air velocity, vapor pressure and adiabatic saturated temperature, was found from actual-sized experiments. In this report, such relationship was reinvestigated by using the reported experimental results. Conclusions were discussed as follows: 1) It is very difficult to measure surface temperature of water ponds when we used thermocouples. The reason is that there are many small waves on the water ponds. So simple calculation method for surface temperature of water ponds was proposed. When the proposed method can evaluate the surface temperature of water ponds by using water temperature and adiabatic saturated temperature. 2) Ratio of interior division was found from measurement results. This ratio coincided with the result from thermal conductance of saturated air film and of water film under the water surface. 3) When the ratio of interior division was used for estimating the water surface temperature, difference between vapor pressure of room air and of water surface can be easily obtained. That difference of vapor pressure can be used as the first approximation factor. And also each approximated function between vapor pressure and condensation (evaporation) rates was a straight line that coincides with the origin.
  • HAYAMA Hirofumi, ANAMI Yosuke, WATANABE Hitoshi, HAYASHI Masahiro, ENAI Masamichi, MORI Taro
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 69 (584) 53 - 59 1348-0685 2004/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Information systems play an important role in today's advanced information society. The concentration and performance of the information processing devices that make up these systems are increasingly rapidly, and this has led to an increase in the heat concentration of Data Centers as well. For this reason, air conditioning systems for Data Centers must offer a high level of reliability to constantly maintain appropriate room temperatures. In a previous report, we proposed a calculation method for evaluating the reliability of air conditioning systems - targeting central heat source A/C systems and distributed A/C systems as well as co-generation systems with complex system configurations - and examined the unique features of this calculation method. In this paper, we will use the previously proposed calculation method to conduct the following studies, targeting cases in which the systems have actually been implemented. 1) Study methods for evaluating reliability with consideration to change in the performance of air conditioners, and change in room temperature accompanying A/C system stoppages. 2) In an A/C system comprised of several A/C units, evaluate how the reliability characteristics of each individual air conditioner, and the number of devices that make up the system, affect the overall reliability of the system. 3) Evaluate how the individual units that make up a co-generation system affect the overall reliability of the system.
  • NISHIZAWA Shigeki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 69 (576) 29 - 36 1348-0685 2004/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    It's difficult to apply the age of air and ventilation effectiveness to evaluating the space with natural ventilation and cross ventilation, because the property of indoor environment changes under the influence of external condition. New index which expresses the unevenness in space for natural ventilation and cross ventilation is examined from movement and diffusion of tracer gas, in consideration of time scale of airflow field. And 2-zone model is examined as the macro model in consideration of unevenness. 1. Volume index is derived from concentration at exhaust to gas input at supply. And it is confirmed the index expresses the unevenness in space. 2. It is confirmed to able to grasp the overview of velocity distribution from the volume index. 3. 2-zone model based on the volume index is presented. And correspondence to the transient analysis is considered. 4. The identification method of the interzonal airflow rate is examined.
  • 冷却流水面による大規模吹抜け空間の調湿・除湿
    空気調和・衛生工学論文集 (95) 25 - 33 2004 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Improving the efficiency of cooling systems in data centers considering equipment characteristics
    Yuki Furihata, Hirofumi Hayama, Masamichi Enai, Taro Mori, Manabu Kishita
    INTELEC, International Telecommunications Energy Conference (Proceedings) 32 - 37 0275-0473 2004 
    Internet data centers are helping to expand the network society throughout the world. These data centers require air conditioning to operate, and raising the efficiency of their cooling systems can have significant benefits such as the prevention of equipment failure and the saving of energy as well as improved cost performance. A data center in which much heat-generating equipment has been installed produces a large amount of heat, and achieving a balance between cooling power and fan driving power holds the key to greater efficiency. This study consisted of: 1) Full-scale mockup experiments that consider the ventilation of even heat-generating equipment installed in racks and 2) Efficiency evaluation and intake-temperature evaluation based on measurement results for fixed heat-generating equipment using ventilation volume and inter-equipment gap area as parameters. The results of these evaluations revealed that intake temperature could be predicted when varying these two parameters.
  • ENAI Masamichi, OHASHI Masanori, ARATANI Noboru, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 17 (17) 243 - 246 1341-9463 2003/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Diatomite is a famous material for efficient moisture absorbent. We can control humidity level in room air by using it. In this study, the performance of ventilation devices for moisture-absorbent dehumidification and heat exchange was developed and tested by using the diatomite saturated with CaCl_2.
  • MORI Taro, SAKI Yoshiyuki, SUGAWARA Masanori, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 68 (568) 119 - 125 1348-0685 2003/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Shield cloths are expected as a simple and effective method to improve the luminous and thermal environment in an atrium space. But it has not been clear the effect of this method. In this study, the environment, distribution of luminosity, distribution of temperture on the shield cloth, thermal environment and impression of occupied people, in the two atrium space which set the shield cloths and didn't set the shield cloths were measured and the measurement results of the environment in the atrium space with shield cloths and the atrium space without shield cloths were compared.
  • ENAI Masamichi, YOSHIHARA Mihiko, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro, TAMURA Kaai
    Journal of environmental engineering 一般社団法人日本建築学会 68 (568) 103 - 110 1348-0685 2003/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In cold region like Hokkaido, severity index evaluated by weather conditions and sense of climate in each area is required for defining winter's misery. 1) When assuming total hours of snowstorm or freezing precipitation in case of Japan, climate severity index (CSI) in Hokkaido can be calculated. CSl in Hokkaido had a range from 32 to 50. 2) Six levels of adaptation to winter defined by N. Pressman were asked to staffs of promotion section of Cities in Hokkaido and to two groups of students in Hokkaido University as a questionnaire. Replies of enduring winter were the most among the six levels. Reply pattern of each group to the six levels was very similar. 3) Regional climate map (Hokkaido) was proposed by using coefficient from principle component analysis. The analysis used data of questionnaire results to officials of Hokkaido Government and of weather condition. Regional climate map was well relative to CSI.
  • Enai Masamichi, Mori Taro, Kawaguchi Yasufumi, Hayama Hirofumi
    Transactions of the Society of Heating,Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan. 社団法人空気調和・衛生工学会 28 (89) 37 - 43 0385-275X 2003/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In order to design the thermal and humid indoor Climate by using condensation and evaporation phenomena on the surface of waterfall in a large well, the relationship between the condensation rates and the boundary condition, i.e. air velocity, vapor pressure and relative humidity, was found by experimental results from a small model. At the same time, the mechanism of evaporation on the surface of waterfall was discussed as the measurement results by the same analysis method. The following conclusions were drawn from the results of this study. 1) As the air velocity and the difference of vapor pressure increase, the condensation rates on the surface of waterfall increase. As the relative humidity decreases, the condensation rates decrease. The above relationships were approximated by using the least square method. 2) In a rough estimate, the dehumidification factor corresponds to the convective heat transfer coefficient. The condensation rates by the waterfall are larger than that of the running water of a pond. 3) If the cool waterfall is designed in a large well, the condensation rates will be estimated by using the above relationships in advance. So the thermal and humid indoor climate in a large well will be improved by the condensation phenomena
  • H Hayama, M Enai, T Mori, M Kishita
    INTELEC'03: POWERING THE BROADBAND NETWORK, PROCEEDINGS 140 - 146 2003 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    This development proposes a highly efficient air-conditioning airflow system for a computer-machine room having high-heat-generating equipment using forced-air cooling. The proposed system recirculates room air in the area surrounding equipment back to the cooling supply air supplied from a double floor. The recirculated air is therefore used as cooling air for computers. This system enables the blowing temperature difference of air-conditioner units to be increased, blower capacity to be decreased, and overall efficiency of air-conditioner units to be increased. Here, we have proposed an air-conditioning airflow system that decreases the amount of cooling supply air while ensuring adequate air ventilation for equipment using forced-air cooling, and a design method for achieving this system.
  • Y Furihata, H Hayama, M Enai, T Mori
    INTELEC'03: POWERING THE BROADBAND NETWORK, PROCEEDINGS 152 - 159 2003 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The effects of air-intake format of forced-air-cooled equipment on the efficiency of air conditioning systems are studied. A modern data center features a large number of information-processing devices to provide telecommunication services. These devices generate considerable heat, and the equipment that houses these devices often employs "forced air cooling" in which a cooling effect is achieved by sucking in large amounts of room air. An air conditioning system used for a machine room filled with such equipment therefore requires high fan driving power resulting in significantly low air conditioning efficiency. In this study, we first performed mockup-based experiments to obtain a quantitative understanding of how different air-intake formats for equipment affect the temperature at various room locations such as equipment intake. We then created a model for predicting the temperature at various locations, and on the basis of this model, we analyzed the factors affecting intake temperature and examined how intake temperature affects air conditioning efficiency. It was found that placing air inlets in the lower 1/3 portion of forced-air-cooled equipment could prevent the equipment from reabsorbing the hot air that it blows out and therefore improve air conditioning efficiency.
  • M Norota, H Hayama, M Enai, T Mori, M Kishita
    INTELEC'03: POWERING THE BROADBAND NETWORK, PROCEEDINGS 147 - 151 2003 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Now, as we move toward the advanced information society, systems for transmitting multimedia information, including text, sound, video, and computer data, play the vital role in society. Particularly, the Internet, which can make us get information all over the world, has spread remarkably and adopted broadband communication systems. Servers and routers supporting these networks are set up in data-center and necessary for information relay. Air conditioning systems are introduced in data-center so as to do smooth working of machines and it is maintain the information systems environment. In case of heat distribution in the room, the operate temperature of air conditioning system must be dropped so that the hottest machines don't exceed the appropriate temperature. But this is not efficiency operating. Thus, the distribution of heat generation is one of the factors that are effective in efficiency of air conditioning system. It's not clearly the degree of this factor now. So I inspected the relation between heat distribution and energy consumption of air conditioning system. I expected that the results of this research assist the air conditioning system arrangement in data-center. In laboratory there are a lot of machines that can change heat generation. The room temperature and the efficiency of air conditioning system were measured. As a result, heat generation affect on the energy consumption.
  • NISHIZAWA Shigeki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 117 (15) 155 - 160 1341-9463 2002/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    It is too difficult to find out the main current in the field of cross ventilation as current zone. In this report, the distribution of gas concentration diffused after the pulse injection in the field of steady cross ventilation is caluculated by using CFD, and the zone of main current is identified by degree which gas reaches from opening and goes out. And it is confirmed that the current zone has spatial characteristics.
  • NISHIZAWA Shigeki, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 116 (14) 165 - 170 1341-9463 2001/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    It is too difficult to evaluate cross ventilation quantitatively. In this report, the effective volume index, which shows the diffuse degree of tracer gas, is applied to the steady cross ventilation. And then the effective volume index is examined by using CFD analysis, spatial characteristics are decided by such volume. In conclusion, it is confirmed to be able to evaluate whether the cross wind passes through the room without most mixing air or it mixes room air immediately.
  • MORI Taro, KONISHI Takahisa, ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirohumi
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 116 (13) 125 - 130 1341-9463 2001/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In this report, the two subjects for elevating the availability of this method were discussed. (1) The velocity of balloons by the wind channel test was examined to evaluate accuracy of the measurement. It can be seen that the velocity of balloons was in direct proportion to the air velocity in wind channel, the inclinations of correlation line were more than 0.8 ; and the correlation coefficients were more than 0.9. (2) The automatic algorism to track balloons in pictures was developed to ease the operation of the measurement. And the algorism was useful as speed and accuracy.
  • MORI Taro, ENAI Masamichi
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 7 (7) 87 - 92 1341-9463 1999/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In this report, we proposed the technique to reproduce the flight track of the tetra-type bag for gravity free and showed one example of air currents in an atrium space under the heating condition by using this technique. Generally, it is impossible to estimate the velocity of the bag as equal to air velocity, because the bag is too large as a tracer particle of the air current. To clarify the influence of this scale factor on the techniques, the measured results by using this technique for measuring the air current were compared with them by using of hot wire anemometer. It was found that the statistical averages of air movement according to the bag scale represent the bag movements.
  • ENAI Masamich, ARATANI Noboru, MAEDA Hidehiko, KAWAGUCHI Yasufumi, MORI Taro
    Transactions of the Society of Heating,Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan. 社団法人空気調和・衛生工学会 24 (72) 47 - 56 0385-275X 1999/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In order to design the thermal and humid indoor climate by using condensation and evaporation phenomena on the running water surface of ponds in a large well, the relationship between the condensation rates and the boundary condition [i.e. air velocity, vapor pressure and relative humidity] was found by experimental results using a small model. At the same time, the mechanism of evaporation on the running water surface was discussed as the measurement results by the same analysis method. 1) As the air velocity and the difference of vapor pressure increase, the condensation rates on the running water surface increase. As the relative humidity decreases, the condensation rates decrease. The above relationships were approximated by using the least square method. 2) In a rough estimate, the dehumiditification factor corresponds to the convective heat transfer coefficient. 3) If the cool running water of ponds is designed in a large well, the condensation rates on the running water surface will be estimated by using the above relationships in advance. So the thermal and humid indoor climate in a large well that has a ponds will be improved by condensation phenomena.
  • MORI Taro, ENAI Masamichi, ARATANI Noboru
    Journal of architecture and building science 一般社団法人日本建築学会 3 (5) 163 - 167 1341-9463 1997/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Shielding daylight by the use of cloths and to expelling warm stagnant air at the ceiling level by buoyant convection are widely used to prevent a Glass-Covered Space (GCS) from overheat due to excessive daylight transmission in summer. In this report, some shield models and cloths for controlling the luminous and thermal environment in the GCS are discussed. To clarify the effects of shield on the thermal and luminous environment of a GCS, the distribution of luminous intensity on wall surfaces were numerically calculated by using Monte Cairo Methods. The results shows that shield cloths, especially the hanging type, are effective for controlling daylight conditions and can improve the thermal environment of a GCS.

MISC

Presentations

Teaching Experience

  • Bilingual Design of Architectural EnvironmentBilingual Design of Architectural Environment Hokkaido University
  • architecture environmentarchitecture environment Hokkaido University
  • computing exercisecomputing exercise Hokkaido University

Association Memberships

  • JAPAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY   空調・衛生工学会   日本建築学会   SHASE   A. I. J.   

Works

  • 一般建築の運用エネルギー低減を目的とした簡易コミッショニングシステム開発に関する研究
    2004 -2005
  • 大規模市場の換気性状に関する研究
    2002 -2003
  • RC戸建住宅の躯体蓄熱利用型外断熱工法と空気熱源式ヒートポンプの熱特性把握とその適合検証
    2002 -2003
  • 日本電気硝子(株)、第7回空間デザインコンペ、提案部門、佳作

Research Projects

  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2022/04 -2025/03 
    Author : 森 太郎, 細淵 勇人, 桑原 浩平, 岩間 雄介, 渡部 典大, 中山 哲士
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2021/04 -2024/03 
    Author : RIJAL HOMBAHADUR, 西名 大作, 森 太郎, 中谷 岳史, 源城 かほり, 宇野 朋子
     
    東海のオフィスにおける温熱環境の実測と熱的快適性に関する調査を行った。多くの執務者の快適温度は22~27℃になっていた。快適温度とグローブ温度に高い相関関係がみられ,執務者がオフィスの温度に快適に感じていたことが分かった。(リジャルH.B.) 北海道のオフィスにおける温熱環境の実測と熱的快適性を調査した。その結果,行動量の増加に伴い寒暑感は増加し快適温度は低くなっていた。また,着衣量の増加に伴い寒暑感は減少し快適温度は高くなっていた。外気温度の高低に関わらず快適温度範囲は変化しないことが分かった。(森太郎) 長野県と秋田県で調査する建物の確保,測定機器の準備,アンケートを倫理委員会への手続きを行った。長野地域では,長野県庁,工務店1社,建材会社1社の調査準備を完了することができ,2022年5月から計測を開始する。(中谷岳史) 関西のオフィスで調査を実施した。秋季~冬季の調査結果では,平均快適温度は 24.3℃であり,寒がりの方が快適温度のばらつきが広い傾向であった。快適温度と外気温の相関関係が非常に弱いのは,短期間の調査結果の分析であることと,執務者達が季節変動の小さい室内温熱環境で勤務しており,それに慣れてしまったためと考えられる。(宇野朋子) 中国のオフィスにおける,温熱環境の実測調査と熱的快適性に関する調査をもとに,寒暑感分布と冷暖房使用状況の違いを示す各モードにおける快適温度を示した。また,快適温度と外気温度の関係についても検討したものの,調査期間が短くサンプル数の影響もあって,明確な傾向はみられなかった。(西名大作) 九州のオフィスで温熱環境の実測と熱的快適性に関する調査を分析した結果,快適温度は冷暖房非使用時で24.3℃,冷房時で26.0℃,暖房時で23.2℃であった。快適温度と外気温度の相関関係は高く,外気温度に応じて快適温度が変動していることが分かった。(源城かほり)
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
    Date (from‐to) : 2019/06 -2021/03 
    Author : Hayama Hirofumi
     
    Research into seasons and health is a field related to biometeorology and public health. This research used big data that included mortality tables in vital statistics data of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (1972-2016), AMeDAS meteorological data of the Japan Meteorological Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (approximately 1300 locations throughout Japan), housing and land statistics and national census data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, etc.. The research made progress in the following items, clarified the factors affecting health risks, and obtained indices for the formation of healthy and safe local environments and living environments. 1) Development of a technique for linking essential data from various types of big data, 2) Evaluation of how season and outside air temperature affect the risk of death, 3) Clarification of changes in housing policies over time and risk of death
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2018/06 -2021/03 
    Author : Tamakoshi Akiko
     
    To lead an independent life, it is fundamental to be able to move where one wants by oneself, that is, to be able to walk. In this study, we investigated the relationship between gait parameters and cognitive function measured by MoCA-J for 70-79 year olds living in 6 towns in Hokkaido, Japan, who were not certified as caregivers. A non-invasive, easy-to-measure wearable device was used to ascertain gait parameters, and the relationship with cognitive function measured by the MoCA-J was investigated. From a survey conducted in 2018 with 236 participants, we statistically analysed the 20 gait parameters obtained and extracted four gait factors (general cycle, initial contact, propulsion, and mid-swing). In both the cross-sectional study (cognitive function in 2018) and the follow-up study (cognitive function in 2021, 165 participants), better general cycle was found to be associated with higher cognitive function.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2018/04 -2021/03 
    Author : Hayama Hirofumi
     
    This research concerned air conditioning facilities in data centers that accommodate mostly IT equipment and precision machining factories that accommodate high-heat-generating machine tools. With the aim of cooling the heat generated by equipment in an accurate and highly efficient manner while ensuring a satisfactory indoor work environment for workers. The following results were obtained, 1) Clarification of determining factors in air conditioning efficiency and development of an air conditioning system that linked IT equipment and air conditioning facilities, 2) Development of a latent-heat/sensible-heat cooling system using cool outside air, 3)Quantification of maintenance data of air conditioning facilities and development of reliability evaluation tools associated with changes in room temperature, 4) Creation of a model for temperature-stratification formative factors in a displacement ventilation system and development of a prediction method
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2017/04 -2020/03 
    Author : Ukawa Shigekazu
     
    This study aimed to investigate the association between room temperature in the cold, snowy season, and health-related outcomes in the community-dwelling older people of five towns in Hokkaido, Japan. We analyzed data from 569 participants (301 men and 268 women) who participated in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study 2016 aged between 69 to 78 years. These participants did not need long-term care and lived in Higashikawa, Higashikagura, Biei, Tomamae, Yoichi, or Otofuke. We measured the temperature in the living room and bathroom for 14 days using HLT-100BT (CUSTOM). The median temperature was 20.9 (minimum: 3.6, maximum: 29.7) °C in the living room, and 17.4 (minimum: -0.2, maximum:27.0) °C in the bathroom. We found significant inverse associations between the age of the house and room temperature. No significant correlations were found between room temperature in the living room and cognitive function, average daily steps, or sedentary time, or daily sodium intake.
  • 北海道型高性能住宅群のエネルギー消費パラメータに関する研究
    LIXIL生活財団:
    Date (from‐to) : 2016/10 -2017/10 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • 寒冷地におけるFuel povertyの実態把握に関する研究
    住総研:
    Date (from‐to) : 2016/10 -2017/10 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2014/04 -2017/03 
    Author : Hayama Hirofumi, KOHATA Yuji, KOJIMA Shunichi, MATSUMOTO Wakana, INOUE Yoshiyuki
     
    This series of studies relates to air conditioning facilities for rooms accommodating IT equipment that generates large amounts of heat. To ensure that this equipment is cooled reliably and efficiently, we focus on three main points: (1) optimizing the thermal environment inside the room, (2) improving the efficiency of the air conditioning facilities, and (3) ensuring that these facilities operate reliably. We systematically organize issues that cross the boundaries between different industrial fields; “IT equipment design & construction (manufacturing industry), architecture and operation of information services (service industry), and air conditioning equipment design & construction (construction industry)” and quantitatively clarify the measures to be taken and the effects of these measures. The results of these studies are compiled into highly practical form.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2014/04 -2017/03 
    Author : Mori Taro
     
    Energy conservation of housing life is an urgent issue all over the world. The use of solar energy is one of the methods to solve the issue. There are great possibilities as an energy source. Although solar systems are useful, the effects are influenced by not only regional climate but also obstacles around a site. In this research, we conducted the research on the influence of surrounding obstacles around a site by using several kinds of GIS data. The achievements are as follows. (1) Development of forecasting system for solar radiation by fish eye lens attached with a smart phone. (2) Development of the method to create a climate data for a site using GIS data and standard weather data. (3) Numerical analysis on influences of surrounding obstacles on heating, cooling energy, and solar system.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2013/04 -2017/03 
    Author : Nishizawa Takeo
     
    Recently, people pay attention to a life style of Ainu people who live in Hokkaido and north Asia area as indigenous people. In the past study, we made two different types of Chise and measure the thermal environments in severe cold weather. The results indicate thermal environment in each Chise is very poor. So we built Toichise, a house to surpass cold in winter, on the campus with students to conduct the social and the environmental education. In the education, we measured the thermal environment. Furthermore, we developed the kit of Toichise for teaching elementary and secondary school students. Finally, we were able to tell them about pleasure and significance of the manufacturing, a housing for northern indigenous people.
  • 都市計画基礎調査データを利用した札幌市内全ての建物の日射利用データベースの構築
    (一財)日本建設情報総合センター:研究助成
    Date (from‐to) : 2014/11 -2015/11 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • 札幌市の全建物の日射データベースの作成と分析
    LIXIL生活財団:
    Date (from‐to) : 2014/10 -2015/10 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2011/04 -2014/03 
    Author : HAYAMA Hirofumi, SAITO Masaya, KIKUTA Koki, MORI Taro, UMEMURA Tomohiro
     
    (1) We obtained demographic statistical data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and analyzed the relevance of causes of death and weather conditions for deaths in different regions and locations. (2) With the cooperation of medical institutions involved in home care and nursing, we took simultaneous measurements of indoor temperature environments and physiological data to understand how the body is affected by the indoor temperature environment.(3) We took simultaneous measurements of the indoor temperature environment and physiological data (blood pressure, heart rate) before and after bathing to understand how the indoor temperature environment affects the body.(4) Using data on the distribution of room temperatures inside residences, we analyzed the factors contributing to the occurrence of temperature distributions. (5) We prepared guidelines for the planning of residential buildings and residential environments that take health and safety into consideration.
  • 札幌市における厳冬期被災時の避難所運営手法に関する研究
    札幌市:平成25年度札幌市大学提案型共同研究事業
    Date (from‐to) : 2013/04 -2014/03 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • 札幌市のダイレクトソーラーゲインポテンシャルマップの作成
    北海道ガス:平成25年度北海道ガス大学研究支援制度
    Date (from‐to) : 2013/04 -2014/03 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • トロンブウォールとPCMによる外気負荷削減システムの開発
    ノーステック財団:スタートアップ研究補助金
    Date (from‐to) : 2013/04 -2014/03 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • 厳冬期被災を想定した避難所運営手法に関する研究
    日本建築学会:特定課題研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2012/04 -2014/03 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • 寒冷地における日射取得最大化に向けた技術開発
    LIXIL生活財団:
    Date (from‐to) : 2012/10 -2013/10 
    Author : 森 太郎
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2011 -2013 
    Author : MORI Taro
     
    Research and development for heating system in cold climate area was conducted. the detail is as follows. 1. the development of human tracking system in a housing by using kinect sensor. 2. the analysis of physiological and physiological response in the test housing which use floor heating system was conducted. Also, the analysis of those response under solar radiation was conducted. 3. measurement of energy consumption and numerical analysis for high performance housing were conducted. a. measurement of energy consumption for high performance housing with passive ventilation and air source heat pump heating system is conducted. b. numerical analysis of absorbed solar radiation for high performance housing is conducted. 3. numerical analysis by using GIS data was conducted. 4.research and development of pre-heating system by using PCM and tronbe wall system is conducted.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2010 -2012 
    Author : NISHIZAWA Takeo, MORI Taro
     
    We built Chise, housing for northern indigenous people in Hokkaido, on the campus with students to conduct the social and the environmental education. In the education, we measured the thermal environment. Furthermore, we developed the kit of Chise for teaching primary and secondary students. Finally, we were able to tell them about pleasure and significance of the manufacturing, a housing for northern indigenous people.
  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業 萌芽研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2006 -2007 
    Author : 羽山 広文, 繪内 正道, 森 太郎, 渡邉 均
     
    住宅において、心疾患および脳血管疾患の発症は浴室およびトイレ内で多くみられ、その数は冬期に顕著となっている。一方、住宅において、階段、廊下、浴室での転倒、屋根からの転落など、怪我の発生の要因を明確にすることは、安全な住環境の形成に欠かせない。本研究では、各自治体が保有している救急搬送データ(救急車の出動記録)を用い、住宅および屋外に関わる傷病の発生個所、発生時期・時間、その種類、容態の程度などを調査分析し、傷病の発生と住環境の関係を明らかにした。また、これらの結果を用い、安全と健康を配慮し、温度のバリアフリーを実現する住宅計画・住環境計画を取りまとめた。以下に概要を示す。 1)救急搬送データ収集と住環境における疾病の発生に関する調査分析:日本の寒冷地から温暖地の救急搬送データを幅広く収集し、各種疾病の発生と発生場所を分析し、予防策に繋がる要因を明らかにした。2)救急搬送データ収集と住環境における怪我の発生に関する調査分析:日本の寒冷地から温暖地の救急搬送データを幅広く収集し、住環境における各種事故の発生と発生場所の分析結果から予防策に繋がる要因を明らかにした。3)実際の住宅内での温度分布、浴室内および浴槽内の温度に関する調査分析:熱性能の異なる種々の住宅を調査することで、住宅の熱性能、暖房設備の形態などと室温分布の関係が明確になる。一方、浴室および浴槽内の温度計測を実施した。4)浴室周りでの温熱環境の評価と室温維持に関わる解析:浴室周りの温熱環境を評価するため脱衣室、浴室、浴槽を想定した非定常伝熱モデルを作成し、実測結果から各パラメータを同定した。今後、これらの結果を用い浴槽のお湯で浴室の室温維持に必要な断熱仕様を明確にした。
  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業 若手研究(B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2006 -2007 
    Author : 森 太郎
     
    民生部門の更なる省エネルギーが急務となっている.特に北海道では住宅用のエネルギー消費量の約8割が暖房,給湯用となっている.同時に日本では社会の高齢化が進み,これまで燃焼機器を用いてきた暖房,給湯のスタイル安全性の高い非燃焼機器を用いて得るようなシステムの開発が急がれている. 以上の背景をふまえ,本研究の目的は,日本で冬季間の外気温が最も低い,北海道道東地方において,1.ガラスカバードスペース(GCS)を取り入れ口とした換気システム,2.室外機(蒸発器)をグラスカバードスペース(GCS)に設置したヒートポンプ(HP)熱源システムを用い,住宅における暖房,給湯用エネルギーを大幅に削減することである.H18年度の研究では,GCSが換気の予熱空間として有効なこと(GCSの測定期間の平均温度は13.1[℃]で,昼間には温度が20℃を超えることもあり,外気負荷の削減やコミュニティースペースとしての活用が期待できる温度となっている.一方,外気温は1.3[℃]であり,日射の有無にかかわらず平均で10[℃]以上高いという結果となった.),CO2HPが北海道道東地区でも効率よく動作することを確認した.H19年度はCO2HPをさらに高効率で動作させるために,トロンブウォールとの複合化を試みた.その結果,トロンブウォールで加熱された空気によって室外機を動作させることで設置前には2を切っていたCOPが,ほぼ同条件の場合に3.5程度まで上昇した. 本来,CO2HPは5を超えるCOPを発揮するのだが,現在は貯湯槽の容量と使用量がマッチしていないためあまり高いCOPが発揮できていない.今後,貯湯量と使用量のマッチングを図ることでさらなる効率化が期待できる.また,トロンブウォールの伝熱モデルを作成することで,道東地方において高効率に給湯エネルギーを得る手法についての検討を行っていく.
  • 冷却流水面による室内オープンスペースの調湿、除湿
    科学研究費補助金
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2007
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2007 
    Author : ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, KIKUTA Koki, MORI Taro, HAYASHI Motoya, NISHIZAWA Shigeki
     
    In this report, as the first step, transfer model of heat and moisture for horizontal running water was indicated according to balance of heat and moisture measured in the laboratory. At the second step, CFD (computer fluid dynamics) which was built with transfer model of heat and moisture was compared with actual results as a numerical verification. We need to measure actually distribution of air velocity for adjacent boundary layer on the running water surface for explaining a transfer mechanism of heat and moisture. Such distributions of air velocity on the running water surface were measured by using PIV. It is necessary to estimate by using numerical simulations before planning thermal-aero environment of indoor open spaces. At the third step, improved effects were evaluated by using numerical simulations for planning future thermal-aero environment of indoor open spaces. To design thermal-aero environment for inner open spaces, we need to know the relationship between illuminate environment and solar radiation trough the glass roofs for such spaces. It is possible to estimate thermal load for void spaces of top light type. Classification of atrium spaces was done like side-core model, center core model and linear core model. Best option was indicated from the parameter analysis of PIV. To discuss the numerical analysis by using macro-model that needs for planning of thermal-aero environment to use weak temperature distribution in inner open spaces should be continued. Also CFD analysis used cool running water surface should be continued.
  • MASによる環境配慮施策の効果予測
    科学研究費補助金
    Date (from‐to) : 2004 -2005
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2004 -2005 
    Author : ENAI Masamichi, HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro, SETOGUCHI Go, HONMA Yoshinori, HAYASHI Motoya
     
    We have common subjects in Cold Regions. One of them is development and substantiality of outdoor life in winter. In this research project, schoolchildren were asked by questionnaire method how much they like or hate winter. For comparing with adults' adaptation to winter, adults were also asked by the same questionnaire method. The field works were done in Japan (Sapporo, Morioka and Sendai), Canada (Waterloo and Gatineau), Finland (Espoo), Russia (Khabarovsk) and China (Harbin) in the winter season in 2005. Playing by schoolchildren and going out by adults such as typical outdoor lives in the winter season were observed in the above cold regions. Particularly, microclimates of schoolchildren under their overcoat were measured while going out and indoor climate in their bedrooms were also measured while sleeping. In the international forum attended by investors and research cooperators such as urban researchers, city planners, landscape architects, play ground designers and administrators in Winter Cities, how to have pleasures through outdoor activities and how to set up public open spaces for supporting active outdoor lives and how to make up networks of community for adapting to winter were discussed. Interesting facts and some proposals were found out from this investigation. Good fruits after oversea field works and international forum will be spread to citizen in winter cities through institutes and administrative announcement.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2004 -2005 
    Author : HAYAMA Hirofumi, ENAI Masamichi, MORI Taro
     
    1.Design, experimental manufacture, and thermal performance evaluation of heat exchangers Design, experimental manufacture, and thermal-performance evaluation of two types heat exchangers were carried out. The evaluation results show that the cooling capacity of the chimney type is improved by the stacking effect of the chimney. In addition, it was found that the cooling performance varies with the setting angle of the panel. As for the porous-type heat exchanger, air-flow rate through the pores and cooling characteristics of the panel were investigated. Furthermore, the cooling characteristics of the ceiling radiation panel were evaluated. 2.Evaluation of mixing heat loss In offices with high-heat-density rooms, in the wintertime, heating loads are generated around the perimeter of a room, and cooling loads are generated in the interior ; this situation generates so-called "mixing loss" in air-conditioning systems. Given that fact, BEMS data for an actual building was used to determine the conditions for this mixing loss to occur. As a result, it was shown that this mixing loss becomes about 15% of the energy consumed by an air-conditioning system in the winter. 3.Evaluation of indoor thermal-load distribution and room-temperature distribution In an office, the variation of room temperature due to this unevenly distributed thermal loading and room configuration was evaluated by using the extent of the uneven thermal-load distribution, the distance of something from the center of gravity of thermal load, generated thermal density, and indoor length ratio. 4.Method for determining air-conditioning zoning A method for assessing the necessity of zoning from distribution of thermal load, insulation efficiency of windows, and room dimensions is presented. 5.Evaluation of thermal environment during ceiling radiant-cooling time Taking a ceiling radiant-cooling system installed in hospital rooms as the object, and aimed at studyingg a control method that takes into accountt difference in metabolisms and postures, an evaluation of comfortable thermal environments for a person in the supine body position was performed while taking into account sexual differences and sleep patterns. 6.Evaluation of a building-frame air-conditioning system for highly insulated buildings. The operation-control method and the relation between and room-temperature variation and energy consumption were clarified by simulations.
  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業 若手研究(B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2004 -2005 
    Author : 森 太郎
     
    本研究は,札幌市の小規模のオフィスビルを対象として,様々な省エネルギー施策のMASを用いた,効果解析を目的としている.平成17年にはマルチエージェントシミュレーション用の各エージェントを作成した.以下に作成した各エージェントの概要を示す. 1.ワールドエージェント:ビルエージェントの立地や時間の流れを決定するエージェント,作成にあたって,札幌市大通地区のテナント賃料を調査し,土地価格(テナント賃料に占める土地価格分)を決定した.また,都市の形態は1区画を20m四方の正方形とし,そこに建つビルエージェントの階数は3〜10階を乱数によって決定する構成とした.時間は1STEPを1日とし,札幌版の標準気象データを用いて外気温を決定した. 2.ビルエージェント:オフィスビルのエージェント,テナントからの家賃収入で生存,資産が限度額以下になると市場から退場させられる. 階数分のテナント床(400m^2/床)を保有しており,価値が他のビルエージェントよりも優れていればテナントエージェントが入居する.ビルの価値を決定する内部エージェントとして,ストラクチャーエージェント(ビルの物理的寿命を決めるもの,今回はそのなかでも劣化の速いものとして外壁の断熱性能を考慮した)とエクイップメントエージェント(ビルの社会的寿命を決めるもの,今回は空調機器を考慮した)を保有し,それぞれの劣化を劣化率(原,尾島らの方法)により計算した.劣化率の結果は,それぞれ,断熱性能の劣化,機器COPの低下として現れ,ビルエージェントを維持するためのエネルギーが増大する構成とした. 3.テナントエージェント:実際にエネルギーを消費するエージェント.このエージェントの消費するエネルギーを最小とするような社会システムを考えることが今後の課題である.ビルエージェントの空き床を序列化し,最も上位の空き床に入居する.入居中は,ワールドエージェントから与えられる収入の中から,賃料をビルエージェントに払い続け,年数が経過した場合や資産が限度以下になった場合,住み替えを行う構成とした.
  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業 萌芽研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2003 -2004 
    Author : 絵内 正道, 羽山 広文, 森 太郎, 本間 義規
     
    本研究では、夏期に冷涼な地域特性と道産材(稚内珪質頁岩)の有効利用を目的として、含浸珪藻土粒を用いた吸放湿型除湿・熱交換換気装置の実用化を目指した。今年度は、装置に組み込む珪藻土粒の焼成温度に関する基礎的な情報収集に努めた。 珪藻土粒は強度発現を期待して焼成される。4段階(500℃、600℃、700℃、800℃)の焼成温度における珪藻土粒の強度と吸湿性能を把握することから、吸湿性能に優れ、かつ十分な強度を有する最適な焼成温度の同定を試みた。以下のような知見を得ることができた。 (1)焼成温度と強度との関係 珪藻土粒の焼成温度が高いほど、物理的強度が大きく発現することが見出された。また、含浸後の強度低下は、焼成温度が低いほど、大きくなることが確認された。 (2)焼成温度と含水率(CaCL2溶液の含浸率)の関係 水中に十分長い時間放置し、表面水が無くなった計測重量から、絶乾重量を差し引いた重量を絶乾重量で除すると、含水率が求まる。この含水率が大きいほど、試料の空隙率が大きくなるので、含水率は空隙の多少に関係する。焼成温度による含水率の差は大きく現れなかったが、焼成温度が低いほど、含水率が高めになる傾向になった。この理由は、焼成温度が高くなるほど、珪藻土粒が収縮し、空隙も収縮するからであろうと考えられる。CaCL2溶液の含浸率も焼成温度による差異は大きく現れなかった。 (3)雰囲気湿度と吸湿量の関係 空気中の相対湿度が高くなるほど、吸湿量は増大する。しかし、CaCL2溶液に含浸させた珪藻土ボールRH90%では、潮解現象が生じ、水滴の落下が認められた。最適な含浸溶液濃度に対する検討が必要になってこよう。 以上の検討から、焼成温度500℃から700℃における重量あたりの吸湿量に大きな違いが見られなかったが、800℃になると、低湿度環境下における吸湿量が低下したため、吸湿性能と焼成温度(強度)との関係は700℃付近にあるのではないかという結論が得られた。
  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業 若手研究(B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2002 -2003 
    Author : 森 太郎
     
    I バレーボール競技者を対象としたアンケート バレーボール競技者を対象に以下のようなアンケートを実施した.(1)競技ポジション,(2)普段どのような体育館で練習しているか,(3)照明が邪魔と感じた経験はあるか、またそれはどのようなときか,(4)照明に関して、プレーしやすかった又は、しにくかったと思う体育館,(5)その他.アンケートの結果から,競技のレベルによらず,約9割の競技者が体育館照明をプレーの障害と感じたことがあり,またその障害は,スパイク時とオーバーパス時に集中することがわかった. II 体育館の調査 アンケート調査の結果に登場した体育館について,調査を実施した.調査項目は(1)体育館の規模(フロア面積、天井高さ),(2)竣工年度,(3)照明形状,(4)照明の配置,(5)バレーボールコート上の照度と照度均斉度,(6)照明の輝度である.調査の結果,「使いにくい」とされた体育館は規模が小さく,高輝度面(照明)の見かけの面積が大きな体育館が多かった.また,「使いにくい」と「使いやすい」体育館の照明環境(床面照度分布,照明均斉度)に大きな差異は認められなかった.とくに照明均斉度に関しては「使いにくい」とされた体育館のほうがよい結果となり,体育館の『使いやすさ』が通常の照明インデックスでは表現できないことがわかった. III 競技者の視線追跡手法の開発 視線動解析システムの開発を行った.二台のCCDカメラから構成される二台同期デジタルカメラ動画入力システムを使用し,同時刻(20Hzで撮影)の画像を取得(長さは数秒程度),画像内のボールと頭部を自動追跡する手法を開発した.この手法を用い,バレーボールのスパイク時とオーバーパス時のボールと競技者頭部の軌跡を追跡し,競技者の視線が体育館壁面のどの部分に集中するかを解析した. これらの結果は,日本建築学会北海道支部研究報告集と日本建築学会学術講演会に発表予定である.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for University and Society Collaboration
    Date (from‐to) : 2000 -2002 
    Author : ENAI Masamichi, HASEGAWA Toshio, MORI Taro, HAYAMA Hirofumi, ISHIDA Hideki, SUZUKI Kenzo
     
    In this report, we proposed the concepts and the techniques to renew buildings built with reinforced concrete, particularly apartment houses by using the external insulation. The external walls of a test house were thermally insulated with glass wool or foam polystyrene. The temperature and humidity distribution in walls of the test house were measured through the year. The external surface temperature distributions of apartment houses as the field survey were measured during the coldest season. The effects of Heat Bridge were not recognized in the case of apartment house with the external insulation.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Date (from‐to) : 2000 -2002 
    Author : ENAI Masamichi, MORI Taro, HAYAMA Hirofumi
     
    1) Improvement Effects of Thermal Environment by Using Cool Running Water The underground spaces as the test space were selected. The reason is that we can see a lot of waterside in such spaces. The effect by controlling water temperature in watersides was evaluated from the results by numerical analysis. (1) The water circulation system and the air circulation system can be combined by using cool running water system. (2) Heat and Substance balance can be modeled on the runing water. (3) The relative humidity decrease 5% in the daytime if controlled water temperature. (4) The thermal load in the morning can be reduced by using cool runing water. 2) Airflow Distributions around the Watersides such as Model Experiment The temperature and airflow distributions were measured in the actual-sized models. After that, heat and substance transfer coefficient were estimated. (1) The characteeristics of waterfall surface temperature were measured by using the camera that can indicate radiation temperature. (2) We recognized the distribution of vapor pressure at the basin of waterfall. (3) The turbulent intensity around the edge was stronger than that of inner part.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2000 -2001 
    Author : HAYAMA Hirofumi, MORI Taro, ENAI Masamichi
     
    Energy conservation in the construction field not only helps to conserve energy resources but also serves to check global warming. This paper focuses on conserving energy in air conditioning facilities used in office buildings, and proposes a new air conditioning system that both decreases the amount of energy consumed for heat conveyance in air conditioners-and achieves a pleasant room environment. The characteristics of this system are described. The proposed air-conditioning system attaches natural-draft coils to the ceiling. As opposed to conveying air by fans, these are cooling coils that lower room temperature by circulating air through natural convection caused by indoor temperature differences. This makes is possible to reduce the amount of energy consumed by the conveyance system. First, to evaluate the feasibility of this air conditioning system, we compared annual operation energy of four air conditioning systems. It was found that a system that attaches natural-draft coils to the ceiling as proposed could decrease annual power by 25 to 30% compared with conventional systems. We also performed an experiment in a small-scale laboratory to study cooling characteristics when maximizing the cooling ability of natural-draft coils. Specifically, we examined the effects of ceiling aperture area, length of grid under coils for chimney effect, and length of ceiling plenum on cooling ability. Finally, using the results of this experiment, we performed simulations to clarify the cooling characteristics of natural-draft coils.
  • 日本学術振興会:科学研究費助成事業 奨励研究(A)
    Date (from‐to) : 2000 -2001 
    Author : 森 太郎
     
    1実測結果のまとめと各遮光布,遮光方法の比較 (1)白の垂直遮光:白色の布は日射吸収率が低いため,日射が当たっても布温度が上昇しない.そのため遮光効果によって居住域温度を下げることはできたが,頂部の温度は変化しない. (2)青の垂直遮光:白色の垂直遮光と同様に,居住域の温度を下げることができた.しかし頂部では,布が日射を吸収したため,布温度が上昇し,遮光したB棟の温度の方が上がってしまった. (3)白の水平遮光:遮光したB棟において,居住域の温度を下げることができたが,頂部の温度は上がってしまった.この原因は水平に設置された白い布が反射板となり,日射が反射され,周辺の温度を上昇させたためと考えられる. (4)青の水平遮光:居住域,頂部とも遮光したB棟の温度の方が上昇してしまった.空間内の上下温度差が大きくなるので,頂部の温度と外気温の差を動力とした自然換気の計画の際に有利になる. (5)透過率の高い布:日射透過性の高い布を使用すると,床面や壁面の日射受熱量をあまり減らすことができないため,他の布と比較すると,下部を涼しくすることができない. 2遮光布の短波長に対する性状把握実験 アトリウムの壁面への入射日射量の計算のために,数種類の布の光学的な性状を把握するための実験を行い,数値計算用にモデル化を行った.透過・反射成分の分布は,CGで用いられる表現技法を使用したモデル化から推定した[拡散性透過(反射)の様子⇒Lambert Model,指向性透過の様子⇒Phong Model,入射角毎の透過率,反射率,吸収率⇒フレネルの式] 3数値計算による日射受熱量分布の把握 モンテカルロ法による数値計算によって,遮光布を設置したアトリウム空間[10M×10M×10M]の日射受熱量分布[7/1,13:00]を把握した.その結果,遮光を行っていないケースと他のケースを比較すると,高さ6m以下において,日射受熱量が減少した.これは遮光布の設置によって日射が拡散反射,透過され,空間下部に直接日射が届かなくなったためである.また垂直遮光よりも水平遮光の方が,下部の日射受熱量は減少した.これは太陽高度が高いため,垂直遮光よりも水平遮光の方が,遮光面積が大きくなったためである.また日射反射率が高い布を水平に使用した場合,頂部の日射受熱量が非常に多くなった.布面での反射成分が頂部付近の壁面へ多く入射,吸収したためと考えられる.これらのシミュレーションの結果は実測調査結果ともおおむね一致している.
  • 外断熱に関する研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2000
  • 建物の省エネ改修手法、効果解析
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    Date (from-to) : 2014/11/05-2014/11/07
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Hokkaido Univ., Lapland Univ.
    Event, Program, Title : SUSTAINABILITY WEEKS 2014 - Finnish-Japanese Joint Symposium Innovation and Well-being through Multidisciplinary Dialogue
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(地域防災マスターフォローアップ研修)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/10/26-2014/10/26
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 北海道
    Event, Program, Title : MT008218
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(音更)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/10/09-2014/10/09
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 音更町
    Event, Program, Title : MT008218
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(厚真町)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/10/04-2014/10/04
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 日本建築学会,厚真町
    Event, Program, Title : 2014年 日本建築学会建築文化週間
  • 【講義・演習】防災教育とHUGについて
    Date (from-to) : 2014/05/16-2014/05/16
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市教育委員会
    Event, Program, Title : 平成26年度 札幌市新任管理職研修会
  • 高断熱療養施設 「太陽の園」 におけるコミッショニング事例の紹介
    Date (from-to) : 2014/03/20-2014/03/20
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 釧路工業技術センター
    Event, Program, Title : 省エネ、新エネ活用技術等の最新の取組みに関する勉強会
  • Sustainable housing development in Hokkaido
    Date (from-to) : 2014/03/10-2014/03/10
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Aalto Univ., Hokkaido Univ.
    Event, Program, Title : Research exchange seminar with Hokkaido University (Hokudai): Arctic collaboration for sustainable building and urban development
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(足寄)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/02/25-2014/02/25
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 足寄町
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 足寄町 2/25:足寄町,避難所運営研修を実施
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(帯広冬季防災訓練)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/02/08-2014/02/08
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 帯広市
    Event, Program, Title : 帯広市厳冬期防災訓練
    General 帯広市 2/8-9:帯広市,厳冬期防災訓練にて札幌市とともに開発した札幌版HUGを実施
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(新琴似北小学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/01/20-2014/01/20
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市
    Event, Program, Title : 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Governmental agency 札幌市 1/20:札幌市北区,札幌市基幹避難所研修
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(美香保小学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/01/16-2014/01/16
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市
    Event, Program, Title : 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Governmental agency 札幌市 1/16:札幌市東区,札幌市基幹避難所研修
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(二条小学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2014/01/14-2014/01/14
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市
    Event, Program, Title : 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Governmental agency 札幌市 1/14:札幌市中央区,札幌市基幹避難所研修,北海道新聞
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(北野台小学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/12/13-2013/12/13
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市
    Event, Program, Title : 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Governmental agency 札幌市 12/13:札幌市清田区,札幌市基幹避難所研修
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(釧路工業高等専門学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/12/07-2013/12/07
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 北海道HUG研究会
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 釧路市 12/7:釧路市,釧路工業高等専門学校にて宿泊を伴う冬期防災訓練を実施,防災減災機構,宮下氏に講評を依頼,釧路新聞,北海道新聞
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(手稲)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/11/25-2013/11/25
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市
    Event, Program, Title : 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Governmental agency 札幌市 11/25:札幌市手稲区,札幌市基幹避難所研修
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(白老)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/11/20-2013/11/20
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 白老町,登別市
    Event, Program, Title : 市議会議員対象研修
    Governmental agency 白老町 11/20:白老町,登別市,市議会議員対象研修
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(北海道建築士会女性部)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/11/04-2013/11/04
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 北海道HUG研究会
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 札幌市 11/4:北海道建築士会女性部研修にて実施
  • 避難所運営研修
    Date (from-to) : 2013/10/17-2013/10/17
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 白老町
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 白老町 10/17:白老町,白老町立緑丘小学校を避難所として実施(厳冬期における地震被害),研修時間を二つに分け,前半は初動期として避難所の開設,避難者の配置について研修,後半は安定期として,イベントカードのみを実施
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(音更町緑が丘中学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/10/10-2013/10/10
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 音更町
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 音更町 10/10:音更町,緑が丘中学校にて避難所運営研修を実施,ハザードを洪水で実施,十勝毎日新聞
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(十勝広域防災研修)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/09/20-2013/09/20
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 十勝支庁
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 十勝プラザ 9/20:十勝圏広域防災研修,HUGに掲載されている体育館を北海道版に修正(ふたつある入口の一つを渡り廊下経由で校舎に連結)して使用(厳冬期における地震被害),十勝毎日新聞
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(仙台工業高等専門学校)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/06/24-2013/06/24
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 北海道HUG研究会
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    College students 仙台高専 6/24:仙台高専にて実施,HUGに掲載されている体育館を避難所として想定,体験者の状況に配慮し具体的な災害は想定しなかった.
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(上士幌町)
    Date (from-to) : 2013/06/21-2013/06/21
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 上士幌町
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 上士幌町 6/21 上士幌町,上士幌町山村開発センターを避難所として想定(厳冬期における地震被害)
  • 釧路管内地域防災力強化促進モデル事業
    Date (from-to) : 2013/03/01-2013/03/01
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 釧路支庁
    Event, Program, Title : 釧路管内地域防災力強化促進モデル事業
    General 浜中町 3/1: 浜中町,釧路管内地域防災力強化促進モデル事業,NHK北海道
  • 帯広市厳冬期防災訓練
    Date (from-to) : 2013/02/16-2013/02/16
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 帯広市
    Event, Program, Title : 帯広市厳冬期防災訓練
    General 帯広市 2/16:帯広市厳冬期防災訓練にて実施,NHK北海道,クローズアップ北海道
  • 避難所運営研修
    Date (from-to) : 2013/01/26-2013/01/26
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 北海道HUG研究会
    Event, Program, Title : 避難所運営研修
    General 釧路町 1/26:釧路町にて実施
  • 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Date (from-to) : 2013/01/09-2013/01/09
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 札幌市
    Event, Program, Title : 札幌市基幹避難所研修
    Governmental agency 札幌市 1/9:札幌市南区,札幌市基幹避難所研修
  • 避難所運営ゲーム(浦幌)
    Date (from-to) : 2012/10/15-2012/10/15
    Role : Lecturer
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : 北海道
    Event, Program, Title : 北海道防災モデル事業
    General 浦幌町 10/15:浦幌町,避難所運営研修を実施,北海道防災モデル事業,NHK北海道


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