5M699000

Building Construction System and Construction Technologies in Japan

College

Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program）

Department

Architecture and Civil Engineering

Year

1st grade

Semester

Spring Semester

Credit

2

MITEI

Course content

The lectures will provide an introduction to building construction system and construction technologies in Japan. In the lecture on the introduction to building construction system, basic matters and knowledge of building construction systems and building projects in Japan will be taught. In the lecture on construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies, advanced examples of building construction systems in various building construction projects in Japan and rationalization techniques for industrialized, automated and computerized building construction systems will be taught.

Purpose of class

Understand the basic concept and methodologies to establish building construction system and construction technologies in Japan and acquire the knowledge to make use of these to gain more in-depth professional knowledge and skills related to building construction system and construction technologies in current building construction projects in Japan.

Goals and objectives

1．Be able to understand the building construction process and technologies involved and the social framework for realizing this from a general perspective.
2．Through actual examples of building-based construction systems, be able to understand basic knowledge on the management of construction rationalization techniques and technologies in current building construction projects.
3．Be able to understand R&D system for construction technologies in Japan

Class schedule

1．Introduction to building construction system in Japan(1): Construction industry in Japan
2．Introduction to building construction system in Japan(2): The world of building construction and environment surrounding building construction in Japan
3．Introduction to building construction system in Japan(3): Overview of building construction system in Japan(1)
4．Introduction to building construction system in Japan(4): Overview of building construction system in Japan(2)/ mini-assignment report(1)
5．Introduction to building construction system in Japan (5): Management system of construction projects in Japan
6．Introduction to building construction system in Japan (6): Management technologies in construction projects in Japan/ mini-assignment report(2)
7．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies (1): Housing complex construction project and industrialized busilding/construction systems
8．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies (2): Large-scale building construction project and hybrid busilding/construction systems/ mini-assignment report(3)
9．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies (3) Super-highise office building construction project and advanced construction systems
10．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies (4): Super-highise office building construction project and mechanized and automated construction systems/ mini-assignment report(4)
11．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies(6): Applications of innovative information technologies to building construction
12．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies(5): Large-scale complex shape building construction project and computerized construction information management systems/ mini-assignment report(5)
13．Construction system by building and construction rationalization technologies (7) Urban renovation project and environmentally-friendly construction systems
14．Summery: Future construction technologies toward construction innovation/ final assignment report
15．Technical visit to Institute of Technology of Shimizu Corporation

Evaluation method and criteria

Overall evaluation to be based on 5 mini-assignment reports (about 10% of the evaluation score each), and final assignment report (about 50% of the evaluation score).

Textbooks and reference materials

No textbooks will be used but printouts of the lecture materials will be distributed.

Prerequisites

It is desirable to look through newest CSR reports of Japanese general contractors to understand their current activities.

Office hours

・Questionss are accepted before and after lectures as needed.

Language

English
Last modified : Sat Mar 03 04:06:04 JST 2018