Course title
9M4420001
Environmental Engineering 1

 KIM Hoon
Purpose of class
This class studies the current state of indoor air environments in buildings and methods for their improvement, examining the relationship between air quality and health, comfort, and intellectual productivity. It encourages consideration of healthy, comfortable, and appealing architectural spaces. The aim of this class is to equip students with the foundational knowledge and enable them to apply this understanding of the invisible element of air quality to architectural design and engineering techniques.
Course content
Attractive and comfortable architectural spaces depend on many factors, but the air environment plays a crucial role and is often overlooked because it is hard to see and measure. Since air quality directly affects health, comfort, productivity, and quality of life, there is a rising focus on understanding and improving it in architectural design.
This class studies essential aspects of the air environment in architecture, including various air pollutants and their health impacts, air conditioning and ventilation, building hygiene, odors and fragrances, airflow, and infection control measures, and explores associated issues and improvement strategies. Furthermore, students will learn and discuss practical content applicable to architectural planning, design, and construction to create better building spaces. This class is positioned as a subject beneficial for future professional roles in space creation and air conditioning/ventilation design.
Goals and objectives
  1. Students will acquire the specialised knowledge befitting an engineering graduate programme, and be able to articulate architectural necessities and societal demands.
  2. Students will be able to explain architecture through a broader knowledge and perspective encompassing the air environment, health, and comfort.
  3. Students will be able to propose practical applications and utilization methods concerning environmental considerations and to link them to practical works.
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Reports and presentation Total.
1. 25% 25%
2. 25% 25%
3. 50% 50%
Total. 100% 0% -
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1． Guidance
Architecture and air environment 		Considering the importance of air for humans and buildings. 190minutes
2． Fundamentals of Air
Ventilation and Air Conditioning 		Studying the properties of air, the necessity of ventilation, and ventilation systems. 190minutes
3． IAQ, Indoor Air Pollution and Health Air pollution, sick building syndrome, and health hazards. 190minutes
4． IAQ, Indoor Air and Architecture Revised Building Standards Act, Act on Maintenance of Sanitation in Buildings, air quality guideline.
Mass transfer. 		190minutes
5． Atmospheric Environment, AQI Understanding the current state of global air quality and Japan’s air quality. 190minutes
6． Particulate Matter, Aerosols PM2.5, suspended particulate matter, nanoparticles, etc. 190minutes
7． Air Flow and Aerodynamics Fundamentals of aerodynamics and particle behavior. 190minutes
8． Odors and Fragrances, Perceived Air Quality Olfactory characteristics, subjective evaluation and assessment, Weber–Fechner law. 190minutes
9． Air Purification, Particle and Gas Capture Adsorption isotherms, ventilation formulas accounting for adsorption, filtration Principle. 190minutes
10． Combustion Products, Tobacco Pollutants from combustion appliances, smoking and health impacts, smoking cessation measures, etc. 190minutes
11． Indoor Microorganisms Fungi, bacteria, viruses, etc. 190minutes
12． Indoor Environment and Allergies Indoor allergens and environmental allergies. 190minutes
13． Recent Topics in Indoor Air Quality Global environmental conservation, PFAS, microplastics, etc. 190minutes
14． Reports and Reviewal
Environmental Engineering Overview 		Understanding the importance of indoor air environments and societal trends.
Discussing a future-oriented indoor air environment. 		190minutes
Total. - - 2660minutes
Evaluation method and criteria
A score of 60 or above out of 100 points is required to pass.
(Reports : 70%, presentation: 30%)
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
Explained in the lecture.
Handout materials.
Prerequisites
An understanding of the properties of gases, forces and motion, and other fundamentals of chemistry and physics will make it easier to understand the lectures.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • After the lectures
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 3.GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • 11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
  • 12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
  • 13.CLIMATE ACTION
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