AIA Japan - The Role of Architecture in Realizing Carbon Neutrality
When: Thursday 17 March 2022 @ 06:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 19:00 (Japan time)
CES Credits - Estimated 2.0 LU/ HSW for AIA Members
Speaker
Shin-ichi Tanabe, Professor at the Department of Architecture, Waseda University
Description
Shin-ichi Tanabe will address issues on carbon neutrality in the field of architecture from a global perspective. In Japan, 91% of greenhouse gasses are CO2, and 85% of it originates from energy use. Issues around energy efficiency, demand side management, renewable energy, and embodied carbon will be discussed.
In the latter half of the lecture, James Scott Brew, a member of AIA Japan and the Continuing Education System committee will join the crosstalk. After James briefly addresses his perspective on issues in response to Professor Tanabe`s lecture, they will explore together, with audience participation, what architects and architectural engineers can do for the future society.
Speaker Bio
Shin-ichi Tanabe, B.Arch., M.Sc., Ph.D. is a professor at the Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Japan. President of Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ). Council member, Science Council of Japan. He is a Fellow member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
He contributed to the theory of thermal comfort and indoor air quality towards to the Zero energy buildings. He is Chair of ISO/TC146/SC6 (Indoor Air).
He graduated from the Department of Architecture, Waseda University in 1982. He worked at Technical University of Denmark during 1984-1986; as a visiting scholar at University of California, Berkeley during 1992-1993 and at Lawrence National Laboratory (LBNL) during 1997. He worked as a guest Professor at the Technical University of Denmark during 2002-2003.
He was a president of ISIAQ Academy of Fellows (former International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences) during 2008-2011. He is a former president of the Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers (SHASE), Japan.
