Bộ Giáo Dục Và Đào Tạo

Trường Đại Học Văn Lang

Khoa Kỹ Thuật Nhiệt
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1. Introduction to Casbee :
1.1 Introduce:
CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment
Efficiency) is the green building management system in Japan.

I.Logo CASBEE.

CASBEE was developed according to the following policies:

• The system should be structured to award high assessments to
superior buildings, thereby enhancing incentives to designers and
others.
• The assessment system should be as simple as possible.
• The system should be applicable to buildings in a wide range of
applications.
• The system should take into consideration issues and problems
peculiar to Japan and Asia.
a. Building Lifecycle and Four Assessment Tools for
CASBEE:
- CASBEE was developed in the suite of architectural design
process, starting from the pre-design stage and continuing through
design and post design stages.
- The CASBEE assessment tools (The CASBEE Family ) are :

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II. The cyclical process of building design.

1.2 CASBEE for Specific Purposes :

III. The basic CASBEE tool .

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1.3 Four Target Fields of CASBEE and Its Rearrangement :

CASBEE covers the following four assessment fields :

• Energy efficiency
• Resource efficiency
• Local environment
• Indoor environment

Diagram of four target fields of CASBEE

2.Overview of the OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAIN

BUILDING
2.1 Project Outline
- The building is a central workplace for Obayashi Corporation that strives
for innovating, demonstrating and disseminating technologies.
- With an aim to create an environmentally-friendly workplace, the building
adopted a complex passive system that utilizes its location in a suburban
area, an active facilities system with high effectiveness, and a
management system for efficient/effective energy use.
- One of the highest ratings ever achieved in Japan’s Comprehensive
Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) green
building rating system

✓ Basic Information

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[CASBEE rank] S (5 stars)

[CASBEE tool used] CASBEE for New Construction (2008
edition)

[Location] Kiyose City, Tokyo

[Designer] Obayashi Corporation

[Certification date] September 13 2013

[Casbee tool used ] CASBEE-NC 2010

[Designer ] Obayashi Corporation

[Awards ] Adopted as the 2nd Model Project for

Promoting CO2 Reduction in Housing
and Building in 2009 by the Ministry
of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism

IV.Exterior image of OBAYASHI Corporation .

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V.Interior image of OBAYASHI Corporation .

2. Green design solutions of building .

❖ The project boasts dozens of sustainable features these are the

preeminent features of the project :

2.1 Ecological roof system :

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A slanted roof and a

north-facing high side
light were installed on a
wide upper portion of
the room
Solar panels installed on
the entire of the slanted
roof generate power
highly efficiently and
provide enough energy
for lighting used in the
workspace during
nighttime .
VI. Schematic view of ecological roof system

3.2 Peri-buffer system:

The Peri-buffer system
is established around
windows reduces air-
conditioning loads.

This peri-buffer zone is

intended to control
impact of air-
conditioning loads on
the inside working zone,
and consists of aisles,
meeting space and

VII.Schematic view of peri-buffer system .

lounges that are located around the working area and adjacent to an outdoor
deck.

3.3 Displacement natural ventilation system :

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The natural ventilation system for the entire workspace through the floor and the
ceiling .

Based on the direction of prevailing wind, green space is maintained in the

southern area outside the building while the existing forest is preserved in the
northern area. This helps control adverse effects of increase in outside air
temperature

V. Schematic view of Sensible/latent heat separated personal radiant air-conditioning system .

3.4 Sensible/latent heat separated personal radiant air-conditioning system

(O-TASC) :
The new task/ambient air-conditioning system that installed on partitions form
comfortable task zones that are controlled to maintain sensible temperature for
staffs → Reducing energy consumption for HVAC systems .

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VI .

Schematic view of natural displacement ventilation system .

3.5 Lighting/Air-conditioning control system using IC tags :

Detailed switch control depending on the required time and location allows for
eliminating unnecessary energy use.

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V.Schematic view of lighting/air-conditioning control system using IC tags .

3.6 Hybrid heat pump system of geothermal and well-water heat :

VI.

Schematic view of geothermal and well water using system .

The well water that is used for a heat exchanger is reused for flushing toilets and
watering around the building (cascading) after used as heat source for the heat
pump to improve the efficiency in heat source operation .

3.7 Medium chilled water latent heat storage system

Using cold water of medium temperature improves operation efficiently of heat
source. Furthermore, storing heat levels electric loads, reduces operation costs, and
allows for significant reduction in the capacity of a heat storage tank.

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VII. Schematic view of medium chilled water latent heat storage system .

3.8 Visualization system :

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The visualization system alculates and displays energy usage and its reduction in
terms of CO2 emissions by items on a real time basis

VIII. Schematic view of visualization system.

4. CASBEE point in the works :

The OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAIN BUILDING is
the highest ratings ever achieved in Japan’s Comprehensive Assessment System
for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) green building rating system .
➢ Q. Building Environmental Quality & Performance SQ = 4.6 (SQ：Score
of Q category )
✓ Q-1: 4.7
+ Energy efficiency is strengthened through the use of a Peri-buffer system.
+Using personal floor diffusing air-conditioning system, and CO2 monitor control
system.
+ Air-conditioning that allows employees to set their own levels, and uses IC tags
to only operate when employees are present.

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✓ Q-2 : 4.2
+ High seismic capacity (seismic isolation structure/Super active vibration control
structure)
+ Enhanced reliability through installation of advanced information network
systems, power generators and uninterruptible power systems (UPS) .
✓ Q-3 : 4.8
+ Mitigating impact on the surrounding environment by adopting low-rise building
design and keeping large green space .
➢ LR. Reduction of Building Environmental Loadings SLR = 4.5 (SLR：
Score of LR category )
✓ LR-1 Energy : 5.0
+ Visualization system utilizing BEMS for raising environmental awareness of
occupants of the building.
✓ LR-2 Resources and Materials : 3.9
+ Rainwater harvesting and a well water treatment system used for toilets and
urinals reduce the building’s water use by 35 percent.
✓ LR-3 Off-site Environment : 4.4
+ Based on the direction of prevailing wind, green space is maintained in the
southern area outside the building while the existing forest is preserved in the
northern area

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5. Unique of Buiding :
Inshort , the building uses many best methods to save anergy such as :
- Visualization system utilizing BEMS for raising environmental
awareness of occupants of the building.
- Rainwater harvesting and a well water treatment system used for
toilets and urinals reduce the building’s water use .
- The slanted roof panels allow for natural ventilation, daylighting and
temperature control.
- Enhanced reliability through installation of advanced information
network systems, power generators and uninterruptible power systems
(UPS) …. And so on
There are many methods , but in my opinion four solutions are most
optimal solution of the building .
6. Reference material :
Introduction to CASBEE
OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAIN BUILDING
Tokyo Techno Station Achieves Japan’s Highest LEED Certification Rating .

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