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 Case Study - OBAYASHI TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MAIN BUILDING):
Basic cross-sectional structure of passive design:
1. Natural materials: To reduce the emission of toxic substances from various construction materials, all
finishes (including paint) are based on natural materials.
2. Jointing with timber: In applying the traditional timber framework construction method, we limit the use of
Comprehensive Assessment System for Building metal for joints. This is because structures are more reliable if made by using timber joints on timber.
Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) is a method for Various joinery processes are applied, mainly in the form of straight joints and angle joints between
evaluating and rating the environmental members.
performance of buildings and the built 3. Using ceramic printed glass: The façade fully covered with ceramic printed glass not only accentuates
environment. CASBEE has been designed to both landscapes but also reduces air conditioning loads significantly and conserves energy in combination with
enhance the quality of people's lives and to reduce air flow windows. In addition, light that diffuses and passes through ceramic printed glass helps the use of
Project Outline
the life-cycle resource use and environmental loads daylight with less glare.
This building is a central workplace for Obayashi Corporation. It was built to establish a new R&D base that creates
associated with the built environment, from a single new technologies through integrated research functions and intellectual exchange. With an aim to create an Ecological roof system:
home to a whole city. (3). environmentally-friendly workplace, the building adopted a complex passive system that utilizes its location in a 1. A slanted roof and a north-facing high side light were
suburban area, an active facilities system with high effectiveness, and a management system for efficient/effective installed on a wide upper portion of the room. A
CASBEE is composed of four assessment tools for building scale: CASBEE for Pre-design, CASBEE for energy use. These three systems allowed for 55 percent reduction in CO2 emissions during operation, the highest
New Construction, CASBEE for Existing Buildings and CASBEE for Renovation: system that diffracts skylight with less fluctuation on
level in Japan. Furthermore, the building was rated as S rank of CASBEE and achieved 7.6 scores of BEE because of a reflecting surface on the ceiling and lets it into the
the overall reduction in environmental burdens. workspace eliminates the need of lighting during
daytime.
Classification of assessment items into Q (Built environment quality) and L (Built environment load)
2. Solar panels installed on the entire of the slanted roof
 Ecological roof system that lets daylight into rooms thoroughly generate power highly efficiently and provide enough
 Solar radiation control system/Peri-buffer system that reduces air-conditioning loads while allowing for open space energy for lighting used in the workspace during
structure nighttime.
 Displacement ｎatural ventilation system for large-scale space 3. The shape and color of the ceiling and walls in the
Q-1 Indoor Environment Sensible/latent heat separated personal radiant air-conditioning system that treats for comfortable and energy-saving

room was decided with consideration for ensuring
 Use of task/ambient lighting system. Flicker control of task lights using IC tags
 Introduction of air-conditioning system using blower outlet on the floor in the workplace, and control of CO2
"brightness".
emissions Peri-buffer system:
Personal floor diffusing air-conditioning system, and CO2 monitor control system.

1. A thermal buffer zone established around windows
 A wide and open workspace with a vaulted high ceiling reduces air-conditioning loads.
Ensuring flexibility by adopting large span frames and separated cores
2. In addition to the use of exterior that controls solar


 High seismic capacity (seismic isolation structure/Super active vibration control structure)
Q-2 Quality of Service  Enhanced reliability through installation of advanced information network systems, power generators and radiation, a buffer zone is established in a perimeter
uninterruptible power systems (UPS) zone (peri-buffer zone) on the indoor side to reduce
 Rainwater and well water treatment system energy requirement for air conditioning.
 Preparation of gravity water supply system for toilets and emergency sewage tanks as a disaster preparedness 3. This peri-buffer zone is intended to control impact of
 Mitigating impact on the surrounding environment by adopting low-rise building design and keeping large green air-conditioning loads on the inside working zone,
Q-3 Outdoor
Environment on Site space and consists of aisles, meeting space and lounges that
The use of BEE  Improved thermal environment by introducing wet type of exterior pavement materials are located around the working area and adjacent to
enabled simpler and  36 % reduction in PAL value an outdoor deck. In this zone, air-conditioning
clearer presentation 42 % reduction in ERR value, an integration of CEC values
temperature can be adjusted because people stay there


LR-1 Energy Natural energy utilization system including photovoltaic (150 kW) /wind power generation, utilization of daylight,
of building


geothermal power and natural ventilation relatively for a short time. Locating these magnet
environmental  Visualization system utilizing BEMS for raising environmental awareness of occupants of the building spaces around the central working zone allows for a
performance LR-2 Resources and
Materials  Cascade using rainwater and well water for saving resources decentralized flow of people to the surroundings. It is
assessment results. Decided location of facilities and trees with consideration for prevailing wind and thermal environment expected that face-to-face communication will be
LR-3 Off-site 
BEE values are Environment
 Appropriate sound-deadening silencer for equipment on the roof enhanced by meeting other people and finding
represented on the something when they move around.
graph by plotting L Waste water recycling system:
on the x axis and Q
on the y axis. Reduction of water consumption through extensive, building-
wide use of greywater including kitchen water (excluding
sanitary sewage from washroom facilities), rainwater and A/C
condensation water. Annual usage rate of recycled water:
approximately 95%.
Recycling of demolition waste:
All material will be recycled when the building will
demolish. Concrete rubble is crushed into aggregate and
mainly used as pavement subgrade material, while steel
reinforcements and frames are recycled by electric
furnace steelmakers. The wood piles for its foundations;
these will convert to chips to provide raw materials for
Kraft paper, or will have reborn as benches or building
blocks, among others.

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