Post-Occupancy Evaluation Survey: Perceptions of Indoor Environmental Quality of a Residential Aged Care Facility in Victoria

A pilot study on users’ IEQ perceptions in a residential aged care facility in Melbourne

H Chau, Lu Aye, Masa Noguchi, Clare Newton, Jin Zhou, Catherine Mei Min Woo

2018-11-29

The aged population in Australia is expanding rapidly. To cater for the Australia’s ageing population, there is a significant incr..

Comparing mixing ventilation and displacement ventilation in university classrooms

J Zhou, H-W Chau, Y Kang, D Hes, M Noguchi, L Aye

2018-01-29

There are two main types of mechanical ventilation systems: the mixing ventilation (MV) and the displacement ventilation (DV). The..

Exploring demands for mass customised prefabricated houses in Brazil

null Akemi Yokota, L Aye, M Noguchi

2018-01-29

Housing shortage has been a challenge faced by many countries around the world. In Brazil, the housing supply capacity was less th..

Pilot study on IEQ of an aged-care facility in Victoria

H-W Chau, J Zhou, M Noguchi, D Hes, L Aye

2018-01-29

Australian population is ageing. The proportion of Australian population over 65 years old has been increased and it is projected ..

Sensitivity analysis of building envelope parameters affecting thermal comfort

S Naji, L Aye, M Noguchi

2018-01-29

The ever-increasing attention towards implementation of environmentally sustainable building design approaches necessitates the pr..

Structuring the Environmental Experience Design Research Framework through Selected Aged Care Facility Data Analyses in Victoria

H-W Chau, M Nan, J Zhou, M Noguchi

2018-01-01

ZEMCH Sustainable Design Workshop: An Interactive Model for Sustainability Education

H-W Chau, A Yokota, M Noguchi

2018-01-01

Structuring the Environmental Experience Design Research Framework through Selected Aged Care Facility Data Analyses in Victoria

Nan Ma, Hing-wah Chau, Jin Zhou, Masa Noguchi

2017-12-01

Humans relate to the living environment physically and psychologically. Environmental psychology has a rich developed history whil..

Verification of the Performance of a Vertical Ground Heat Exchanger Applied to a Test House in Melbourne, Australia

Koon Beng Ooi, Masa Noguchi

2017-10-01

The ground heat exchanger is traditionally used as a heat source or sink for the heat pump that raises the temperature of water to..

A baseline study on thermal performance of prefabricated modular buildings in Australia

S Naji, V Ployet, M Noguchi, L AYE

2017-06-05

Prefabricated modular construction is one of building solutions that has positive effects on construction time and waste managemen..

Full Cost Assessment: A method to analyse sustainability of buildings

A Akemi Yokota, L AYE, M Noguchi

2017-06-05

Quantifying the sustainability of buildings is a complex and very challenging task. Three interdependent factors: society, economy..

Net ZEB Design Opportunities and Challenges

M NOGUCHI, A Scognamiglio, HN Røstvik, F Garde, JT Kim, E Museal, D Waldren, T Weiss, S Wittcopf

2017-04-05

This book presents a unique study of 30 NZEBs that have been constructed and have had their performance measured for at least 12 m..

Courtyard Environmental Performance Analysis of Yung Ho Chang's Split House

H-W Chau, M Noguchi, V Bunster

2017-01-01

International Movement of Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes (ZEMCH)

M Noguchi

2017-01-01

“Energy and Resources” is a journal issued bimonthly by the Japan Society of Energy and Resources, which has been based in Tokyo, ..

Sustainable Heating or Cooling and Ventilation of Affordable Zero-energy Housing

Koon Beng Ooi, Masa Noguchi, Hing Wah Chau

2017-01-01

This paper updates the ongoing research, by simulation and experimentation for a sustainable low-energy method to heat or cool and..

An Update of a Simulation Study of Passively Heated Residential Buildings

Koon Beng Ooi, Mohammad Omar Abdullah, Masa Noguchi

2016-12-01

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>“A simulation study of passively heated residential buildings” published in Procedia Eng..

The economic value of low-energy housing

H Wu, RH Crawford, G Warren-Myers, M Dave, M Noguchi

2016-03-23

© 2016 Pacific Rim Real Estate Society. This paper explores a new perspective towards understanding barriers to ascertaining the e..

A Simulation Verification of Sustainable Geothermally-Heated House in Cool Climates

KB Ooi, M NOGUCHI

2016-01-01

Mass customisation

M Noguchi, C Formoso, CG da Rocha, MD Andújar-Montoya, V Bunster, R Cameron, C Imai

2016-01-01

Climate change accompanied by global warming issues necessitates that homes are more environmentally friendly in production and op..

Mass personalisation

V Bunster, M Noguchi, T Kvan

2016-01-01

Ensuring quality in affordable housing remains a major challenge for both developed and developing countries. Residential quality ..

Passive Design Strategies to Achieve Low-Energy Affordable Housing in Curitiba

K Xu, M NOGUCHI

2016-01-01

Scrutinising the ZEMCH Design Approach to Social Housing Development in Brazil

A Akemi Yokota, RS Sampaio de Melo, E Hitomi Hirota, M NOGUCHI

2016-01-01

Zemch and Green Target Costing Approaches: Inferences from a Design Workshop

RSS de Melo, ACV de Carvalho, AA Yokota, AD Granja, M NOGUCHI

2016-01-01

ZEMCH business operation in Japan

M Noguchi, E Hirota, JT Kim, C Formoso, H Altan, P Bell, A Frattari, L Riscala

2016-01-01

Today, Japanese housing manufacturers mass-customise their highly industrialised houses with the aim to deliver quality affordable..

ZEMCH: Toward the Delivery of Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes

2016-01-01

In this book, leading international experts explore the emerging concept of the zero energy mass custom home (ZEMCH) – designed to..

Zero energy homes

L Aelenei, A Frattari, L Riscala, H Altan, A Hashemi, KAT Aoul, M Noguchi

2016-01-01

In the last 50 years a fifth of the planet’s inhabitants had a strong development that deeply changed their habits and their life ..