This site aims to introduce Japanese Sustainable Building (SB) information on architectural projects, building techniques, policy frameworks and others. The Building List on the right leads
you to the information about several best practices of SB projects in Japan, including its Features, CASBEE score and Technical Details.
As it is originally for an activity of the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate (APP), Buildings and Appliances Task Force (BATF), this site sometimes focuses on CO2 emission reduction
rather than covering the variety of topics around the Sustainable Building.
The SB information of other APP countries is available at the APP Sustainable
Buildings Database Portal.
So far the databases of Australia,
China, India, and the United States are linked. Those of Canada and Korea
are planned to be linked when they are ready.
According to the definition by the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), which is the most frequently referred in Japan, “A sustainable building is one which is designed: [1] to save energy and resources, recycle materials and minimize the emission of toxic substances throughout its life cycle, [2] to harmonize with the local climate, traditions, culture and the surrounding environment, and [3] to be able to sustain and improve the quality of human life while maintaining the capacity of the ecosystem at the local and global levels.” (AIJ, 2005, “Architecture for a Sustainable Future”, Tokyo: IBEC)
CASBEE is a labeling tool based on the Building Environmental Efficiency (BEE). Please click here for the further and the latest information on CASBEE.
Please see here for the Publication Standards of the database.
Please feel free to link to the Japan Sustainable Building Database (JSBD). Please use the banners below.
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