Makino Museum of Plants and People

Last Uploaded: July, 2008


Canopy of Main Building

Special Features

Q-1 Indoor Environment	Improved sunlight screening efficiency due to large, deep canopy Residential zone air-conditioning using cold- or warm-air floor blowers and risen heat agitator fans (large exhibition rooms)
Q-2 Quality of Service	N/A
Q-3 Outdoor Environment on Site	Care has been taken to blend with surroundings using large roofs and low-level buildings Trees and plants have been transplanted to avoid impact on landscape trees, based on surveys and studies of vegetation, plant phases and large-diameter trees in the construction site More than 500 different trees were planted around the buildings, and a biotope was created using natural wind flow and water environment facilities
LR-1 Energy	External air cooling via cool tubes, using cool breeze from tree shade created by planting deciduous trees around external air intakes Constant-temperature, constant-humidity archive storage using cedar and inorganic materials on the interior
LR-2 Resources and Materials	Use of rainwater for roof sprinklers and water circulation to channels in the courtyard Use of locally produced cedar and cypress, as well as laminated wood from Oregon pine Use of rubble excavated from the site to create masonry around outer walls
LR-3 Off-site Environment	Low-level building arrangement that has no impact on the local wind environment Creation of shade using deep canopies, low eaves and trees of middling height or above, reduction of heat entering building by using roof materials with high sunlight reflection factor (galvanized stainless composite sheets)

Other Features

N/A

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These cases are described based on assessment results obtained using CASBEE.
CASBEE is a method for rating the environmental performance of buildings using Building Environmental Efficiency (BEE) as an indicator, which is based on the results of separate scores obtained for Q-1~Q-3 (Quality) and LR-1~LR-3 (Load Reduction).