At the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) Climate Change Research Hall (CCRH: ferroconcrete, 3 floors, 4900 m² total floor space), we collected a large amount of data on energy consumption, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) operation, the indoor environment, weather etc., and used it to develop a system called Environment and Energy around Building Blocks (EEBB).

Yoshida, Yukiko and Toshiaki Ichinose. “Effect of policies for building low-carbon cities and evaluating them in Asia： From mitigation around buildings.” Presented at the Second International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands, Berkeley, CA, 21–23 September (2009).