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Misawa Homes: Micro‑climate design for buildings
Misawa Homes pioneers micro-climate design, integrating natural conditions into thermal fluid simulations for comfortable residential areas.
An important part of environmental design for residential areas involves predicting temperature changes by simulating wind flows. Conventional environmental design practices used to primarily depend on the designers’ experience and intuition. Misawa Homes Institute of Research and Development Co., Ltd. (MHIRD) has implemented the micro‑climate design concept, which considers the effects of both the climate and the natural features of each site. In micro‑climate design, thermal fluid analyses are performed using computer simulations that result in high‑performance residential house designs with enhanced living comfort. MHIRD was one of the first in industry to recognise the significance of including natural environmental conditions in the simulations. Dr. Yukari Hirayama, Chief Researcher at the MHIRD Environmental Energy Center, describes the role of simulations as a means to help create comfortable residential houses and cities of the future.
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