About
1. Residential Energy Management Research Program at the COMMA House
The COMMA (COMfort MAnagement) House is an experimental smart house with demonstration purpose built in the Komaba Research Campus at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Since its completion in August 2011, experimental programs are ongoing with the aim of establishing concepts and technologies for smart houses that will become popular by 2020.
The programs cover various aspects including architectural design, facilities, appliances, multi-vendor system integration, and data management.
Accomplishments in these areas should lead to the realization of a smart house that achieves comfort and sustainability while attaining the efficient use of energy and coordination within a total energy system.
2. Outline of the construction
| ■ | Floor area: 93.31 m2 (typical for an urban detached house in Japan). |
| ■ | Environmental performance: improved air tightness and thermal insulation, which will be common by 2020. The Q value, which is a measure of thermal insulation performance, is adjustable between 1.6 and 2.4 W/m2K. |
Equipment, appliances, and information systems are shown in the following diagram.
