Chapter 20
Consideration of Communication
Methods with the Next Generation
for Sustainable Living Through the Case
Study of a Visiting Lecture
Shota Tajima, Satoko Nasu, and Daisuke Fujikawa
Abstract Energy-saving features of buildings are often promoted as a countermeasure against climate change. In housing, not only is the performance of the building
important, but social awareness is also needed to encourage people to lead a lifestyle
that consumes less energy. As part of the international sustainable housing competition called the Solar Decathlon, the authors of this paper prepared and conducted
a visiting lecture for elementary school students aimed promoting awareness of and
interest in future sustainable housing. This paper describes a visiting lecture that was
conducted by university students of the Faculty of Engineering in collaboration with
the Faculty of Education at Chiba University in Japan and examines communication
methods that can be implemented to teach sustainability to the next generation of
society.
Keywords Visiting lecture · Eco-housing · Net zero energy housing · Sustainable
education · Solar decathlon
20.1 Introduction
20.1.1 Background
Measures to fight global warming have led to the spread of sustainable housing. One
type of next-generation housing, net-zero-energy, creates all of the energy needed
for living via solar power equipment installed in the home, virtually eliminating
external energy consumption. The authors of this paper participated in a net-zeroenergy housing competition called the “Solar Decathlon” under the team name Chiba
University Japan (CUJ) in Spain in 2012 and France in 2014 (Fig. 20.1). At these
competitions, we studied the energy saving performance, architectural design, and
S. Tajima (B) · S. Nasu
Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
e-mail: shota.tajima@chiba-u.jp
D. Fujikawa
Faculty of Education, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Consideration of Communication
Methods with the Next Generation
for Sustainable Living Through the Case
Study of a Visiting Lecture
Shota Tajima, Satoko Nasu, and Daisuke Fujikawa
Abstract Energy-saving features of buildings are often promoted as a countermeasure against climate change. In housing, not only is the performance of the building
important, but social awareness is also needed to encourage people to lead a lifestyle
that consumes less energy. As part of the international sustainable housing competition called the Solar Decathlon, the authors of this paper prepared and conducted
a visiting lecture for elementary school students aimed promoting awareness of and
interest in future sustainable housing. This paper describes a visiting lecture that was
conducted by university students of the Faculty of Engineering in collaboration with
the Faculty of Education at Chiba University in Japan and examines communication
methods that can be implemented to teach sustainability to the next generation of
society.
Keywords Visiting lecture · Eco-housing · Net zero energy housing · Sustainable
education · Solar decathlon
20.1 Introduction
20.1.1 Background
Measures to fight global warming have led to the spread of sustainable housing. One
type of next-generation housing, net-zero-energy, creates all of the energy needed
for living via solar power equipment installed in the home, virtually eliminating
external energy consumption. The authors of this paper participated in a net-zeroenergy housing competition called the “Solar Decathlon” under the team name Chiba
University Japan (CUJ) in Spain in 2012 and France in 2014 (Fig. 20.1). At these
competitions, we studied the energy saving performance, architectural design, and
S. Tajima (B) · S. Nasu
Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
e-mail: shota.tajima@chiba-u.jp
D. Fujikawa
Faculty of Education, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Y. Kishita et al. (eds.), EcoDesign and Sustainability II, Sustainable Production, Life
Cycle Engineering and Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6775-9_20
311