Effectiveness of a field-type liquid cooling vest for reducing heat strain while wearing protective clothing

Autor: Ken Tokizawa, Akinori Yasuda, Tatsuo Oka, Su-Young Son

Publikováno v: Industrial Health

This study examined the effectiveness of a field-type liquid cooling vest (LCV) worn underneath an impermeable protective suit on heat strain during walking. Eight men walked for 60 min at a moderate speed (3.0 km/h) wearing the suit in a warm enviro

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https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2018-0182

Heat Strain and Hydration of Japanese Construction Workers during Work in Summer

Autor: Tatsuo Oka, Satoru Ueno, Sachiko Yamaguchi-Sekino, Yoko Sakakibara, Naomi Hisanaga

Publikováno v: Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 62:571-582

Objectives The aim was to ascertain hydration and heat strain of construction workers in Japan during the summer who are at the highest risk of heat-related disorders. Methods The subjects were 23 construction workers, whose average age was 41, avera

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https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxy012

Body cooling technique for alleviating exertional heat strain

Autor: Tetsuo Tai, Su-Young Son, Akinori Yasuda, Ken Tokizawa, Tatsuo Oka, Shin-ichi Sawada

Publikováno v: Journal of Occupational Safety and Health. 8:79-82

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https://doi.org/10.2486/josh.josh-2015-0002-ke

IEA EBC annex 57 ‘evaluation of embodied energy and CO 2eq for building construction’

Autor: Chang-U Chae, Keizo Yokoyama, Tatsuo Oka, Aoife Anne Marie Houlihan Wiberg, Tove Malmqvist, Harpa Birgisdottir, Seongwon Seo, Thomas Lützkendorf, Alice Moncaster, Maria Balouktsi

Publikováno v: Birgisdottir, H, Moncaster, A, Wiberg, A H, Chae, C, Yokoyama, K, Balouktsi, M, Seo, S, Oka, T, Lützkendorf, T & Malmqvist, T 2017, ' IEA EBC annex 57 ‘evaluation of embodied energy and CO 2eq for building construction’ ', Energy and Buildings . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.030
Birgisdottir, H, Moncaster, A, Houlihan Wiberg, A, Chae, C, Yokoyama, K, Balouktsi, M, Seo, S, Oka, T, Lützkendorf, T & Malmqvist, T 2017, ' IEA EBC Annex 57 ‘Evaluation of Embodied Energy and CO2eq for Building Construction’ ', Energy and Buildings, vol. 154, no. November, pp. 72-80 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.08.030

The current regulations to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from buildings have focused on operational energy consumption. Thus legislation excludes measurement and reduction of the embodied energy and embodied GHG emissio

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https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/c87a3d90-912e-4002-a04f-5836ef885400

How Green Buildings Affect on Urban Infrastructure The Effect Of Reduced Water Consumption In Houses On Urban Waterworks And Sewage Systems

Autor: Tatsuo Oka, Noriyoshi Yokoo

Publikováno v: International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development. 2:213-218

Environmental issues are increasingly getting concern in recent years and various environmental strategies are implemented in building level and city level. Green building or high performance building strategies is getting to be popular and enhanced

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https://doi.org/10.5390/susb.2011.2.3.213