Conference: US-Japan Workshop: Re-thinking the Relationship between Built Environment Conditions and Health and Well-being in Changing Climatic, Social, and Technological Contexts

这笔赠款为美国参与者提供部分支持，以参加2024年3月28日和29日在日本东京举行的为期两天的研讨会。研讨会的目标是：1）增加对气候，社会和医疗变化如何影响现有建筑和基础设施的理解，影响未来的设计; 2）研究这些变化如何影响当前建筑中人们的健康和福祉，影响未来的设计; 3）探索人工智能（AI）如何帮助分析相关的复杂关系，并评估AI在这方面的作用。九州大学是日本的顶级研究机构，将主办研讨会。日本易受气候变化影响，在实现碳中和方面面临挑战，这使其成为寻找创造性解决方案和国际合作应对紧迫环境和气候挑战的一个重要竞技场。日本独特的社会和文化特征可以提供不同的视角和创新的解决方案。此外，九州大学在各个工程领域的跨学科专业知识及其对可持续发展的承诺使其成为研讨会的理想举办地。会议将汇集来自不同领域的专家，就可持续建筑设计和工程进行合作。这种专业知识的多样性将为解决建筑环境中的可持续性挑战和人类福祉提供宝贵的见解并推动创新。最近气候，社会和技术的变化将影响建筑的设计和工程。这些变化既带来了挑战，也带来了机遇。首先，气候变化将导致需要更有弹性和更健康的建筑，以科普极端高温和气候变化相关的健康挑战。其次，可持续发展、环境意识和人口老龄化等社会变化将影响建筑物的设计、工程和运营方式。第三，医疗保健的进步将影响建筑物如何设计以促进健康和福祉。最后，人工智能（AI）的突破可以改变建筑设计和工程。美国和日本研究人员和学者在研讨会上的合作讨论将促进知识和思想的交流，促进建筑科学和人类健康方面的潜在突破。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant provides partial support for U.S. participants to attend a two-day workshop in Tokyo, Japan, on March 28 and 29, 2024. The workshop objectives are to 1) increase understanding of how climate, societal, and healthcare changes impact existing buildings and infrastructure, influencing future design; 2) examine how these changes affect people's health and well-being in current buildings, influencing future design; and 3) explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help analyze relevant complex relationships and evaluate AI's role in this context. Kyushu University, a top research institution in Japan, will host the workshop. Japan's vulnerability to climate change and its challenge to achieve carbon neutrality make it a key arena for finding creative solutions and working together internationally to tackle urgent environmental and climate challenges. Japan's unique social and cultural characteristics can offer different perspectives and innovative solutions. Additionally, Kyushu University's interdisciplinary expertise in various engineering fields and its commitment to sustainability make it an ideal host for the workshop. The conference will bring together experts from different fields to collaborate on sustainable building design and engineering. This diversity of expertise will provide valuable insights and drive innovation in addressing sustainability challenges and human well-being in the built environment.Recent changes in climate, society, and technology will impact how buildings are designed and engineered. These changes bring both challenges and opportunities. First, climate change will lead to the need for more resilient and healthier buildings to cope with extreme heat and climate change-related health challenges. Secondly, societal changes like sustainability, environmental awareness, and an aging population will shape how buildings will be designed, engineered, and operated. Thirdly, advancements in healthcare will influence how buildings are designed to promote health and well- being. Lastly, artificial intelligence (AI) breakthroughs can transform building design and engineering. The collaborative discussion among U.S. and Japanese researchers and scholars at the workshop will enable the exchange of knowledge and ideas, facilitating potential breakthroughs in building science and human health. The diverse expertise will provide an environment for formulating comprehensive solutions and advancing collective understanding of sustainable buildings, improving society, and promoting global cooperation in environmental sustainability and human health.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.