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Development of Low-Carbon Affordable Apartments in the Hot-Humid Climate of Indonesia towards Paris Agreement 2030

Environment / Energy (Carbon Neutrality)

Republic of Indonesia

Development of Low-Carbon Affordable Apartments in the Hot-Humid Climate of Indonesia towards Paris Agreement 2030

Achieve comfortable living environment in Indonesia using affordable low-carbon technologies

Principal Investigator

- Prof.
  KUBOTA Tetsu
  Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
- Dr.
  Muhammad Nur Fajri Alfata
  Researcher, Directorate of Engineering Affairs for Human Settlements and Housing, Ministry of Public Works and Housing

ODA Recipient Country

Republic of Indonesia

Research Institutions in Japan

Hiroshima University / Nagoya University / Tokyo Institute of Technology / Kagoshima University / Shinshu University / Waseda University

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

Directorate of Engineering Affairs for Human Settlements and Housing, Ministry of Public Works and Housing / City of Tegal / Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) / Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) / Indonesia University of Education (UPI) / Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) / University of Brawijaya (UB) / University of Indonesia (UI) / The YKK AP R&D Center of Indonesia

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2019

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Developing low-carbon technologies suitable to hot-humid regions with the aim of implementing them in society
Under the Paris Agreement signed in 2016, developing countries have targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Securing healthy, comfortable housing is a priority in countries with insufficient living standards, but low-carbon targets have to be met as well ? achieving both goals is not easy. Targeting high- and medium-high-rise apartment housing, which is becoming more prevalent in Indonesia, this project develops low-carbon construction technologies suitable to hot-humid regions. It aims to have the technologies incorporated into actual buildings and into national standards and other legally-binding construction regulations.

Low-carbon apartment housing that can contribute to achieving Paris targets
By implementing both hardware and software aspects of comprehensive low-carbon technologies, this project will contribute to Indonesia for achieving its greenhouse gas reduction targets under the Paris Agreement through the application of low-carbon technologies in Indonesia’s building sector. Subsequently, it will aim to expand research facilities in Indonesia and disseminate and share information with neighboring countries.