130 year history of building natural ventilation research in Japan - A narra ative review

Abstract

This article gives a brief history of building natural ventilation research over 130 years in Japan based on the author's perspective, aiming to provide a background for researchers in this field. The scientific research on ventilation was first seen in the 1880s and it had been studied mainly in the field of public health research until the 1920s. Many works came to be seen in the architectural engineering afterward, and it is nowadays regarded as a mature research field. The article concludes with an interpretation of the meanings and importance of the research works conducted in such a well-developed field.