Specialty

Building Physics (Heat and Moisture transfer), Building Services Engineering

Works

Research reports

1 Yoshinori Honma, Kei Shimonosono: Verification Subcommittee: Verification of Current Standards for Environmental Sanitation Management in Buildings and Identification of Issues, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Research Report. “A comprehensive study to verify environmental sanitation management standards for buildings and to establish future buildings sanitation management system” (PI/PD: Yoshinori Honma, 25LA1004), 2025 Research Report, 2026

2 Yoshinori Honma, Kei Shimonosono, Hisato Osawa: Subcommittee on Comprehensive Evaluation of Building Hygiene: Classification of HVAC Systems and Control Methods Using ELPAC, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Research Report. “A comprehensive study to verify environmental sanitation management standards for buildings and to establish future buildings sanitation management system” (PI/PD: Yoshinori Honma, 25LA1004), 2025 Research Report, 2026

3 Yoshinori Honma: Monitoring and Characterization of Cooling Tower Operation, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Research Report. “Research on Preventing Legionella Outbreaks and Promoting Sanitary Management in Public Bathhouses and Similar Facilities” (PI/PD: Shinji Izumiyama, 25LA1003), 2025 Research Report, 2026

4 Yoshinori Honma: Engineering Analysis of Thermal Environment Improvement Effects Associated with Airtightness Retrofitting, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Research Report. “Research into improving living environments for prevention and health promotion” (PI/PD: Motoya Hayashi, 23FA1009), 2025 Research Report, 2026

Original papers

1 Hiromi YAMADA, Kouki SUGIYAMA, Koki KIKUTA, Asako HASEGAWA, Naoki KAGI, Yoshinori HONMA and Motoya HAYASHI. Mechanical Ventilation Improvements for Aerosol Infection Control in Childcare Facilities　(Part 1): Evaluation of Ventilation Effects Using CO2 Tracer Gas, J. Environ. Eng., AIJ, Vol. 90, No. 830, 185-194, Apr. 2025
DOI https://doi.org/10.3130/aije.90.185

2 Motoya Hayashi, Yoshinori Honma, Koki Kikuta, Asako Hasegawa, Sayaka Murata, Hiromi Yamada, Masayuki Ogata, Naoki Kagi, U Yanagi, Toshio Yamanaka, Hoon Kim, Kenichi Kobayashi, Noriko Kaihara, Akira Ito, Fumihiko Shinohara, Shoichi Morimoto, Ventilation measures to control aerosol transmission based on COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals in Japan, Japan Architectural Review August 2024 (Open Access), 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12463

Reviews

1 Yoshinori Honma. Characteristics of Medium-Sized Buildings and Their Maintenance and Management Methods (General Overview), Environment and Building Services (192), Jan. 2026, pp. 4–12.

2 Yoshinori Honma. Ventilation Characteristics and Issues in Movie Theaters, Environment and Building Services (191), October 2025, pp. 22–28.

Books

1 Sumai Kankyo Planning LLC, Yoshinori Honma. Comprehensive Measures Against Condensation and Mold in Highly Insulated Homes, Nikkei BP, December 22, 2025, pp. 56–64.

Conference presentations

1 Yoshinori Honma, A Study on the Uncertainty of Reporting Indoor Dryness, Indoor Air 2026 Conference,2026.6.15-18, Singapore, 11078

2 Yoshinori HONMA: Numerical experiments on the hygrothermal properties of spray-on rigid polyurethane foam, Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting, Architectural Institute of Japan, Environmental Engineering,2025.9.9-12, 771-772

3 Yoshinori Honma, Kei Shimonosono , Kenichi Azuma, Dai Shimazaki, Naoe Nishihara, Kenichi Kobayashi, Michiko Bando. A Simple Method for Estimating Exhaled Carbon Dioxide Emissions Using Measured Equivalent Sound Pressure Level, IEQ 2025 Conference, 2025.9.24-26, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, ID1227

Social contributions

・ National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Member of the Building Environment Standards Committee

・ National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JSBC, Member of the Energy Conservation Performance Evaluation Method Review Committee

・ The Building Center of Japan: Member of the Evaluation Committee for housing quality assessment on Thermal performance and Indoor air Quality

・ Architectural Institute of Japan Environmental Engineering Committee of Thermal Environment, chief of the subcommittee on Humidity studies

・ The Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan: Secretary of the Special Committee on Guidelines for Air Conditioning and Ventilation to Prevent Infectious Diseases in Medical Facilities

・ Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), JIS A6111 ” Vapour breathable underlays ” Draft Preparation Committee, Chairperson