Hyper-Intelligent Built Environment Laboratory at Chung-Ang University
Dr. Youngsu Kim, the head of HIBE Lab is a tenure-track assistant professor of Architectural Engineering at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Along with his group members, he is actively pursuing building science research, with a special focus on the development of "Human-centric building indoor environmental control systems" aided by innovative 4th gen. technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence and computer vision). As the name of the group name implies, the utmost research goal of HIBE is to endow "Hyper-Intelligence" to future buildings so they can "sense" and "respond" smarter than their predecessors, to achieve sustainability and human well-being in built environments.
12/06/2024: Two groups of six undergrad. researchers in HIBE won two "Best Presentation Award" at Green Building Technology Student Competition co-hosted by KIAEBS (Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems) and KGBC (Korea Green Building Council). CAU and HIBE was the only winner of both open-competition tracks: "Science & Technology" and "Creative Idea", among 72 competitors.
11/15/2024: HIBE Lab presented two papers at Fall Academic Conference hosted by KIAEBS (Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems) and Jeju University: We received a "Best Paper Award" for paper "Analysis of Airflow Surrounding Clark-Y Shape Exterior BIPV Louvers" presented by undergrad. research assistant Kyungmin Kang.
HIBE Lab will receive a ₩262.5M (at maximum/~$193.2K) research grant from the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) starting July 2024, participating in a Korea-UK consortium-based research project on zero-energy community-scale systems design and control.