Building, building monitoring method, and building renovation method

Abstract

By installing sauna rooms in a specific plurality of individual rooms among a plurality of individual rooms in an existing building, a new building is provided that can start operation more economically than constructing a building equipped with a plurality of sauna rooms. **Solution**: In a building 1 having a plurality of individual rooms 2 equipped with a bathroom 201 and a management room 3 installed separately from the individual rooms 2, in the rooms 2 of a specific plurality of the individual rooms 2 excluding the bathroom 201, a sauna room 4 equipped with a floor 40, a ceiling, a wall 41, a door 42, and a sauna stove 5, a motion sensor and / or a vital sensor 53 arranged in each of the individual rooms 2 equipped with each sauna room 4, and a sensor output unit 54 arranged in the management room 3 and outputting the detection results of the motion sensor and / or the vital sensor 53 of each of the individual rooms 2 are provided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a building having a plurality of private rooms such as a lodging facility or an apartment building, a method for monitoring the building, and a method for renovating the building.

Background Art

[0002] Saunas are known to have various effects such as improving sleep, enhancing concentration, strengthening inspiration, relieving fatigue, dieting, beautifying the skin, boosting immunity, preventing depression, preventing dementia, and preventing heart disease. Due to the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a sauna bath that can be easily taken alone in a private room where the so-called "three Cs" of "poorly ventilated enclosed spaces, crowded places where a large number of people gather, and close conversations or vocalizations" can be avoided has become popular.

[0003] Conventional sauna facilities generally allow multiple users to bathe at the same time, and have not been able to meet the needs of users who want to avoid the three Cs. In addition, since it requires a large amount of cost to newly build a facility with a large number of sauna rooms, it has been difficult to proceed with the construction.

[0004] The installation technology of sauna rooms is shown, for example, in the various bathing facilities in a hotel of Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-280706). The various bathing facilities in the hotel leave some of the existing hotel guest rooms as private rooms, or combine a pair of guest rooms to form an expanded private room. In any private room, the outer window is left, and a part or most of the existing equipment and interior of the private room are removed, and a viewing bathroom that can be viewed from the outer window is provided together with a new interior. The entire private room is divided into different types in the bathing type of the viewing bathroom, and is characterized by a group of a large number of private rooms equipped with viewing bathrooms of different types where one can bathe privately.

[0005] In addition, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-172941) discloses a hotel management system having a controller that stores setting information for identifying each guest device and specifying a communication method unique to each guest device, and collects information on each guest device under its jurisdiction using the communication method specified by the setting information to control each guest device, and a system control device that processes the information on the collection results of each controller to provide control information for each guest device to the controller having jurisdiction, and when the setting information is input regarding any guest device, sends the input setting information to the jurisdiction controller for updating.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0007] However, in the various bathing facilities in the hotel of Patent Document 1, the management of the bathing facilities installed in each guest room can be freely performed by the user. For example, when the user sets the air temperature, hot water temperature, etc. of the bathing facility to an abnormally high temperature, the hotel reception cannot notice the abnormality. In addition, the hotel management system of Patent Document 2 can manage the unlocking / locking, refrigerator, TV, etc. of each guest room by the hotel reception, etc., but it is not shown that it can manage the bathing facilities. Conventionally, it has been difficult to collectively monitor or control the temperature, etc. of each bathing facility installed in a plurality of guest rooms at the front desk or the like, and it has been difficult to ensure the safety of the users.

[0008] In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a novel building that can start operation more economically than constructing a new building equipped with a plurality of sauna rooms by installing sauna rooms in a specific plurality of guest rooms out of a plurality of guest rooms in an existing building. A building having a plurality of private rooms equipped with bathrooms and a management room, wherein saunas are provided in a specific plurality of the private rooms, and the management room can individually manage the usage status of the saunas in each of the specific private rooms, thereby providing a building that can be used more safely.

[0009] The present invention provides a building capable of individually monitoring at least the sauna temperature of each sauna room. The present invention provides a building capable of individually controlling at least the sauna temperature of each sauna room.

[0010] The present invention provides a monitoring method for a building capable of individually monitoring at least the sauna temperature of each sauna room. The present invention provides a renovation method for a building that can renovate a specific plurality of private rooms among a plurality of private rooms into sauna rooms more economically.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0011] The present invention provides a building having a plurality of private rooms equipped with bathrooms and a management room installed separately from the plurality of private rooms. In the interior of a specific plurality of the private rooms among the plurality of private rooms, excluding the bathrooms, a sauna room equipped with a floor, ceiling, walls, door, and sauna stove, a motion sensor and / or vital sensor arranged in each of the private rooms equipped with each sauna room, and a sensor output unit arranged in the management room and outputting the detection results of the motion sensor and / or vital sensor in each private room are provided.

[0012] According to the above means, by installing a sauna room in a specific plurality of private rooms among a plurality of existing private rooms while leaving existing facilities effective for a sauna bath, it is possible to make it much more economical than newly constructing a building equipped with a sauna room in each of the plurality of private rooms. Also, the existing private rooms other than the specific plurality of private rooms where the sauna rooms are installed can be used as before, for example, for accommodation or day trips.

[0013] Since the building is equipped with motion sensors and / or vital sensors in a specific plurality of individual rooms, and a sensor output unit for outputting the detection results of the respective motion sensors and / or vital sensors is arranged in the management room, the movement situation of users staying in the specific plurality of individual rooms and the movements of the users' limbs, fingers, etc. can be detected, the vital signs of the users can be monitored from the management room, and the safety of each of the specific plurality of individual rooms equipped with the sauna room can be further enhanced. The building can be a building having a plurality of individual rooms where a plurality of users can ensure their respective privacies and avoid the three Cs (closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings). The building is provided with a management room used by the administrator of the building outside the plurality of individual rooms. It goes without saying that the administrator conducts monitoring by the motion sensors and / or vital sensors while protecting the privacy of the users, enters the individual room in case of an emergency, and obtains the consent of the users in advance, such as at the time of reception or before entering the room, before performing rescue activities and the like.

[0014] The building can be a collection of a plurality of residential facilities such as condominiums and apartments, outside a building where a plurality of guest rooms such as hotels and inns are gathered. The building can be, for example, a collection of cottages (single-family houses) installed on each of a plurality of plots divided, such as a campsite and other accommodation facilities. Further, the building is not limited to real estate and can be replaced with, for example, a passenger train, a passenger plane, a passenger ship, a passenger bus, etc.

[0015] Since the management room has the sensor output unit, the administrator of the building can monitor the vital signs of the users in the specific plurality of private rooms from the management room, discover at an early stage the state where the movement of the users has stopped, and enable prompt responses such as rescue. The management room can be, for example, a reception counter in a hotel or the like, a cloakroom attached to the reception counter, an office, a computer room, etc. Also, the management room can be a room for monitoring and managing the building, such as a guard room of the building, outside the manager's room of an apartment house or the like as the building. The management room can be an attached facility such as a separate management building attached to the building. The management room can be a management center installed away from the building, and the management center can remotely and integrally manage a plurality of buildings.

[0016] The private room is a room where a user can secure a private space and is equipped with a bathroom. The bathroom can be a bathroom having a shower and / or a bathtub, or a unit bath equipped with a toilet in addition to the shower and / or the bathtub. The private room can be, for example, an existing guest room in a lodging facility such as a hotel or a ryokan, a room in a condominium, or even a partitioned private room such as a karaoke box, and a sauna room can be installed in any or all of these private rooms.

[0017] The sauna room is installed in a specific plurality of the private rooms of the building so that the users of the private rooms can use the sauna in a private space. The specific plurality of private rooms can be all the private rooms on one floor among the plurality of floors of the building. The private rooms where the sauna room is installed can be arranged in such a way that the doors of the adjacent private rooms are adjacent or face each other to form a set with the accommodation private rooms, ensuring the privacy of the users and being suitable for the rental use of the accommodation and sauna rooms. The sauna room is equipped with a floor, a ceiling, walls, a door, and a sauna stove. The sauna room is for indoor installation and can be sized for 1 to 10 people (for example, available for a family to use). The sauna room can have an electrically designed sauna stove that is easy to remotely control safely.

[0018] The motion sensor can detect the movement and movement of the body of the user staying in each individual room equipped with each sauna room, and can remotely sense the vital signs of the user while protecting the privacy of the user. In addition, the vital sensor can non-contact measure the biological information of the user, such as the pulse rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, body surface temperature, etc. all at once by microwaves or the like. Since the sensor output unit that outputs the detection results of each motion sensor and / or vital sensor is arranged in the management room, the vital signs of each user can be remotely monitored centrally from the management room. The motion sensor can be, for example, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a visible light sensor, etc., and the vital sensor can use a thermal camera or a non-contact vital sensor. It is desirable to provide the motion sensor and / or vital sensor in the sauna room, but it can also be installed outside the sauna room as long as it can detect the body movement of the user and acquire biological information. In addition, it is desirable to provide the motion sensor and / or vital sensor at a plurality of locations in the sauna room and in the individual room, and one or more can be installed for each room. The sensor output unit can output by associating or adding individual room number information to the detection results of each motion sensor and / or vital sensor. The individual room number information can be associated or added with the user name and additional information associated therewith. The information of the individual room number may be the one that marks the identification information (such as the room number) for identifying the room to the output unit of the motion sensor and / or vital sensor of each room provided in the management room.

[0019] The motion sensor and / or vital sensor can be replaced by an emergency button that can be operated by the user himself / herself, or can be provided together with the emergency button. The emergency button can be connected to an emergency button output unit arranged in the management room or the sensor output unit. The emergency button can be connected to a breaker of a power supply facility connected to the sauna stove. When the user operates the emergency button in an emergency, the breaker cuts off the power supply of the sauna stove, ensuring safety. When the emergency button is operated, the breaker cuts off the power supply of the sauna stove, and further, an air-conditioning control unit can be provided to start the air conditioner and maintain the air conditioning in the individual room in a comfortable state (for example, 17 to 28 °C). The emergency button output unit can notify the management room's display panel or PC terminal by display, voice, etc. The administrator who receives the notification can immediately confirm the safety of the user. The administrator can restore the operated emergency button and breaker.

[0020] Since the sensor output unit outputs the detection results of the motion sensor and / or vital sensor in each individual room to an output unit provided in the management room, when there is an abnormality in the vital signs of the user, immediate response, rescue, etc. can be carried out. The sensor output unit can be a combination of a display panel and warning lights indicating the situation of each individual room, a buzzer, and / or an alarm lamp. The sensor output unit is equipped with an interface to a PC terminal, and is installed with an application for alarm display and voice alarm on the PC terminal, enabling centralized management. The sensor output unit is not limited to installation in the management room, and can be, for example, an alarm lamp or a stacked signal lamp installed at or near the entrance door facing the floor corridor of each individual room. The PC terminal can be a general-purpose or dedicated computer, such as a desktop PC, a notebook PC, a tablet PC, a smartphone, etc. The PC terminal can be installed with an existing management system that can execute, for example, management of building use reservations, accommodation management, entry and exit management, accounting management, etc. The existing management system can be connected to, for example, a disaster-time simultaneous announcement system, an unmanned check-in / check-out machine, etc., enabling integrated control.

[0021] The present invention can also be applied to the building having a temperature sensor disposed in each sauna room and a sauna monitoring unit disposed in the management room, receiving signals from the respective temperature sensors, and individually monitoring at least the sauna temperature.

[0022] According to the above means, since the temperature sensor and the sauna monitoring unit monitor the temperature in each sauna room and can issue an alarm to the management room when the proper temperature range of the sauna is deviated, the safety of the user can be further enhanced. The temperature sensor detects the temperature in the sauna room, and the sauna monitoring unit monitors the sauna temperature output by the temperature sensor and outputs a deviation signal when the proper temperature range of the sauna is deviated. The sauna monitoring unit, for example, monitors whether the detected value of the temperature sensor deviates from the proper temperature range of the sauna, and when the proper temperature range of the sauna is deviated, associates and outputs the individual room identification information with the deviation signal. The sauna monitoring unit can display the deviation information and the individual room identification information on the PC terminal in the management room simultaneously with the output of the deviation signal and the individual room identification information. The proper temperature range of the sauna monitoring unit can be individually set on the PC terminal in the management room, and for example, at the time of reception or at any time, the proper temperature range can be adjusted and set within a range where safety can be ensured according to the request of the user.

[0023] The present invention can also be applied to the building in which each controller for controlling the sauna stove in each sauna room is installed in the management room.

[0024] According to the above means, the controllers can be operated from the management room to individually control at least the sauna temperature of the sauna stoves in each sauna room. When the temperature sensor detects a deviation from the appropriate temperature range of the sauna, an abnormality is sensed in the management room, and the administrator can operate the sauna stoves by the respective controllers to remotely control and manage the temperature of the sauna room. Each controller is provided individually for each room so that the administrator in the management room can operate it. In addition, a control application for the sauna stove is installed on a PC terminal installed in the management room, and the PC terminal that has received the operation of the administrator can control each controller or each sauna stove. The control application can be equipped with an emergency stop program that emergency stops the sauna stove when at least any one of the motion sensor and / or vital sensor, or temperature sensor detects an abnormality. In addition to being provided in the management room, the controller can also be provided in each sauna room so that the users of each sauna room can operate according to their preferences. The controllers arranged in the management room can control each sauna stove with priority over the controllers provided in each sauna room, thereby further enhancing convenience and safety.

[0025] The present invention can also be the building in which a PC terminal for unified management of the controllers of the sauna stoves in each sauna room is installed in the management room.

[0026] According to the above means, the controllers of the respective sauna stoves can be centrally managed by a PC terminal installed in the management room. The PC terminal can be equipped with a sauna stove centralized management application for centrally managing the controllers of the sauna stoves in each sauna room. The sauna stove centralized management application can be incorporated into an existing management system for hotel operations management.

[0027] The building can be provided with a transparent wall, part or all of the wall or door of the sauna room, made of a transparent material, a TV installed outside the sauna room facing the transparent wall, a humidifier installed inside the sauna room, and a video transmission unit provided in the management system that transmits virtual yoga video information to the TV in response to a request from the private room.

[0028] With the sauna room, transparent wall, humidifier, TV, and video transmission unit, users can perform HOT yoga while watching virtual yoga videos. The transparent wall is made of transparent resin or glass for part or all of the wall, window, and / or door of the sauna room, and the TV in the private room can be viewed through the transparent wall from inside the sauna room. A blind function can be added to the transparent wall. For example, a transparent wall with a dimming film having a switch can be used. When performing HOT yoga, a voltage is applied with the switch ON to make the dimming film transparent, and when using the sauna normally, the dimming film can be made opaque with the switch OFF.

[0029] The humidifier can increase and adjust the humidity inside the sauna room. The humidifier is connected to, for example, a humidity control unit provided in the management room and performs humidification inside the sauna room under the control of the humidity control unit. The TV outputs video and audio transmitted from the outside. The TV can output virtual yoga video information output from the video transmission unit provided in the management room. The video transmission unit outputs video information to the TV and can also output, for example, terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast, satellite broadcast, and other video information. The TV can be a large TV with a screen size of 10 to 40 inches or a large TV of 40 inches or more compatible with virtual yoga.

[0030] In addition, the building can also be provided with a collagen LED lamp installed on at least one of the wall or ceiling of the sauna room, and an LED lamp control unit provided in the management room that controls the lighting of the collagen LED lamp in response to a request from the private room.

[0031] According to the above means, the user of the sauna room can be exposed to the light of the collagen LED lamp, and in addition to the effects of the sauna, the skin beautifying effect of the collagen LED lamp can also be obtained. The collagen LED lamp is lit under the control of the LED lamp control unit provided in the management room. The administrator of the building who has received a request from the user operates the LED lamp control unit from the PC terminal and can remotely turn on the collagen LED lamp for a certain period of time. For example, upon receiving a request from the user through a communication terminal installed in a private room or the user's smartphone, etc., under the supervision of the administrator, the LED lamp control unit remotely turns on and off the collagen LED lamp.

[0032] The management system has programs of one or more operation patterns, and can operate the sauna room and its peripheral devices according to the operation pattern selected and requested by each user. One of the operation patterns has, for example, a dry sauna course that maintains the sauna temperature at a high temperature of 80 to 100 °C for a certain period of time from the start, for example, 60 minutes, and allows the user to take a low-temperature bath.

[0033] Another one of the operation patterns has a HOT yoga course that maintains the sauna temperature at 37 to 43 °C, the humidity at 60 to 70%, allows the user to take a low-temperature bath, and outputs virtual yoga video information from the video transmission unit to the TV for a certain period of time from the start, for example, 45 minutes.

[0034] Yet another one of the operation patterns has a collagen care course that maintains the sauna temperature at 37 to 43 °C, the humidity at 60 to 70%, allows the user to take a low-temperature bath, turns on the collagen LED lamp by the LED lamp control unit, and outputs virtual yoga video information from the video transmission unit to the TV for 50 minutes from the start.

[0035] The monitoring method of the building according to the present invention can include a sauna monitoring step in which the sauna monitoring unit individually monitors at least the sauna temperature of each sauna room among the specific plurality of individual rooms to determine whether it is within the appropriate temperature range of the sauna, and an abnormal temperature notification step in which, when an abnormal value of the sauna temperature is detected in the sauna monitoring step, an alarm is issued to the PC terminal.

[0036] According to the above means, in the sauna monitoring step, each sauna room can be individually monitored to determine whether it is within the appropriate temperature range of the sauna. Since an alarm is displayed on the PC terminal when an abnormal value of the sauna temperature is detected in the sauna monitoring step, the administrator can respond promptly, and the user can use the sauna room more safely. The appropriate temperature range of the sauna can be, for example, any one of 5 to 120 °C, 80 to 100 °C, or 37 to 43 °C. The appropriate temperature range of the sauna can be set for each course of the operation pattern.

[0037] The monitoring method of the building uses, for example, a temperature sensor in the sauna room, and the PC terminal and / or the management system connected to the controller for the sauna stove. In the sauna monitoring step, when the temperature sensor detects an abnormal value of the sauna temperature, the controller has a sauna control step of controlling the corresponding sauna room within the appropriate temperature range of the sauna.

[0038] The renovation method of the building according to the present invention can include a furniture removal step of removing beds, desks, and chairs except for the bathrooms, air conditioners, and telephones in the specific plurality of individual rooms of a building having a plurality of individual rooms equipped with bathrooms, air conditioners, beds, desks, telephones, and chairs; a finishing material change step of removing the floor carpets, wall cloths, and ceiling cloths in the specific plurality of individual rooms and changing them to non-combustible floor carpets, wall cloths, and ceiling cloths; a sauna installation step of installing a sauna room equipped with a sauna stove in the interior except for the bathrooms, air conditioners, and telephones in the specific plurality of individual rooms; and a sauna control system incorporation step of incorporating the sauna monitoring unit and the controller between the specific plurality of individual rooms and the management room.

[0039] According to the above means, a sauna room can be installed more efficiently and economically in some or all of a plurality of private rooms in existing accommodation facilities such as hotels and inns, specifically in a plurality of specific private rooms.

[0040] In the furniture removal process, since existing facilities are utilized as effectively as possible and the removed items are minimized, a sauna room can be installed more economically in a shorter time. In the furniture removal process, the sauna room function is prioritized, and accommodation facilities unnecessary for using the sauna room are removed. In the finishing material change process, the finishing materials within the range required for the sauna room can be effectively changed. Each finishing material can be made of a non-combustible specification, and further can be made of a waterproof and mildew-proof specification. In the sauna installation process, an indoor or outdoor sauna room is installed in the private room. The entrance of the sauna room is preferably installed close to the bathroom, for example, within 0 cm to 3 m, so that users of the sauna can quickly move to the bath. The entrance and door of the sauna room can be connected so that they can be directly opened and closed within the bathroom. In the sauna control system integration process, the sauna monitoring unit and the controller are integrated between the specific plurality of private rooms and the management room, and each sauna stove can be centrally controlled.

Advantages of the Invention

[0041] According to the building of the present invention, since a sauna room is installed in specific ones of a plurality of private rooms in an existing building, it is much more economical than newly constructing a building equipped with a plurality of sauna rooms. From the management room, the vital signs of users staying in each of the specific private rooms are remotely and individually monitored, enhancing the safety of use while protecting the privacy of individuals. At least the sauna temperature in each sauna room is individually monitored to further enhance the safety of users. At least the sauna temperature in each sauna room is controlled from the management room, further enhancing the safety of users, making the response in case of an emergency more rapid, and reducing the burden on the administrator.

[0042] The present invention can provide a monitoring method for a building that individually monitors at least the sauna temperature in each sauna room, issues an alarm when an abnormal value of the sauna temperature is detected, and enhances the safety of users.

[0043] The present invention can provide a more economically advantageous method for renovating a building by removing only the unnecessary furniture in a plurality of specific private rooms among the plurality of private rooms, changing the finishing material of the interior to a non-combustible specification, and effectively utilizing an existing building to install sauna rooms in the plurality of private rooms.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0045] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, the building, the building monitoring method, and the building renovation method according to the present embodiment will be specifically described. In particular, in the present embodiment, in a building 1 as an existing hotel 1 having a plurality of private rooms 2 including a bathroom 201 and a management room 3 installed separately from the plurality of private rooms 2, in the interior 2 of the plurality of private rooms 2 excluding the bathrooms 201 of a specific plurality of private rooms 2, a sauna room 4 provided with a floor 40, a ceiling, a wall 41, a door 42, and a sauna stove 5, a motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53 disposed in each private room 2 provided with each sauna room 4, and a sensor output unit 54 disposed in the management room 3 and outputting the detection results of the motion sensors (or vital sensors) 53 of the respective private rooms 2. The building 1 is a renovated hotel 1 provided with these components.

[0046] As shown in FIGS. 1(a), 2, 6, and 9, the building 1 can be an existing hotel 1 having a plurality of private rooms 2 as guest rooms 2 on a plurality of floors. The building 1 is provided with a bathroom 201, an air conditioner 202, a bed 203, a desk 204, a television 6 for the accommodation room, a telephone 205, a chair 206, etc. in the existing private room 200 (FIG. 9).

[0047] Each of the existing private rooms 2 (200) can be renovated by, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 2, designating all the private rooms 2 (200) on one floor of the existing hotel 1 as a specific plurality of private rooms 2 and installing a sauna room 4 for 1 to 2 people in the specific plurality of private rooms 2 according to the building renovation method shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6. In addition to installing the sauna room 4 for 1 to 2 people shown in FIGS. 3(a) and (b), as shown in FIGS. 4(a) and (b), the width and / or depth dimensions of the sauna room 4 can be increased, for example, customized to a size that can be used by a plurality of people such as 3 to 4 people in a family.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 2, the building 1 as the existing hotel 1 is provided with a management room 3 having a reception counter facing the lobby. In the management room 3, an existing management system 9 is installed, which includes an accommodation management unit 91 for managing hotel operations such as accommodation reservation, check-in / check-out, general guidance to users, and accounting. In the management room 3, a PC terminal 30 having a display, a tablet PC, a desktop PC, a keyboard, a mouse, a barcode reader, a printer, etc., which are interfaces of the management system 9, can be installed.

[0049] The renovation method of the building 1 is renovated according to the processes of a furniture removal process 1000, a finish material change process 1001, a sauna installation process 1002, and a sauna control system incorporation process 1003 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9. In the furniture removal process 1000, equipment unnecessary for the use of the sauna room 4, such as the bed 203, the desk 204, and the chair 206, is removed. In the finish material change process 1001, the floor carpet 208, the wall cloth 209, and the ceiling cloth of the specific plurality of private rooms 2 (200) are removed and changed to a non-combustible floor carpet 20, wall cloth 21, and ceiling cloth.

[0050] In the sauna installation process 1002, for example, the sauna room 4 is installed near the position where the bed 203 is removed. The sauna room 4 has, for example, a wooden floor 40, a ceiling, a wall 41, and a door 42. An electric sauna stove 5 is installed in the sauna room 4, and further, a temperature sensor 51 for detecting the temperature in the sauna room 4 is provided. In the sauna control system incorporation process 1003, each controller 50 for connecting to each sauna stove 5 and controlling the temperature of each sauna stove 5 is wired and installed up to the management room 3.

[0051] As shown in Fig. 1(a), the motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53 can be provided at a total of three locations: inside the sauna room 4, on the inner wall of the private room 2 facing the vicinity of the entrance (door 42) of the sauna room 4, and in the bathroom 201 of the private room 2. The sensor output unit 54 of the motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53 can be the PC terminal 30 of the management room 3. The PC terminal 30 can be equipped with an application for the motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53 that can process signals from the sensor output unit 54. The application for the motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53 receives the output signal of the motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53, and in addition to flashing an emergency light or a flashlight and emitting an alarm from a speaker, it can display the corresponding room number.

[0052] The sensor output unit 54 can be a display panel 541 and a speaker that display the alarm state together with the room number. The telephone 205 is installed on the inner wall of the private room 2 facing the vicinity of the entrance (door 42) of the sauna room 4 so that the user can contact immediately in case of emergency. The sensor output unit 54 is a stacked signal lamp 540 installed near the entrance of the private room 2 facing the corridor on the floor, so that the administrator heading for rescue can reach the corresponding private room 2 more quickly. Further, in the management room 3, a sauna monitoring unit 90 is installed which is connected to each temperature sensor 51 and displays the detected temperature of each temperature sensor 51.

[0053] If the user remains motionless for an abnormality determination time (e.g., 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes), the motion sensor 53 determines that there is an abnormality in the vital signs and issues an alarm from the sensor output unit 54. The abnormality determination time can be individually set in advance to the user's desired time. An abnormality determination time setting unit that can change and set the abnormality determination time can be provided in the private room 2, the motion sensor 53, the sensor output unit 54, the management room 3, or the PC terminal 30 in the management room 3. A vital sensor that can be used instead of the motion sensor 53 non-contactly acquires and monitors the user's biometric information (body temperature, pulse, respiration, etc.). If the biometric information deviates from a generally normal value, it determines that there is an abnormality in the vital signs and issues an alarm from the sensor output unit 54. The numerical range of the biometric information can also be appropriately set depending on the user's gender, age, physique, etc. The manager who receives the alarm from the sensor output unit 54 confirms the user's response via the telephone 205 in the corresponding private room 2. If there is a response to the telephone 205 and the user's safety is confirmed, the alarm is cancelled and monitoring continues. If there is no response to the telephone 205, the person in charge immediately heads to the corresponding private room 2 and can begin rescue operations for the user.

[0054] As shown in FIG. 1(b), emergency buttons 55 can be installed in three locations: inside the sauna room 4, on the interior wall of the private room 2 facing the sauna room 4 entrance (door 42), and in the bathroom 201 of the private room 2. When operated, the emergency button 55 shuts off the circuit breaker 56 that supplies power to the sauna stove 50 in the private room 2. In an emergency, a user of the private room 2 can operate the emergency button 55 to shut down the sauna stove 50. The emergency button 55 can be connected to the PC terminal 30 or display panel 541 in the management room 3, and when the emergency button 55 is operated, an alarm can be issued to allow the manager to respond immediately.

[0055] Each of the sauna monitoring units 90 can be composed of a floor plan in which each individual room 2 (sauna room 4) is arranged in the order of floor and room number, and a display panel having an emergency lamp arranged for each room. Also, each of the controllers 50 and each sauna monitoring unit 90 can be composed of a room number table arranged in the order of floor and room number, and a switch panel or touch panel or the like having indicator lights, switches, etc. for each room. Each of the controllers 50 and each sauna monitoring unit 90 can be installed more economically and can also be centrally managed if they are not incorporated into the PC terminal 30 and the management system 9, etc., but are each wired and extended from each individual room 2 (sauna room 4) to the management room 3.

[0056] Each of the controllers 50 and each sauna monitoring unit 90 are connected to the PC terminal 30 installed in the management room 3 via their respective interfaces, and can be centrally managed by respective control applications installed on the PC terminal 30. An application for controlling the sauna monitoring unit 90 and the controller 50 can be incorporated into the PC terminal 30 with respect to the existing management system 9. Each of the controllers 50 and each sauna monitoring unit 90 arranged in the management room 3 can be connected to each of the sauna stoves 5 and each temperature sensor 51 via wireless communication. A reclining chair 22 is installed in the room excluding the bathroom 201 and the sauna room 4 of the specific plurality of individual rooms 2.

[0057] By the renovation method of the building 1, an individual room 2 equipped with a sauna room 4 having a basic configuration can be installed much more economically than newly constructing it. Further, as shown in FIG. 5(a), in the individual room 2, a part or all of the wall 41 or door 42 of the sauna room 4 is a perspective wall 43 made of a transparent material such as glass or acrylic resin, and a large television 6 with a screen of 40 inches or more, for example, is installed on the wall of the individual room 2 facing the perspective wall 43 or in the vicinity thereof so as to be visible from inside the sauna room 4. A humidifier 7 is installed in the sauna room 4, and the management system 9 is provided with a video transmission unit 92 that transmits video information of virtual yoga to the large television 6 in response to a request from the user of the individual room 2. The user can perform HOT yoga while watching the video in the humidified sauna room 4.

[0058] The request of the user can be verbally requested to the management room 3 through the telephone 205. The administrator who has received the request operates the PC terminal 30, activates the video transmission unit 92, and transmits virtual yoga video information to the large TV 6 in the private room 2 of the user who made the request. In addition, the management system 9 is provided with a voice guidance unit, and the user can follow the voice guidance, operate the pushphone, and transmit the user's request. The management system 9 that has received the pushphone signal can activate the video transmission unit 92 and transmit virtual yoga video information.

[0059] As shown in FIG. 7, a tablet PC 207 is installed in the private room 2 and is connected to the management system 9 via a bus 97 and an in-pipe LAN 210, either wired or wirelessly. The tablet PC 207 is equipped with order menu and accounting software. The user operates the tablet PC 207 to transmit the request content to the management system 9. The management system 9 that has received a request signal from the tablet PC 207 can activate the video transmission unit 92 and transmit virtual yoga video information to the large TV 6 in the private room 2 used by the user. The tablet PC 207 can add the usage amount of the virtual yoga to the accounting and display it together with the total usage amount.

[0060] In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5(a), before visiting the building 1, the user can reserve the use of HOT yoga from his / her smartphone 10 to the management system 9. After entering the private room 2, the user can operate the start of using HOT yoga from his / her smartphone 10 or the tablet PC 207, etc.

[0061] The building 1 can install a collagen LED lamp 8 on at least one of the wall 41 or the ceiling of the sauna room 4. Further, an LED lamp control unit 93 for remotely controlling the lighting of the collagen LED lamp 8 can be provided in the management system 9 according to the request of the user from the private room 2. Similar to the large TV 6 and the video transmission unit 92, the collagen LED lamp 8 and the LED lamp control unit 93 can receive the request of the user and adjust the lighting, setting of the lighting time, turning off the light, increasing or decreasing the light amount, etc. of the collagen LED lamp 8.

[0062] As shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, the management system 9 can be connected to a CPU 95, a memory 96, a temperature sensor 51, a sauna monitoring unit 90, a sauna stove 5, a controller 50, a humidity sensor 52, a video transmission unit 92, a humidifier 7, an LED lamp control unit 93, a large TV 6, a humidification control unit 94, a collagen LED lamp 8, a motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53, a telephone 205, a PC terminal 30, a tablet PC 207, an in-house LAN 210, the Internet 211, a sensor output unit 54 of the motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53, an emergency button 55, etc. through a bus 97. The collagen LED lamp 8 emits visible light of, for example, 633 nm and is considered to be able to promote the generation of collagen and elastin and activate the skin. The motion sensor (or vital sensor) 53 can be replaced with a vital sensor 53 that detects the respiration rate, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, etc. of the user in the sauna room 4 in a contact or non-contact manner.

[0063] As shown in FIG. 5(b), two doors 42 are provided in the sauna room 4. One door 42 can be opened and closed within the private room 2, and the other door 42 can be directly opened and closed at an opening provided in the wall of the bathroom 201. The user enters the sauna room 4 from the private room 2 through the one door 42, takes a sauna bath, and then enters the bathroom 201 directly from the other door 42 to use the bathtub or shower. The user can move to the bathtub more quickly and prevent the sweat after the sauna from dropping into the private room 2. Also, if there is one door 42 in the sauna room 4 and the one door 42 can be directly opened and closed at the bathroom 201, and the structure is such that the user can enter and exit the sauna room 4 only through the bathroom 201, substantially the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[0064] The monitoring method of the building 1 includes a sauna monitoring step in which the sauna monitoring unit 90 individually monitors whether the sauna temperature of each of the temperature sensors 51 in the specific plurality of private rooms 2 is within the appropriate temperature range of the sauna, a sauna control step in which the temperature sensor 51 and the controller 50 individually control the sauna temperature of each of the sauna stoves 5 in the specific plurality of private rooms 2 within the appropriate temperature range of the sauna, for example, within 5 to 120°C, and an abnormal temperature notification step in which, when an abnormal value of the sauna temperature, for example, a temperature outside the range of 5 to 120°C, is detected in the sauna monitoring step, an alarm is displayed on the PC terminal 30.

[0065] The controller 50 can be equipped with sauna software that controls the sauna stove 5 according to a control course corresponding to the usage content of the sauna room 4. The sauna software has, for example, a dry sauna course and a HOT yoga course. The user can inform the administrator of the course selected at the time of reservation or entry, etc., and the administrator can input the course selection from the PC terminal 30 at the reception counter (management room) 3. Also, the user can input the selection of the course and the setting of the reservation to the controller 50 through their own smartphone 10. Furthermore, after entering the private room 2, the selection of the course and the request for provision can be made through any of the telephone 205, tablet PC 207, the user's own smartphone 10, etc. in the private room 2. The user can confirm the usage status of the private room 2 including the request content, for example, on the telephone 205, tablet PC 207, or TV 6.

[0066] The dry sauna course can have one or more cool-downs. For example, as shown in Table 1, the dry sauna course involves the user changing clothes, preparing, having water accumulate in the bathtub for 5 minutes by a timer (automatic stop function), and then sequentially performing 1 to 3 cool-downs. During each cool-down, the sauna (sauna room 4) bath lasts for 8 minutes, 10 minutes, 12 minutes, the water bath (bathroom 201) for each cool-down lasts for 3 minutes, the chaise longue (22) for each cool-down lasts for 3 minutes, and the total for each cool-down is 14 minutes, 16 minutes, 18 minutes. Finally, the user changes clothes and the administrator cleans for 7 minutes, for a total of 60 minutes.

[0067]

Table 1

[0068] The HOT yoga course, for example, as shown in Table 2, takes 5 minutes for the user to change clothes and get ready, and then 45 minutes of virtual yoga (sauna room 4, large TV 6, humidifier 7, collagen LED light 8) is carried out. The user can do HOT yoga while observing through the transparent wall 43 the virtual yoga shown on the large TV 6 outside the sauna room 4 from inside the sauna room 4. After that, lie on the reclining chair 22 for 3 minutes to rest, and finally, it is possible to execute 7 minutes for the user to change clothes and for cleaning by the administrator, for a total of 60 minutes. Also, the yoga class course (sauna room 4, large TV 6) can be selected from 30 minutes or 45 minutes.

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Table 2

Industrial Applicability

[0070] The building, the building monitoring method, and the building renovation method of the present invention can be used in hotels, inns, karaoke facilities, a collection of multiple cottages in a campsite, condominiums, apartments, other day-trip, accommodation facilities, or houses, etc.

Explanation of Signs

[0071] (Building) 1 Building 2 Private Room 20 Same Non-combustible Floor Carpet 21 Same Non-combustible Wall Cloth 22 Same Reclining Chair 3 Management Room 30 Same PC Terminal 4 Sauna Room 40 Same Floor 41 Same Wall 42 Same Door 43 Same Transparent Wall 5 Sauna Stove 50 Same Controller 51 Same Temperature Sensor 52 Same Humidity Sensor 53 Same Motion Sensor (Vital Sensor) 54 Sensor output section 540 The same stacked signal lamp (speaker) 541 The same display panel (speaker) 55 The same emergency button 56 The same breaker 6 Large TV 7 Humidifier 8 Collagen LED lamp 9 Management system 90 The same sauna monitoring section 91 The same accommodation management section 92 The same video transmission section 93 The same LED lamp control section 94 The same humidification control section 95 The same CPU 96 The same memory 97 The same bus 10 User's smartphone 200 Existing private room 201 The same bathroom 202 The same air conditioner 203 The same bed 204 The same desk 205 The same telephone 206 The same chair 207 The same tablet PC 208 The same floor carpet 209 The same wall cloth 210 The same in-house LAN 211 The same Internet (Method for renovating a building) 2000 Furniture removal process 2001 Finishing material change process 2002 Sauna installation process 2003 Sauna control system integration process

Claims

1. A building having a plurality of private rooms equipped with bathrooms, and a management room installed separately from the plurality of private rooms In the building, In the interior of the plurality of private rooms, excluding the bathrooms of a specific plurality of private rooms, a sauna room equipped with a floor, ceiling, walls, doors, and a sauna stove, A motion sensor and / or a vital sensor arranged in each of the private rooms equipped with each sauna room, A sensor output unit arranged in the management room for outputting the detection results of the motion sensors and / or vital sensors in each private room, A temperature sensor arranged in each sauna room, A sauna monitoring unit arranged in the management room for receiving signals from each temperature sensor and individually monitoring at least the temperature in the sauna room, Each controller installed in the management room for controlling the sauna stoves in each sauna room, Comprising, Part or all of the walls or doors of the sauna room are made of a transparent wall made of a transparent material, and a TV is provided outside the sauna room facing the transparent wall, The sauna monitoring unit monitors the appropriate temperature range of the temperature in the sauna room and issues an alarm when an abnormal value is detected. A building.

2. Further, it has a program of one or more operation patterns, and is provided with a management system for operating the sauna room and its peripheral devices in accordance with the operation pattern selected and requested by each user. The building according to Claim 1.

3. The building according to Claim 1, wherein a PC terminal for unified management of the controllers of the sauna stoves in each sauna room is installed in the management room.

4. A sauna monitoring step in which the sauna monitoring unit individually monitors whether at least the sauna temperature in each sauna room of the specific plurality of private rooms is within the appropriate temperature range of the sauna, An abnormal temperature notification step of issuing an alarm when an abnormal value of the temperature in the sauna room is detected in the sauna monitoring step The monitoring method of the building according to Claim 1 having.

5. A furniture removal step of removing the beds, desks, and chairs in a specific plurality of private rooms of a building having a plurality of private rooms equipped with bathrooms, air conditioners, beds, desks, telephones, and chairs, excluding the bathrooms, air conditioners, and telephones in the specific plurality of private rooms, A finishing material changing step of removing the floor carpets, wall cloths, and ceiling cloths in the specific plurality of private rooms and changing them to non-combustible floor carpets, wall cloths, and ceiling cloths, A sauna installation step of installing a sauna room equipped with a sauna stove in the interior of the specific plurality of private rooms, excluding the bathrooms, air conditioners, and telephones. A sauna control system incorporation step of incorporating the sauna monitoring unit and the controller between the plurality of specific private rooms and the management room The method for renovating a building according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which comprises the step.

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