Toda Corp. to Construct Office Building with Latest Environmental Technology, Cutting CO2 Emissions by 40%

Toda Corp., an engineering and construction company in Japan, announced on January 8, 2010, that it began constructing a state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly building in Aoyama, Minato Ward in Tokyo. The new building, to be completed in February 2011, will be a multi-tenant, mid-size office building that has eight floors above ground and total floor space of 3,755 square meters.

The company plans to meet three environmental targets: reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the building by 40 percent compared to the amount generated by an average office building, obtain a Class-S rating (the highest) based on the Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environment Efficiency (CASBEE), and receive the highest perimeter annual load (PAL) and energy reduction ratio (ERR) scores in the Green Building Program by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

The number of energy conservation technologies to be used for the building will reach 50. Some of the main applications include a double-skin cavity curtain wall system combined with translucent solar panels, a desiccant air conditioning system, and simultaneous heating/cooling multi-air conditioners.

Once the building opens for use, the company will measure the interior environment, survey tenants for feedback, and examine the effectiveness of those energy efficient technologies quantitatively as well as qualitatively, in order to make further improvements.

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Posted: 2010/03/22 06:00:15 AM