Using Biotechnology to Help Build a People-Friendly and Planet-Friendly Environment
＋ ＋Company Outline
Established: December 2001 Capital: ¥55 million Toyota Motor Corporation: 70%, Ohshima Landscape Construction: 30% Business: • Planning, design and installation of roof, wall, parking area and exterior greening, and manufacturing and sales of greening materials. • Production and sales of new plant varieties developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, such as Cherry Sage (environment-improving shrub) and low-maintenance korai turf (TM9). • Manufacturing and sales of livestock industry environmental improvement materials. Headquarters: Miyoshi City, Aichi Representative: Yoshiyuki Saito, Executive Director
＋ ＋Company Projects Greening Installation and Sales of Greening Materials Contribution to mitigation of the heat island phenomenon in urban areas through environmental greening via a series of Smart Green Systems ●Parking Area Greening System ●Wall Greening System ●Rooftop Greening System (Smart Green Parking) (Smart Green Wall (Wire Type)) (Smart Green Roof (Turf Mat Type))
●Achieves both plant-life sustainability and ●Improved plant climbing through use of ●Achieves rooftop greening using walking safety ladder-shaped structures low-maintenance korai turf (TM9) that is ●Reduced wind-induced structural noise lightweight and aesthetically pleasing through use of tension-adjusting material
●Smart Green Irrigation System (Smart Green Irrigation System) Launched in July 2013 ●Year-round controllers save time and effort ●Easy dial-based operation ●Sensors detect and report irregularities and achieve overall water use conservation Sales of Toyota-developed Plants that Contribute to Manufacturing and Sales of Livestock Industry the Environment Environmental Improvement Materials Environmentally friendly varieties incorporating shrubs that are highly resQ45 (Rescue 45): Environmentally Friendly Composting System effective in reducing environmental load and low-maintenance turf
(Composting accelerator) (Pig manure compost odor reduction material) ●New special rapid fermentation ●Buta resQ Kirsch Red Former varieties TM9 Promotes composting using enzymes ●Promotes pig manure composting and high-temperature bacteria ● ●Kirsch Red and Kirsch Pink Cherry ●Lawn-maintenance korai turf (TM9) Strongly breaks down short-chain Sage capable of significantly Mowing requirements have been ●Unpleasant odors reduced fatty acids, which are the main reducing the heat island effect greatly reduced. ●Composting times reduced cause of the odor of pig manure Lavender, rosemary, gardenia and other improved varieties are also available. ●Helps to produce more compact compost
＋ ＋For Inquiries Contact Person: Yoko Ema, Deputy Manager Address: Toyota Biotechnology & Afforestation Laboratory, 1099 Marune, Kurozasa-cho, Miyoshi City, Aichi 470-0201 TEL: +81-561-33-0757 FAX: +81-561-33-0756 http://www.toyota-roofgarden.co.jp/ E−mail: info＠toyota-roofgarden.co.jp