March 25, 2021 PRESS RELEASE
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment
TMG Certifies 30 “Top-Level Facilities” for Outstanding Global Warming Countermeasure Efforts Under the Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program
In FY 2010, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) started the world’s first urban Cap- and-Trade Program for large facilities. Under this program, TMG annually certifies “Top-Level” and “Near-Top-Level” facilities that have demonstrated excellence in efforts to counter global warming. TMG certified 17 “Top-Level” facilities and 13 “Near-Top-Level” facilities in FY 2020.
Number of Top-Level Facilities Certified in FY 2020
Certified Level Category I Category II Total
Top-Level 14 3 17
Near-Top-Level 13 0 13
Total 27 3 30 Category Ⅰ: office facilities, commercial facilities, research facilities, district cooling and heating facilities, etc. Category Ⅱ: factories, water supply and sewage facilities, etc.
Certified Facilities in FY 2020
Business Category Level Facility Name Location Facility Owner Category
Chiyoda IINO BUILDING IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. Office facilities City
IKEBUKURO DISTRICT IKEBUKURO DISTRICT District cooling Toshima HEATING AND COOLING HEATING AND COOLING and heating City CO., LTD. CO., LTD. facilities District cooling Heat Supply Center in Kanda- Chiyoda TOKYO TOSHI SERVICE and heating Surugadai District City COMPANY facilities
Chuo GINZA MITSUI BUILDING Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Office facilities City
Chiyoda Sapia Tower East Japan Railway Company Office facilities City
Minato JR Shinagawa east Building East Japan Railway Company Office facilities City
TOKYO GARDEN TERRACE Chiyoda SEIBU PROPERTIES INC. Office facilities KIOICHO City Top- Ⅰ Level TOBU RAILWAY CO.,LTD. Sumida Commercial TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN TOBU TOWER SKYTREE City facilities CO.,LTD. District cooling TOKYO SKYTREE Chiiki Sumida TOBU ENERGY and heating netsu kyokyu shisetsu City MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD. facilities
Minato TOKYO MIDTOWN Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Office facilities City
TORANOMON TOWERS Minato KT Bldg. Ltd. Office facilities OFFICE City
NIHONBASHI MITSUI Chuo Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Office facilities TOWER City
Chiyoda Mitsubishi Shoji Building Mitsubishi Corporation Office facilities City
Meiji Yasuda Life Building & Chiyoda Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Office facilities Meiji Seimei Kan City Company Koto Mitsubishi Logistics Eitai Dia Building Office facilities City Corporation
District cooling Heat Supply Center in Osaki 1- Shinagawa TOKYO TOSHI SERVICE and heating chome District City COMPANY facilities
Minato Alderney Investments Pte. Ltd Shiodome City Center Office facilities City Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Minato Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Shiodome Tower Office facilities City Banking Corporation
Shinagawa Shinagawa Seaside East Tower Invesco Office J-REIT, Inc. Office facilities City
Daiichi-Sankyo Kasai R&D Edogawa DAIICHI SANKYO Research facilities Center City COMPANY, LIMITED
Information and Nishitokyo Nishi-Tokyo Facility Canon IT Solutions Inc. communications City facilities Nomura Real Estate Master Minato Near- NEC Head Office Building Fund, Inc. Office facilities City Ⅰ Top- Shiba Wind Avenue GK Level NIHONBASHI 1-CHOME Chuo Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Office facilities MITSUI BUILDING City
District cooling Heat Supply Center in Chuo TOKYO TOSHI SERVICE and heating Hakozaki District City COMPANY facilities District cooling Heat Supply Center in Harumi Chuo TOKYO TOSHI SERVICE and heating Island District City COMPANY facilities The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation The Building & Housing Harumi island triton square Chuo Center of Japan, Inc. Office facilities super-block City Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Govermment KANADEN CORPORATION TOYOTA Mobility Tokyo Inc. SUMITOMO CORPORATION TEPCO Power Grid, Incorporated MARUNOUCHI HEAT Near- District cooling SUPPLY CO.,LTD Chiyoda MARUNOUCHI HEAT Ⅰ Top- and heating MARUNOUCHI 1・ City SUPPLY CO.,LTD. Level facilities MARUNOUCHI 2 CENTER Tokyo Metropolitan Inagi Water supply and Inagi Pumping Station Government Bureau of City sewage facilities Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Top- Nerima Water supply and Ⅱ Nerima Water Supply Station Government Bureau of Level City sewage facilities Waterworks MORINAGA MILK Higashi MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD Tokyo yamato Factories INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. Tama Plant City
(Contact Information) Emission Cap and Trade Section, Climate Change and Energy Division, Bureau of Environment Tel: +81 3 5388 3465 E-mail: [email protected] Reference
Top-Level Facility Certification under the Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program
Outline of the Top-Level Facility Certification In the Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program, facilities demonstrating outstanding performance in emissions reduction as well as in the introduction, use and management of energy efficient equipment are certified as Top-Level Facilities that receive lower compliance factors according to their rate of progress. The certification standards for Top-Level facilities represent the highest-level energy efficiency measures feasible at present, stipulating 213 different energy saving measures for office buildings, for example.
■Compliance Factor applied for Top-Level Facilities Near-Top- Compliance Factor Top-Level-Facility Category Level Facility (Regular) (Reduced to 1/2) (Reduced to 3/4) Office facilities, commercial facilities, district cooling and heating facilities, etc. Ⅰ-1 27 % 13.5% 20.25% (except facilities falling under category I- 2) Facilities belonging to category I-1, Ⅰ-2 which use large amounts of district 25% 12.5% 18.75% cooling and heating Facilities other than category I-1 or I-2 Ⅱ (Factories, water supply and sewage 25% 12.5% 18.75% facilities, etc.)
Assessment Items for Top-Level Facility Certification ○General management items: Establishment of cooperative structures for energy conservation, energy management status, etc. ○Items concerning energy performance (building shells and equipment): Energy efficiency of air conditioning, lighting and other facilities, equipment efficiency (COP), etc. ○Items concerning operation of facilities: Indoor temperature and humidity management, air conditioning and lighting, facility maintenance and management, etc. Office Buildings Factories Assessment Items Required General Additional Required General Additional Ⅰ General Management Items 15 5 3 17 4 2 Ⅱ Energy Performance (Building shells and equipment) 22 41 50 12 54 132 Ⅲ Operation of facilities 13 51 10 32 49 50 Subtotal 50 97 63 61 107 184 Total (Required +General) 210（147） 352 (168) In order to acquire the certificate, the facility needs to have over 200 items checked in relation to the energy performance, operation, and the management of the facilities and building, and achieve a score of 70 or better for Near-Top-Level, or 80 or better for Top-Level. Status of the Top-Level Facility Certification
- FY 2019* FY 2020 Total
Top-Level Facilities 17 17 34
Near-Top-Level Facilities 17 13 30
Total 34 30 64
*The number only includes facilities that are currently certified. For the 2nd compliance period, the effective period of certification is 5 years.
Examples of energy saving efforts at Top-Level-Facilities
Energy efficient heat source equipment Energy efficient CHP
Setting CO2 reduction targets
Proposing CO2 reduction measures and plans
Energy efficient air conditioning
Ventilation control by CO2 concentration
Energy efficient lighting (LEDs) Lighting with motion sensors
Natural ventilation system
High-performance building skin