Announcement of the 14th Competition for Specialized Greening Technology
for Rooftops, Wall Facings and New Green Spaces (FY2015)** Entry guidelines are as follows. **1. Purpose
Greening of special spaces like the rooftops of buildings (spaces that are difficult to be greenedby ordinary methods and hence requires a specialized greening technology) is actively beingencouraged, because it is highly effective for improving the urban environment, such as mitigationof the heat island phenomenon, promotion of energy conservation, preservation of biodiversity, andenhancement of aesthetics. This competition is aimed at further spreading a greening technology forspecial spaces like rooftops to improve the urban environment and help realize an affluent urban life,
by honoring private companies, public organizations, individuals, and other bodies that have actively
attempted greening of special spaces and achieved excellent results.

2. Organizer
Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure

3. Sponsors
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; (The Ministry of the Environment) ; Tokyo
Metropolitan Government; and Nikkei Inc.
Special sponsor： Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.

4. Eligibility
This competition is open to any owner, designer, constructor, material/technology developer, andmanager of the work to be submitted. Entries may be submitted under joint names.

5. Deadline
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 (postmarked by this date)

6. Judging Criteria◎ Greening technology:
If a new technology or an overall high-level technology is introduced or not?
◎ Purpose of greening and achievement:
Is the purpose of greening achieved?
◎ Features of greening:
Are unique ideas or innovations adopted as to usability, aesthetics, vegetation design, urban1

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◎ Maintenance and management:
Is the maintenance technology creative? Is the maintenance adequate? Is the management after
completion of the work well devised?
◎ Presentation:
Is the presentation well organized using reference materials, charts, or photos?

Presentations must be prepared in Japanese.

7. Announcement of Winning Works
The end of September, 2015

8. Awards
The following prizes will be awarded to the winning works selected from each division.
◎ The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Prize
Outstanding work・・・・One per division◎ The Minister of Environment Prize
Outstanding work・・・・One per division◎ The Nikkei Inc. Prize
Outstanding work・・・・One per division◎ The Chairman Prize of the Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure
Outstanding work・・・・One per division
The awarding ceremony will be held in late October.

9. Entry Guidelines and Contact(1) Submission of entry
Fill in a designated entry form and submit a complete entry set by mail or via the website of theOrganization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure.
(2) How to get the entry guidelines?
・Visit the website of the Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure at
http://www.urbangreen.or.jp
・ to obtain the guidelines by mail, contact us by “postcard”, “fax”, or “E-mail” describing your nameand address, company/organization name, TEL, FAX, and E-mail address.
(3) Contact2

Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure .
The Section for the “14th Competition for Specialized Greening Technology for Rooftops, Wall
Facings and New Green Spaces”
2F, Tamura Bldg., 2-4, Kanda Jinbocyo 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051
Staff: Komatsu, Naomi
TEL: +81-3-5216-7191
E-mail:

FAX:+81-03-5216-7195

midori.info@urbangreen.or.jp

For more information, please download the entry guidelines from the website of our Organization(http://www.urbangreen.or.jp).
Please use Japanese for the preparation of entry materials and for inquiries to/from the secretariat.

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