Make The World
More Sustainable[Provisional Translation Only]
This English translation of the original Japanese document is provided solely for information purposes.
Should there be any discrepancies between this translation and the Japanese original, the latter shall prevail.

January 20, 2023
IssuerIchigo Office REIT Investment Corporation (“Ichigo Office,” 8975)
1-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Takaaki Fukunaga, Executive Director
www.ichigo-office.co.jp/en
Asset Management Company
Ichigo Investment Advisors Co., Ltd.
Representative: Hiroshi Iwai, President
Inquiries: Norio Nagamine, Head of Ichigo OfficeTel: +81-3-3502-4891

Ichigo Office Receives Tokyo Low-Carbon Small and Medium-Sized
Model Building Certification
Ichigo Office today received Tokyo Low-Carbon Small and Medium-Sized Model
Building certifications from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for its Ichigo
Jingumae Building, its Ichigo Higashi Gotanda Building, and its Ichigo Mita Building,therefore bringing the total number of Ichigo Office buildings that have received thiscertification to eight buildings. As a result, Ichigo Office has now received a total of 22
environmental certifications across 19 of its assets, which accounts for 32.8% of thetotal leasable office area of its portfolio.
1. Certifications Overview
Name

Ichigo Jingumae Building

Ichigo Higashi Gotanda
Building

Ichigo Mita Building

Address

6-25-16 Jingumae,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

1-6-3 Higashi Gotanda,
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

5-13-18 Shiba,
Minato-ku, Tokyo

7,072.68m2

5,346.17m2

Reinforced Concrete,
6 Floors & 1 Basement

Steel Reinforced Concrete,
9 Floors & 2 Basements

Steel Reinforced Concrete,
9 Floors & 1 Basement

Rank: A3
CO2 emission intensity
45.3~49.1 (kg – CO2/m2)

Rank: A3CO2 emission intensity
49.1~52.9 (kg – CO2/m2)

Rank: A1+CO2 emission intensity
64.2~68.0 (kg – CO2/m2)

Total Floor Area 5,218.72m2
Structure

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Ichigo Jingumae Building(1) Building Management
Energy usage: Collects energy usage data on a monthly basis, and identifies andaddresses any increases versus the previous month.
Indoor parking lot (ventilation): Installed a timer to automatically turn off ventilation
when the parking lot is not in use.
Air conditioning/ventilation filters: Cleans and inspects filters three to four times a year.
Solicits tenant cooperation towards energy conservation and suggested air conditioning
temperature settings (28℃ in summer and 20℃ in winter) via posters and stickers.
(2) Equipment
HVAC: Installed energy recovery ventilation systems to work in tandem with individual
air conditioning units.
Lighting: Completed 100% LED lighting installations in common areas. Installing LED
lighting in tenant areas whenever a tenant departs. Installed motion control sensors forlighting in the stairways and restrooms on each floor.
Elevators: Installed energy-efficient inverters in 2017.
Ichigo Higashi Gotanda Building(1) Building Management
Energy usage: Collects energy usage data on a monthly basis, and identifies andaddresses any increases versus the previous month.
Air conditioning/ventilation filters: Cleans and inspects filters three to four times a year.
Heated toilet seats: Adjusts heating temperatures in the spring and in the winter.
Solicits tenant cooperation towards energy conservation and suggested air conditioning
temperature settings (28℃ in summer and 20℃ in winter) via posters and stickers.
(2) Equipment
HVAC: Installed energy recovery ventilation systems to work in tandem with individual
air conditioning units, and upgraded to a packaged air conditioning system.
Lighting: Completed 80% LED lighting installations, with plans to continue installing
LED lighting in both common areas and tenant areas. Installed motion control sensors
for lighting in the restrooms.
Ichigo Mita Building(1) Building Management
Energy usage: Collects energy usage data on a monthly basis, and identifies andaddresses any increases versus the previous month.
Air conditioning/ventilation filters: Cleans and inspects filters every four months.
Solicits tenant cooperation towards energy conservation and suggested air conditioning
temperature settings via posters and stickers.
(2) Equipment
HVAC: Installed energy recovery ventilation systems to work in tandem with individual
air conditioning units, and upgraded to a packaged air conditioning system.
Lighting: Completed 30~40% LED lighting installations, with plans to continue
installing LED lighting. Installed motion control sensors for lighting in the restrooms,
with plans to install in other areas as well.
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3. Tokyo Low-Carbon Small and Medium-Sized Model Building Overview
The Tokyo Low-Carbon Building Assessment Index is a benchmark assessing the levelof CO2 emission intensity of buildings and was developed by the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government in May 2012 with the aim to promote a real estate market in whichbuildings with lower CO2 emissions are more valued. Buildings are ranked among A4(highest rank), A3, A2, A1, B2, B1, and C (lowest rank) based on their level of CO2
emission intensity.
A building ranked A1 or higher is certified as a Tokyo Low-Carbon Small and MediumSized Model Building.
Tokyo Low-Carbon Small and Medium-Sized Model Building Requirements:a. A building leased to tenantsb. Ranked A1 or higher as per the abovec. Three consecutive years of submission of the Tokyo Carbon Reduction Report (If thebuilding was constructed less than three years ago, then submission every year
starting from its year of construction)d. Actively engages in energy conservation initiatives
For details of the certification, please refer to the URL below (Japanese only):www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/climate/businesses/lowcarbon/model_b/index.html4. Ongoing Environmental Initiatives
In line with sponsor Ichigo joining RE100, a global initiative to accelerate the transitionof electricity used by businesses to 100% renewable energy, Ichigo Office completed
transitioning all assets (excluding partially owned and co-owned assets) to renewableelectricity.
Ichigo Office will continue to work to promote the environmental and energy efficiency
and reduce the environmental impact of its office buildings.
Note: Assets acquired in the April 2023 fiscal period to be sequentially transitioned.

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