Make The World
More Sustainable[Provisional Translation Only]
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March 4, 2024
Ichigo Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, 2337)
Representative: Scott Callon, Chairman
Inquiries: Takanori Sakamatsu, Executive Managing Director
Telephone: +81-3-4485-5221 www.ichigo.gr.jp/en

Ichigo Kakyoin Building Receives ZEB Oriented Certification
Ichigo is a Japanese sustainable infrastructure company dedicated to making the world
more sustainable. Ichigo believes companies exist to serve society, and is committed tocontributing to a sustainable society while growing long-term value for its shareholders.
Ichigo today received a ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) Oriented certification under
BELS (Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System) for the Ichigo Kakyoin
Building.
1. Certification Overview

2. CASBEE Assessment

1Name

Ichigo Kakyoin Building

Address

2-1-65 Kakyoin, Aoba-ku,
Sendai City, Miyagi

Total
Floor Area

11,460.54m2

Structure

Steel 14 Floors

Completion
DateMarch 2008

BELS

5 Stars (Highest)ZEB

ZEB Oriented

2. BELS & ZEB Overview
BELS is a public evaluation system that assesses the energy efficiency of nonresidentialbuildings. A third-party organization evaluates the energy efficiency of both new andexisting buildings using a Building Energy Index based on Japan’s national building
energy efficiency standard. BELS ranks energy efficiency from five stars to one star.
A ZEB-certified building aims to maintain a comfortable indoor environment while
reducing its annual primary energy consumption to zero via the use of insulationmaterials and energy-efficient facilities as a part of transitioning to renewable energy.
Based on the BELS system, the ZEB certification ranks buildings (from highest tolowest) as ZEB, Nearly ZEB, ZEB Ready, and ZEB Oriented. The ZEB Oriented
certification awarded to the Ichigo Kakyoin Building recognizes large-scale buildings
with a total floor area of 10,000m2 or greater that have achieved a primary energy
reduction of at least 40% vs. the standard primary energy consumption for real estate,
and that have implemented energy-efficiency measures to capture technologies whoseenergy efficiency impacts have not been included in primary energy consumption
calculations.
For details of ZEB and BELS, please refer to the URLs below (Japanese only):
ZEB: www.env.go.jp/earth/zeb/detail/01.html
BELS: www.hyoukakyoukai.or.jp/bels/bels.html
3. Ichigo Kakyoin Building’s Initiatives
Ichigo has completed the installation of LED lighting and a lighting control system at
the Ichigo Kakyoin Building, and will continue to reduce primary energy consumption
by 40% vs. the primary energy consumption standard for real estate based on facilities,
location, and use, via driving the optimization and efficiency of the building’s HVAC
systems. Ichigo will increase tenant satisfaction and drive the building’s asset value andenvironmental value via value-add capex, including improving landscape design
through the addition of greenery and creating a tenant lounge.
The Ichigo Kakyoin Building has also received the highest S rank CASBEE(Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency) certification.
4. Ichigo’s Environmental Initiatives
Ichigo believes that working on behalf of the environment and society is a fundamentalsocial responsibility. Ichigo has been accelerating its initiatives aimed towards a netzero carbon society, and has set its RE100 target to 2025 and is transitioning to
renewable energy to further accelerate this target. In addition to driving renewableenergy production via its Clean Energy business, Ichigo is working to reducegreenhouse gas emissions in order to become climate positive.
Ichigo is committed to protecting the earth’s resources and energy and achieving acircular economy that can be handed to future generations via its Sustainable Real
Estate and Clean Energy businesses, achieving ZEB certifications for its buildings, andreaching its RE100 target.
About RE100
RE100 is a global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses
driving the transition to 100% renewable electricity, with the aim of achieving a netzero carbon society. Led by the Climate Group in partnership with CDP, the group
operates in a diverse range of sectors, and together, sends a powerful signal to markets
and governments to accelerate the transition to a clean economy.
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