Received the Encouragement Award at the Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Center Awards

1. The "Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Center Awards (Improvement Case Category for Heat Pump and Thermal Storage System Operation Management)" sponsored by the Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Center Foundation evaluates and recognizes cases where improvements have been made through improvements in operation management, operation, and equipment, in order to promote the spread of air conditioning using heat pumps, a technology that generates thermal energy from renewable energy, and thermal storage systems that contribute to reducing electricity usage and peak shifting. Japan Real Estate Investment Corporation and Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc. received the Encouragement Award for their case entitled "ZEB Renovation Case by Optimizing Equipment Capacity in an Existing Office Building." (For more information, please see the website of the Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Center Foundation.)
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2. A ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) is a building that aims to achieve zero energy balance, and is displayed in four stages under the BELS evaluation system: ZEB, Nearly ZEB, ZEB Ready, and ZEB Oriented. Of these, ZEB Ready is a certification given to buildings that reduce annual primary energy consumption by 50% or less through energy conservation.
3. BEI (Building Energy Index) is an index that shows the ratio of a building's primary energy consumption to a standard ratio, based on an energy consumption performance calculation program.

■ Construction Overview

Data

Building Name	JRE Higashi-Gotanda 1-chome Building
location	24-2 Higashigotanda 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Applications	Offices, stores
Floor number	8 floors above ground
Completion	July 2004
Construction type	Steel frame
Total floor area	6,460.39㎡
■ ZEB construction overview (partial excerpt)	:
Certifications	BELS: ZEB Ready, Five Star (53% reduction in design primary energy consumption)
Air conditioning equipment	Air-cooled heat pump package system (cooling/heating switching type) Standard floor system: 3 systems (2 exclusive systems, 1 shared system) Standard floor heat source capacity (cooling) – Before update: 78.5kW x 2 units, 14kW x 1 unit – After update: 56kW x 2 units, 14kW x 1 unit
Ventilation equipment	Standard floor: A total heat exchanger is installed in the exclusive area
Business Owner	Japan Real Estate Investment Corporation
Design and Construction Supervision	Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc.

■ Profile

Japan Real Estate Investment Corporation was the first J-REIT (real estate investment trust) in Japan to be listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Building in September 2001. Its portfolio is comprised mainly of office buildings in central Tokyo, and it aims to maintain and increase dividends per unit over the medium to long term. It entrusts asset management to Japan Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd., and utilizes the information network, experience, and know-how of Mitsubishi Estate, a shareholder of Japan Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Since its founding in 1890, Mitsubishi Jisho Design has been based in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and is the oldest architectural firm in Japan, utilizing its accumulated expertise and network of over 130 years to tackle an ever-expanding range of activities, from urban planning to Architectural Design and Construction Supervision, planning and consulting, Renovation, and Construction Management. Today, the firm operates not only in Japan, but also overseas, with bases in Shanghai, China and Singapore, and is active throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia, where it tackles a wide variety of projects on a daily basis.